Tom, tanks such as these are probably the most beautiful "
in general":
http://www.ratemyfishtank.com/enlarge.php/861 http://www.ratemyfishtank.com/enlarge.php/123 http://www.ratemyfishtank.com/enlarge.php/99 http://www.ratemyfishtank.com/enlarge.php/568
But ... there is just something more appealing to me in tanks like these:
http://www.ratemyfishtank.com/enlarge.php/121 http://www.ratemyfishtank.com/enlarge.php/6791
They just look somehow more natural to me. The wilder-looking the tank is, the more natural it looks to me.
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Originally Posted by Tayful  I think it looks great. I like your black gravel and background - that's what I'm most likely planning to do for my soon-to-be new tank as well. |
Tayful, I like black gravel and background best because it just looks "clear/clean" to me. At it looks more natural than those red substrates in my opinion. I mean, I can see the plants better against the black background and substrate, as well as I can see fish colors much better. And besides, the dark background and gravel adds a certain "depth" to a set-up, don't you think?
Keep in mind that a tank is a very limited water container, and we have small space to work with. That's why it's very important to make it visually appear as large as possible. Knowing how to use background, foreground, and midground plants well, will create an impression of depth, and therefore of large space
I think the dark backgrounds and substrates not only add more depth, but also a sense of "mystery", heh
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