Landscaping can be this picturesque - the garden landscape reaches a new height of beauty

Tank: 120*40*40cm

CO2: 3 bubbles/sec

Filtration: EHEIM 600

Lighting: T8*6, 8 hours/day

Substrate: ADA new, cosmetic sand

Hardscape: Qinglong stone (Chinese dragon stone)

Aquatic plants: mainly dwarf hairgrass, with a few other plants dotted in

Livestock: young lemon tetras plus some algae-eating shrimp and snails

Creative inspiration: Natural scenery always refreshes the mind and lifts the spirit. To keep that beauty at home, the work "Landscape Like a Painting" came to be.

The landscaping approach for this work draws on natural scenery for the layout, using an all-stone design.

The sketch for the work was not drawn in advance; instead, a draft was drawn and refined while the hardscape was being designed, so the hardscape could be adjusted in time. The final result basically matches that approach.

Tank setup process

All variations share the same fundamentals. For a stone-scape tank like this, the setup process is nothing more than selecting materials - laying the base - arranging the hardscape - adjusting the hardscape (placing stones, adding aquatic plant soil, cosmetic sand) - filling with water - planting plants - maintenance - final scape. Today we will mainly talk about the landscaping approach and share the beautiful photos of the finished scape.

The original design considered 5 options, all of which could be achieved, but in the end option 3 in the picture was chosen, as it felt more rounded and harmonious.

The process of reaching the final scape was rather monotonous. There were many stones, and this type of stone hardens the water, so the plants were in poor condition early on. Only after a long period of adjusting the water did they begin to thrive.

Beautiful photos of the finished scape

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