getting really excited about aquascaping???

bee-menagerie:

Yeah, I’m getting a bit ahead of myself, but I’ve been consuming a lot of knowledge about aquascaping and I am REALLY EXCITED to get started on my 20 gal set up. I just wanted to geek out a little with you guys. 
Like–even hardscapes, before the plants are added, can look so stunning???
Look at these!:

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But then you add the plants??? and it’s like?????????

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…I need to get in on this hobby. It’s like painting an illustration with the realest of the real mediums. Art and animal husbandry, my two greatest hobbies…married.

It’s absolutely gorgeous, but lemme tell ya, a lot of work and grow-out time goes into those final results. If you put plants in and it doesn’t look quite how you want, give it time! Everything needs at least a week to stop looking newly-installed, usually, and then it all has to grow and blend together to look natural. As long as the plants are healthy, leave it alone, let nature do its thing.