90-P Rotala Rainbow Final Shot

[Aaron]

I took two different shots of my tank. Which backround does everyone like best? I do plan to take better pictures with the shades blocked and the equipment out of the tank.

Black


White

[Ben Belton]

The dark background really makes the plants and fish stand out, but the light background gives a great sense of depth.

I think I'll go with black, but I reserve the right to change my mind.

The aquascape is awesome BTW.

[Ghazanfar Ghori]

I'm with Ben on this.

[krisw]

In these, the black looks better, but I think the one with the lighter background looks foggier. If the plants were as sharp as in the black background, I might lean toward white.

A few trimming notes, and these are just my opinions, so do as you will. In the bottom right front, the red hygro looking plant could probably be removed. It looks kind of out of place since it's taller than the anubias behind it. Also, center left, the group of taller plants stick out. I wonder if they wouldn't look better if trimmed to form an even slope up to the left, like you do on the right... I'm totally being picky because this scape is way better than anything I've got going in my tanks right now!

[Aaron]

Kris - actually I agree with both of those suggestions. The stem sticking out is Rotala 'Vietnam' and tends to grow more vertical than it's neighbor sp. 'Nanjenshan'. I plan to trim the Hygro and plant it lower in the group of it on the lower right.

[Judi]

I always think black backgrounds really make the colors pop out. Of course, I'm a complete noob, so take my opinion with a grain of salt!

Beautiful tank.

[Spine]

What they said!

[John G]

Black is better.

[Aaron]

Thanks everyone. I went with the black backround. Here's a quick preview. This still isn't the final edited version. Photography by Kris with my poor editing skills.

[Ghazanfar Ghori]

Thanks everyone. I went with the black backround. Here's a quick preview. This still isn't the final edited version. Photography by Kris with my poor editing skills.