Finally I have the set up finished enough to feel it's worth posting photos
The rest of the work to finish of is minor arranging of equipment and finishing off the stand (I'll do a thread in DIY section when I have time to sort them all out).
So these Oscars are Iggy and Merú, They are coming up to 5 years old, I've had them since they were about 2" long. They had to be separated after a year. I was given a 6ft tank which was great at the time but it was seriously battered and not exactly a show tank to start off with.
These new tanks are from ND Aquatics and are 4ft x 2ft x 2ft. They have a large Aquamanta filter each and two Fluval E 300w heaters per tank plus an Eheim air pump. The rocks are Moorland Slate from a garden centre. I want to adjust the positions a bit but it is not a priority at the moment. The lights are LED wall spots from Ikea which are perfect. During the day the tanks get a lot of light but there are so many reflections that it is hard to get useful photos.
Photo below: Testing the lights out, they will be mounted behind the tank. The light on the far right is producing the light rays as the water at that spot is pretty still. This will change. Red light on heater is a low flow thing and nothing to be concerned over. There's a great ripple effect in the tank which reflects onto the wall behind
Photo below: Merú's tank. I particularly like the really tall rock and the light plays across it wonderfully. The bottom was pretty flat to start with but a bit of work with the angle grinder has it sitting securely.
Photo below: Merú.
Photo below: Iggy's tank
Photo below: The view looking through the end of Iggy's tank - Iggy in the foreground.
Photo below: Iggy.
So these Oscars are Iggy and Merú, They are coming up to 5 years old, I've had them since they were about 2" long. They had to be separated after a year. I was given a 6ft tank which was great at the time but it was seriously battered and not exactly a show tank to start off with.
These new tanks are from ND Aquatics and are 4ft x 2ft x 2ft. They have a large Aquamanta filter each and two Fluval E 300w heaters per tank plus an Eheim air pump. The rocks are Moorland Slate from a garden centre. I want to adjust the positions a bit but it is not a priority at the moment. The lights are LED wall spots from Ikea which are perfect. During the day the tanks get a lot of light but there are so many reflections that it is hard to get useful photos.
Photo below: Testing the lights out, they will be mounted behind the tank. The light on the far right is producing the light rays as the water at that spot is pretty still. This will change. Red light on heater is a low flow thing and nothing to be concerned over. There's a great ripple effect in the tank which reflects onto the wall behind
Photo below: Merú's tank. I particularly like the really tall rock and the light plays across it wonderfully. The bottom was pretty flat to start with but a bit of work with the angle grinder has it sitting securely.
Photo below: Merú.
Photo below: Iggy's tank
Photo below: The view looking through the end of Iggy's tank - Iggy in the foreground.
Photo below: Iggy.