New Tank In Pictures

[jpeterson]

should get some synthetic filter wool and put it in your filter and let the filter run a couple of days, will soon clear it. Then just take the synthetic wool out and throw it in the bin.

Done

Great! I done it with mine and it was great! Cleared up in no time.

 

[Aqua Tom]

The water has cleared up lovely, now you can see a few bits of interesting bogwood. The sand sunstrate has been added to & i think looks very nice now.

Got some more wood arriving soon. I think when it is planted I will be very happy.

The new sand came from the Range & was a lot darker than the origonal stuff, so i had to mix it together which is probably why the water ended up so cloudy. The result is a very nice colour indeed.

 

[onebto]

Looking good Tom

Regards onebto.

 

[RustedKnight]

Looking very good!

 

[Aqua Tom]

Made a slate hide & small slate pile

 

[the biffster]

Made a slate hide & small slate pile

starting to look good i could
just imagine a whole load of
vallis along the back of the
tank or in each back corners

 

[Aqua Tom]

starting to look good i could
just imagine a whole load of
vallis along the back of the
tank or in each back corners

Yea I am planning on planting the hell outa it, co2 systems, the works.

 

[Carlovel1]

Made a slate hide & small slate pile

 

[Aqua Tom]

A new piece of bogwood added.

Going to have lots of tall plants in this corner

 

[the biffster]

A new piece of bogwood added.

Going to have lots of tall plants in this corner

like the look
of the bog wood
will look better
with the tall plants
in the corner

 

[Carlovel1]

Nice piece of wood you got yourself, I would move the wood on the left to the middle and fill the left with plants. And I would grow some moss on the wood too!

 

[stuuk1]

Quick question, did you wash the sand out before putting it in your tank...? Mine never went that cloudy when I changed from Gravel to sand.

That tank will look great when Its finished, check mine out in my signature (although its changed alot now, but same setup.

Also, i'd be tempted to have slightly more sand that that even... As you will see in my signature post, someone said to move the sand around e.g. higher at one end etc etc etc and it works! It looks so much better than all levelled out!

Good work!

 

[Aqua Tom]

Quick question, did you wash the sand out before putting it in your tank...? Mine never went that cloudy when I changed from Gravel to sand.

That tank will look great when Its finished, check mine out in my signature (although its changed alot now, but same setup.

Also, i'd be tempted to have slightly more sand that that even... As you will see in my signature post, someone said to move the sand around e.g. higher at one end etc etc etc and it works! It looks so much better than all levelled out!

Good work!

Yes I did wash the sand. Can you elaborate on "moving the sand around"?

 

[Aqua Tom]

Its finished, now I just need fish.

More sand added & now sloping down from the rear.

Lots of silk plants added as I want to concentrate on the fish when they arrive. Mopani & Bogwood rearranged, couple of mossballs in there & slate cave has a Riccia roof.

I am finaly happy with it, roll on the cycle.


Edit --- Tank from end showing the sloaping substrate

 

[creg]

i have the same phone as you (first pic)

nice tank and decor