tank decoration

[Tammy2080]

hiya,

does anyone have sugestions on decorating a tank, ive had mine set up for a year now and i think its time for a change, oh and i have a bad agley problem and would like to get rid of everything covered in it )

i will keep all of the water


it currently has plain gravel rocks and a few plants....oh and a few plastic plants....for my goumis to sleep behind....stops them nibbling my live plants at night

in my tank i have fish that like caves, some that like open spaces and some that like plants


all suggestions, images welcome
ohhhhh ive just had an amonia spike, seems to have gone away.....should i leave it a bit before i referb or will it be ok?

 

[The-Wolf]

if you boil the rocks that will kill any algea spores on them.
be carfull though as rocks will hold their heat for a long time
so don't burn youself.

As for decoating your tank just do what you think will be good
trial and error works for me.
Take a look in the members aquarium picture to get some ideas and also check out the totm archive

HTH

 

[Hooligan]

How long is the tank in feet

 

[Puffer_freak]

Maybe you should go for a themed tank, like South American rainforest with all the mangrove roots and stuff (though if you don't want coloured water go for a carbon filter!). Depends really, though I think you should go mangrove, because it will give your cave-loving fish somewhere to hide! Amazon Swordleaf and Java-Fern are just some of the hardy plants that you could put in (my Java-Fern even stays alive with puffers on the go!)

 

[Tammy2080]

its 4ft by 1 and a half

i liked the idea of the south american tank, the tank will be shaded for my cats. do you have any pics of what you mean

ill post a pick later on today of what it looks like now, it was supposed to look like one of the cichlid african lakes but i think the theme has been lost over the year

 

[Puffer_freak]

Errr...not at the moment will try and get one!!!

You see I don't have it in my tank, I think quite a few others on this site have them a little like what I mena,will do a search soon!

 

[Puffer_freak]

Well, I did a google search and I found a picture sort of like what I mean, it isn't that clear, but go to (exact address)

http/www.mongabay.com/fish/images/big_tank.jpg

Hope this helps!

I was thinking a bit like that but with more bog wood, like roots from trees like in mangroves. You could try a search on mangroves and see what comes up, whatever you do, I hope your fish will be happy, keep me updated!

(and bring me as many pics as you can! )