New Project - Old Tank

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    Hello Folks,

    Now that the new tank is up, and the fish are settled. I wanted to redo the old one

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    I wanted to use as much of the old hardscape bits and pieces as I could. The challenge i had with supporting the rocks in the last one.
    Was that i could not get the dragon rock to stick properly to the egg crate. So i used undergravel plastic thingys this time.
    And it worked very well. I think because there is much more surface area on these.
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    I also created some floating rocks which i will show how I used later on.
    Cut up a small piece into 2 with straight bottom edges

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    Then glued the sucker stuff to it

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    Very creative :thumbup:
    Looking forward to seeing the end result!
     
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    Interested to see how this turns out.
     
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    Haha @Radesh I was anticipating this post.

    I like what you're trying to do. Do you have an idea on what will live in the tank?
     
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    Looking forward to seeing how the revamp turns out.

    The idea of floating rocks is interesting
     
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    I was trying so hard to wait till the water clears, but was too impatient
    The floating rocks you will see at the back. With the black background and black substrate, they add a nice bit of depth.

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    Nice!!!
     
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    thanks man. Still not sure what to put. i did hide as much plants as i could behind the rocks
    i really like the looks of Kribensis and Blue Rams
    But my 5 year old daughter is not convinced and is keen on Angels
     
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    Thank you, once the water clears i will adjust and see if it achieves what i had in mind
     
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    Me too, you kinda have a picture in your mid, and then hope when it is done it comes close to that
     
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    Thanks AND
     
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    Lol I noticed the same, its only your tank when its time for maintenance or paying for it
     
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    What are the tank dimensions and volume, will inform your choices here
     
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    So WxDXH = 60x34x59 cm. So it is quite tall. You can see it clearer here

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    Looking good. :thumbup:
     
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    Looks fantastic.
    Really nice :cool:
     
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    Thanks a lot
     
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