We’ve added Lava Rock to the stones in AquaDraft. It comes in two types with different looks: Type I and Type II. What is lava rock? Lava rock is volcanic lava that has cooled and hardened. Gas escaping as it set leaves holes behind, so the surface is rough and full of pores. It is […]
We’ve added Anacharis and Anacharis II to the plants in AquaDraft. A Classic, Easy-Going Plant Anacharis is a stem plant with small leaves arranged in whorls along a long, slender stem. It’s hardy, easy to grow, and often the first plant people put in a new tank. It grows well without CO2 injection, and it […]
This canyon layout features a path of white sand winding between two rock peaks built from Dragon Stone and Sansui Stone. A piece of driftwood rises from the shadow of the rocks, draped in moss for a sense of age. A touch of red Rotala Indica planted atop the rocks stands out beautifully against the […]
We’ve added new placement tools, creatures, and assets to AquaDraft. Here’s a summary of this update. Brush Placement: Moss & Carpet Plants You can now grow moss and carpet-type plants by dragging across rocks, driftwood, or the substrate, instead of placing them one click at a time. Moss brush — Drag across the surface of […]
We’ve added new livestock, plants, rocks, and driftwood to AquaDraft. Here’s a summary of what’s new. Livestock Cardinal Tetra is now available — AquaDraft’s first livestock addition. They swim in schools and naturally alternate between active swimming and hovering. Plants Cryptocoryne Lucens — A compact rosette-type plant. The reddish petioles are also modeled. Long Hairgrass […]
The aquascape layout simulator AquaDraft has been updated with a completely redesigned substrate display. Previously, AquaDraft’s substrate was simply color-coded — black soil, brown soil, river gravel, white sand — with no texture detail. That was a deliberate trade-off to get the initial release out, but it couldn’t convey the tactile sense of what the substrate actually […]
Sumatra Wood has been added to the driftwood library. Its varied shapes dramatically expand your layout possibilities — though we’re still adding more variants. We’ll keep adding new pieces to cover a wider range of layout styles.
Thank you for using AquaDraft. Here is a summary of features added, improvements made, and bugs fixed since the v0.1.0 release (June 11, 2026). New Features Asset Lock Added an “Asset Lock” feature that prevents accidental movement of placed objects. With an asset selected, press the L key or the 🔒 Lock button to lock […]
Here is a base aquascape design to get you started. To use this layout as a starting point, click the “Download this layout” button to save the JSON file. Then open the simulator, click the “Open” button, and select the downloaded JSON to continue editing from here. Download this layout Layout details Driftwood — Large piece, […]
Now Live. AquaDraft — a tool for simulating your tank layout before you buy — has officially launched today. “What driftwood would look great here?” “Where should the filter go to keep things tidy?” — these are questions every aquarist wrestles with before setting up a tank. Until now, your only options were to picture […]
