Aquascaping for Beginners - A Quick Start Guide
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Putting together an Aquarium isn't an easy task.
The list of things needed to get a fish tank up and running is long.
With everything done, the only thing left is to stand back and admire your hard work.
What you're looking at is your design, on display for anyone within eyeshot to see.
Since this art has been around since 1930, yes that far back, there are so many different accepted techniques it can be a lot to get into for someone who doesn't quite yet know where to start.
This guide explains how 3 basic elements implemented into any design will give you amazing results whether you use only them or with others.
Every item item you use to decorate with is going to have a size, color, texture, and shape to it. Those are the features that will
give your scene contrast, dimension, and, depth.
Contrast comes from different colors, shades, and levels of objects in the same scene.
Dimension in an Aquarium is achieved by having different sizes in the same grouping.
Depth is a result of placing items in such a way as to create a visual distance between two objects.
With that being said different colors will give you contrast. You could get that by adding one or more colored rocks among a group of white rocks in your setup. Make sure to throw in a rock or two of different sizes to bring dimension in. And lastly, place e with is going to have a And lastly, place the bigger rocks up front and the smaller rocks in the back to give depth. Keep in mind staggering the rocks gives more depth than them being in a straight line.
If you put these 3 techniques into your project you have included the most important components needed for desirable results. The second most important factor after design is cost. There are ways to save on the cost of putting together a scene that doesn't take away from the quality of results.
The list of things needed to get a fish tank up and running is long.
With everything done, the only thing left is to stand back and admire your hard work.
What you're looking at is your design, on display for anyone within eyeshot to see.
Since this art has been around since 1930, yes that far back, there are so many different accepted techniques it can be a lot to get into for someone who doesn't quite yet know where to start.
This guide explains how 3 basic elements implemented into any design will give you amazing results whether you use only them or with others.
Every item item you use to decorate with is going to have a size, color, texture, and shape to it. Those are the features that will
give your scene contrast, dimension, and, depth.
Contrast comes from different colors, shades, and levels of objects in the same scene.
Dimension in an Aquarium is achieved by having different sizes in the same grouping.
Depth is a result of placing items in such a way as to create a visual distance between two objects.
With that being said different colors will give you contrast. You could get that by adding one or more colored rocks among a group of white rocks in your setup. Make sure to throw in a rock or two of different sizes to bring dimension in. And lastly, place e with is going to have a And lastly, place the bigger rocks up front and the smaller rocks in the back to give depth. Keep in mind staggering the rocks gives more depth than them being in a straight line.
If you put these 3 techniques into your project you have included the most important components needed for desirable results. The second most important factor after design is cost. There are ways to save on the cost of putting together a scene that doesn't take away from the quality of results.