Especially beginning aquascapers do not realise the importance of a strongly rising substrate for creating a sense of spatial depth.
Especially beginning aquascapers do not realise the importance of a strongly rising substrate for creating a sense of spatial depth. Why is that so important? Let's keep the explanation simple: You want to make the entire basis of the aquarium visible. If your substrate is evenly spread and you look at this layout from the front you won't be able to see a three-dimensional picture, as your eyes will only see the frontal layer.