Seth Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 Im thinking about making one of these one day, using plants that can grow up out of the water i read that some of them flower ect quite welli think it could look stunning kinda like a garedn on top with a fish tank below. Just wondering if anyone has any ideas or if anyones done it allready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 One word on your tank design before you start. Make the back and ends higher than the front. This way you can do a lot more "out of water" aquascaping. Also you could put a top on it, say it's 900mm high, and believe me, some plants will get that high under the correct conditions. It could then be closed in the front with sliding doors. Those in the BoP will recall a tank that Living Waters had. Little waterfall even coming from the raised stone work at the rear of the tank. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishkeepa Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 Blue has one and its quite spectacular Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth Posted September 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 Im long way of starting yet but i'll defintly give it a go some time. So like a raised erea at the back and sides, and maybe on the underwater wall of the raised bit i could do a mesh moss/javafern wall so it wouldnt look bare at the bottom levals maybe lean the glass towards the back a little so it like flows from the bottom to the top leaval ?? make any sense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 Google "Paludarium" and see what you get. Lots of ideas there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth Posted September 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 thanks caryl will do right away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 These are really cool and look very natural, like looking at a river's edge or bend. As Alan suggested it would be really cool to have a waterfall carved through some cleverly placed rocks and edged with some sand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwan Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 http://www.forum.apistogramma.com/showthread.php?t=5084 I thought this tank was quite cool, but i think the top needs to be a little bit higher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboi Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 here is blues tank http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/dwarf- ... tml#159492 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat692 Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 check out this http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/photo-album/33120-amanos-big-tank-wowzers.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboi Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 yeah Takashi Amano is the man. would love to visit his work shop someday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth Posted September 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 Blueandkims tank is imppressive so many ideas so little money lol At the moment im considering a big cube type tank with two levals a deep leval with a slopeing java/wistera/moss wall to a higher leval with emergent plants and a planter on the back wall of the tank above the top of the emgent plant foliage with damp loving ferns etc that would hang down to meet the top of the emergent plants. i have a very basic paint outline type pic but i havent masterd posting them yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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