Aquascaping Ideas 29 Gallon

Hey guys looking to aquascape my 29 gallon tank and I have no idea what to do.. I have about 15 pounds of dragon stone left from a previous scape. This is the tank in my living room I have neglected the scape on for years. Now it's time to be a focal point in our living room

 

live or fake plants? substrate?

 

This is my 29 with dragon stone. Not the best but it’ll do. The plants obvisouly haven’t grown in yet lol. I did a lot of googling “dragon stone aquascape” there’s a lot of cool pictures out there! Check out Nigel95 there's some really cool pictures

 

I recommend checking out some aquascaping articles on the internet, some terms to know are golden ratio/rule of thirds, aquascaping layout types, how to hardscape, and for inspiration TakashI Amano. Then watch The Green Machine, ADU aquascaping, and George Farmer on youtube to apply that knowledge

 

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This is my 29 with dragon stone. Not the best but it’ll do. The plants obvisouly haven’t grown in yet lol. I did a lot of googling “dragon stone aquascape” there’s a lot of cool pictures out there! Check out Nigel95 there's some really cool pictures

Is that tank non co2/non excel?
Looks nice!
I would like to see some updates on how it goes and also how you run it. . .

 

Is that tank non co2/non excel?
Looks nice!
I would like to see some updates on how it goes and also how you run it. . .

Thank you! Yes non CO2, I just started dosing excel. I have a thread for it if you want to follow it. I can link it if you’re interested?

 

Thank you! Yes non CO2, I just started dosing excel. I have a thread for it if you want to follow it. I can link it if you’re interested?

Yes pls

 

live or fake plants? substrate?

Live plants for sure. I want to use dragon stone but I also have lava rock from a previous scape as well. I plan on using some anubias that I've been growing for a few months now in my pond

 

Yes pls

Val's 29 Gallon

 

Live plants for sure. I want to use dragon stone but I also have lava rock from a previous scape as well. I plan on using some anubias that I've been growing for a few months now in my pond

Are you doing low tech or high tech? I also had no idea anubias could grow in a pond

 

I would not mix rocks, it gives a scape a slightly bizarre appearance. I would use the type of rock you have more of, so you have greater choice.

 

Are you doing low tech or high tech? I also had no idea anubias could grow in a pond

It's indoor, it's just a large kiddie pool I grow plants in

 

Are you doing low tech or high tech? I also had no idea anubias could grow in a pond

I'm probably going high tech but I stick with my t5 bulbs. Now I don't have much as far as filtration and co2 go, I might not actually have any spare co2 in my house, I may just buy a full new setup.

 

I would not mix rocks, it gives a scape a slightly bizarre appearance. I would use the type of rock you have more of, so you have greater choice.

I have tons of rocks.. not literally of course, but half a ton.. lol a local pet store was going out of business, and as soon as I read about it I went there and got all of the rocks.. 1000 lbs for $300

 

I have tons of rocks.. not literally of course, but half a ton.. lol a local pet store was going out of business, and as soon as I read about it I went there and got all of the rocks.. 1000 lbs for $300

What kind of rock?

 

What kind of rock?

100# China sone, 280# seryiu sone, 500# Dragon stone, black and red lava rock 50# each and some Texas hole rock. I think is what's it's called. Heck of a deal. Lol

 

100# China sone, 280# seryiu sone, 500# Dragon stone, black and red lava rock 50# each and some Texas hole rock. I think is what's it's called. Heck of a deal. Lol

Wow I'm jealous

 

Wow I'm jealous

Yeah, except finding a place for all of this rock was fun lol, I thought id put a lot in my tanks, but with 200 pounds already in the existing tanks, we ended up building me a shed for all of my large pierces of hardscape

 

That's ridiculous, considering how a lot of online stores sell aquascaping rock for 3.99 a pound for the more common rocks... You have $2000 worth of dragonstone aloneead:
But yes, with all that you should have more than enough to come up with a nice rock layout!

 

That's ridiculous, considering how a lot of online stores sell aquascaping rock for 3.99 a pound for the more common rocks... You have $2000 worth of dragonstone aloneead:
But yes, with all that you should have more than enough to come up with a nice rock layout!

Originally they were selling all of the rocks for $1 /lb. So I asked what if I bought all of it.. I haven't even opened the pallets.. Lol there are 8 crate pallets in my basement.. I was trying to use the leftovers I had from a previous build, and I was going to use the new hard scape in all of my other tanks to freshen them up