Thinking about building an aquascape inspiration site — want honest feedback before I build anything

[Vis123]

Long-time lurker in the hobby. I’ve been chewing on an idea for a website (maybe a weekly newsletter too) that’s focused purely on curated aquascape inspiration — not another feed to scroll, but something with an actual point of view: why a scape works, what makes the hardscape/planting choices interesting, styles worth studying, that kind of thing.

Before I build anything, wanted to ask people who’d actually use it:

• Where do you currently go for aquascape inspiration — Instagram, YouTube, forums, contest archives?

• Does that already fully scratch the itch, or is there something missing (context, explanation, curation vs. just a feed)?

• Would a smaller, curated site/newsletter add anything for you, or does it feel redundant with what’s already out there?

• Would you ever visit or subscribe to something like that regularly, or is it a “look at once, forget” kind of thing?

Genuinely trying to figure out if this fills a real gap or if I’d just be adding noise to a space that’s already well served. All takes welcome, including “this already exists” or “nobody needs this.”

 

[Sulla]

Interesting idea. Honestly I reckon it's needed. Social media is the main source for me with YouTube being a main one. I've tried other social media but what is ai and what isn't these dags is hard to gauge and in most cases there is none of the explanation you're talking about.

As for subscription to such a thing, hard to say in a vacuum. Knee jerk I'd say it's a hard sell, but depends on the depth of the information. Composition has so much to do with plant types and associated strategies. Maybe if there's enough info there? In any case it will be quite niche I think.