Aqua

it's 48" side to side, 24" top to bottom & 24" back to front. NO bracing, it's an old turtle tank.

What Polypterus do we have available in Auckland?

How would a bichir get out though? The ledge is only halfway up the tank, so it'd have another foot to climb!! I thought about salamanders, but they're tiny, aren't they? And they'd be dwarfed by a 48"x24"x24" tank!! :lol: And the glass is only about 6mm thick... Using Warren's glass-thickness calculator thingamejig, the glass is too thin My boyfriend worked it out, 'cause he does mathematics-type stuff at Uni, and my brain melts when I see an equation! :oops:

Not so keen on frogs... I don't have a cover for the tank, so knowing my luck, the frogs'd all escape, and my cats would eat them!!! :oops: I was thinking more along the lines of a lungfish, or maybe a bichir..

Seeing as I think the glass in my 4' tank is too thin for it to be completely full, I'm thinking I'll only half-fill it (as all good turtle tanks should be! :lol:), and have a sort-of terrarium effect going on... Any suggestions people? I was thinking of having the ledge planted, so some plants could trail into the water.... Maybe I could have a solitary eel or something in the water, just to keep things interesting

Glass is ~8mm thick

not sure of the thickness, but the tank's 48" x 24" x 24"

Hey guys, I've just had a nasty thought! With my new 4' turtle tank that I'm going to be using as a heavily planted aquarium, I want to know if it'll be strong enough! 'Cause correct me if I'm wrong here, but aren't turtle tanks only really designed to be half-filled? And if I'm filling the tank completely, am I at risk of having the front pane of glass popping out? :lol: There is no bracing across the top of the tank, other than the usual overhanging bits on the sides... So no piece of glass in the middle... I'll try to get a picture up of the top of the tank sometime soon!

Via Aqua ARE AquaOne aren't they?

My mate has one of these - and it looks great! I love the ViaAqua tanks, I find the filter/lights etc all very good The 620-T is good with the outflow for the filter coming out from a small pipe-type thing, rather than trickling out like it does in the smaller tanks... How much are the selling it for?

If you're looking for Bristlenoses, try searching for Ancistrus spp. OR If you're lazy, try THIS :lol:

Benchmark eh... Did you tell them what you needed it for and they helped with plans, or did you know exactly how it was going to be built first? I'm NOT good with tools.. But maybe I could make myself a stand! It would need to hold about 450L though... :-?

I've found the same with most fish of colour (:lol:).. When you first turn the lights on in the morning, they're practically translucent. I wouldn't worry about it

Yeah, that's what I thought.. However I'm no good with tools, so I need to find somebody else to do it for me!

I'd prefer to get it custom-made, as it's going to need to hold around 450 Kg.... :lol:

I'm wanting to get a wooden cabinet/stand built for my 4' tank, and am looking around for a cheap(ish) price, as I'm certain if I go through a LFS, I'm going to be charged top dollar! SO. If you know anybody that'd be interested in building a cabinet for me, please get in touch!

Freshwest, I'd be interested too!

I don't want sand everywhere, 'cause I'm going to be heavily planting the tank, so I want some sandy-type fertiliser as first level, and then a crap-load of dark gravel on top... I've heard too many bad things about sand for a planted tank! The ramp will be going out, unless I can somehow manage to keep some gravel on there and perhaps get some Lilaeopsis growing there!

Everytime I go to Hollywood's, they have puffers.. Not sure if they're brazilian or not though... I'll know in a month or so, when my old Ar510 becomes my boyfriend's 'retro' puffer fish tank!

it's a steel frame topped with a hunk o' wood

I've just got myself my 4' tank (finally!!!) and since viewing it, I've had a crazy thought... I could put a sandy type gravel on the ledge, and that would be perfect for the cories/khuliis to burrow in! What do you think? The 'wall' of the ledge is about 3/4"

Just got the tank!! *excited wiggling* 48" long, 24" deep & 24" high ******* turtle ramp & ledge from outside ******** turtle ramp & ledge from inside ******** lounge view ********

*blink* that took me a while to figure out.... tsk tsk tsk :lol:

I've just discovered the term 'dutch aquarium' ... So far, I've learned that: * the main focus is on plants, not fish. * No (or very little) fish * Terraced * Hi-tech Anything else anybody can add to that?

Right well I've heard back from www.aquariumplants.com... USD $240-odd for shipping!! + the $9.99USD per bag... Looks like I'll be going with the JBL Aquabasis... Any opinions?