Plant Pot In Tank?

[jonnye]

Ok I know this sounds very strange but here we go.

Just setting up a new tank, no fish in it yet.

Want to put in a pot plant pot, the cheap terracotta type (not glazed) you get from the garden centre as a feature, is there any reason why not? It would be washed first and as I said there is no fish in the tank yet.

I have seen on some gravel and the like a warning not for aquatic use as it could affect the PH levels just wanted to make sure this would not.

 

[postingalwaysposting]

i have one in mine its actually quite nice my ph hasnt changed at all been in ther about 28 hours (ish)

 

[Fighterfish]

i have one in mine its actually quite nice my ph hasnt changed at all been in ther about 28 hours (ish)

Hi,
I have to halves of terracotta flowerpot in mine and i have had them in it for about a year so. Yeah, try it. Make sure that you don't leave sharp edges if you are having a half just in case any fish scrape against it. Sand it down thats what i did.
Thanks

 

[jonnye]

i have one in mine its actually quite nice my ph hasnt changed at all been in ther about 28 hours (ish)

thats what I thought, well its works like this

Plant Pot £0.75p
Air Stone £0.50p
2meters of air line £1.00

Nice looking feature - £2.25

or spend £20.00 on a bit of plastic made to look like an old ship

Change = £17.75p or 5 pints and a curry

 

[postingalwaysposting]

i am sure it will be fine and its you personnal preference anyway as its your tank, make sure you post a picy when its done

 

[LoachLover]

It's probably fine, but I personally don't do that.

 

[jonnye]

i am sure it will be fine and its you personnal preference anyway as its your tank, make sure you post a picy when its done

 

[Hels]

looks good!

i have them in some of my tanks... sometimes to hold/hide the airstone like you but also my lake tang cichlids love them....i turn them upside down and drill the holes in the bottom to make them a little bigger so my fish can get in and out and they love to hide in them...

 

[postingalwaysposting]

wow that is cool mine isnt that good ah well, great looking tank though

 

[jonnye]

wow that is cool mine isnt that good ah well, great looking tank though

just set it up today, as you can see no fish yet!!

must be murder for them stuck in a little 70l tank with a 240l tank empty just a couple of yards away

won't be too long now

 

[postingalwaysposting]

just set it up today, as you can see no fish yet!!

won't be too long now

I love the slate thing/hide away at the end, is that homemade?

is it cycling without fish? how long roughly till you get some fish? what are you planning to get?

*sorry about all the questions *

 

[jonnye]

just set it up today, as you can see no fish yet!!

won't be too long now

I love the slate thing/hide away at the end, is that homemade?

is it cycling without fish? how long roughly till you get some fish? what are you planning to get?

*sorry about all the questions *

the slate thing - two slabs of slate and a couple of small rocks - even gone and took a photo just for you

the strange looking thing behind the slate is an air bubble (camera set on no flash mode so slow shutter speed)

at the moment its cycling without fish, plan is to leave it for about 2 weeks, add 2 new platies then when alls ok move the fish from my old tank.

1 Platy
5 Neon Tetra
3 Glow Lights
3 Clown Loach

 

[postingalwaysposting]

wow, i love it your tank is the kinda thing i like shame i cant have a big tropical in my room i wouldnt like to keep it downstairs with my cat and brother

 

[jonnye]

wow, i love it your tank is the kinda thing i like shame i cant have a big tropical in my room i wouldnt like to keep it downstairs with my cat and brother

we have a cat but to now has not even taken a second look at the tank or the fish, saying that now its a bigger tank he may start taking more notice of the fish

 

[postingalwaysposting]

aww no keep us posted i would love to know how it gets on *btw thats the tank not the cat *