An exersise in madness rebuilding a new tank for my Jardini Arowana

I think it more of a case of not realy working in the last 3 weeks and having a builders wharehouse just down the road who smile every time they see me or my visa should I say ,that it got done quickly.
also consider I have huge sump and a low stock list if you think about it I have mabe 15 barbs one kuhli loach a few guppies (4) 6 have been eatin in two days and one big arowana a lot less than some 3fts ive seen on
TASA .

 

A short video of jardini snacking on crickets ,this was the last 2 or 3 afer eating about 20 larges one .first food in 3 days as well so there was quite an appetite.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=zkbF7_Dm1dk

 

okay ........ wait ...im still catching my breath back... okay .....the room has stopped spinning....okay...so i finally made it back to my chair and pc !!!! THIS is an amazing story leave alone build! a huge thank you to stormbringer101 for doing just that .....bringing the storm!!!

amazing stuff!

 

Well done bro... Shaping up to be a awsome home for Ari...!!!

 

10 out of 10
dam i need a bigger house to get something like this going

 

Thanks
Away on business for the week and stressing a bit that all is still well there but the wide has stict instructions to take pictures and videos of any thing out of place

 

All that i know is that don't want to be a guppy in that tank. 0.0

Well done!!!

 

stunning!

 

Update time

So the water has cleared up to a point that I am happy with. I like crystal clear water . I have added 15 golden tiger barbs , 10 rosy barbs and 5 more Odessa barbs . This is filling the open spaces brilliantly , when they school together it looks great with jardini swimming around or thru them . I have added a db board with pumps ,heaters air pumps running on there own switch and a separate plug for wave maker and sump light .just need close the wires of with trunking to get a neater look inside the cabinet . I will start with the auto top tank this coming weekend because I'm loosing about 30l a week due to evaporation . So there is progress but still lots to go ... Pic time





The reason behind my madness



Jardini supper ( what a mission getting them on there but watching them get snapped up .priceless )

 

By far one of the best non-planted tanks I have seen.

 

Thanks man....

 

Insane dude. I absolutely love it. Your aro looks so cool in the vid eating his food. Very very cool project and an awesome centre piece.

 

So I couldnt sleep last night and after mutch pondering I decided perhaps one or two plants might bring a bit more authenticity to the look. every river ive ever swam in in the east or Aus was murky and slimy with a lot more green coulors on the bottom not always plants but more like algae ish .
So im up for sugestions ,I was thinking something mosy or grasy as the small pebbles I have in there will green with time so just really to patch around them . Bear in mind anthing over 2 or 3 cm high the jardini will uproot if any of the smaller fish go near it .

 

wow this is crazy cool...... very very interesting - LOVE it right in the middle.... of the living area!

 

wow dude, this is really awesome! and the dude doesnt ever jump out of the tank?

quick question.. doesnt he go for the tiger barbs, etc?

 

Was thinking the same thing! The barbs look pretty relaxed around him in the youtube clip? I am sure there must be a fair bit of snacking though?

 

Nah. The barbs last quite long as long as I keep the jardini well fed. 10 to 15 xlarge crickets. Twice a week and if not mabe 1 or 2 a week will disappear but now they have a big log to hide at night so it seems better ..

 

Outstanding job, well done!

 

It'll be best if you go for low tech plants, otherwise you are going to have to do CO2 and ferts and stronger lights and I don't think it's that kind of tank.

Mossy - you could grow some Java moss on your wood. It's a low light plant.
For grassy, groundcover plant you could go for Vallis. It also doesn't need high light and is easily available. (I can give you loads if you want) It grows higher than 3 cm, but if you plant heavily she might not do too much damage.

However, if you want your plants to grow it's better to add ferts. Prof Dirk's ferts for a low tech setup would work well.

 

Thanks Jen .ya low low tech for me and small plants or they will be floating sooner than later .