Milet Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 Has anyone got a good way to make a Raised dirt or sand bank? Kinda like a river bank, with a grass and small mangroves or something. Its mainly to make my 4 foot tank a bit different and for the lil bugs to sit in becuase im getting some archerfish soon. Any ideas on this? Or even for creating a natural enviroment for a Archerfish or Figure Eight puffers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluetom Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 How about this? shouldn't take to long. http://showcase.aquatic-gardeners.org/2006.cgi?&op=showcase&category=0&vol=3&id=2 Best tank i've seen in a while! Another by the same guy http://showcase.aquatic-gardeners.org/2006.cgi?&op=showcase&category=0&vol=3&id=5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted May 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 Wow! those tanks are awesome Close to what im looking at doing, but more like a part that comes right out of the water for the archerfish to shoot crickets of branches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Foxglove Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 Yeah, that looks great! I would suggest using rocks or driftwood to get the slope and height, then poking small containers with plants at the top - unless you want to silicone in a glass shelf to hold them. There is a great book called The Natural Aquarium (it might be by Takashi Amano) which features a couple of tanks like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted May 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 Yeah what would be the bad things about siliconing a peice of glass or Perspex to make a shelf to hold some sand/dirt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 Get some semi rigid plastic covered mesh... a bit like "Gutter Guard" or something from the garden centre. 10mm square hole size would be ideal.. and the colour doesn't matter.. as it will be hidden eventually. Hold it over some heat.. or use a heat gun to distort and crumple it to a desired shape. Let it cool.. the "KNIT" some carpet type plant into it... like Nittella... or Riccia... plus there's another type of spreader that I can't think of... but using this method you can poke any plant through the holes and they will thrive.. a bit like an aqua hydroponic setup Choose the right mesh.. and don't make it too flimsy. Once the plant takes hold it spreads like mad, and you will soon have a living wall that you can bend and shape to suit your needs. Small rocks could be bound on with fishing line.. or stainless steel wire, and these will also blend in nicely once the plant takes hold. Let your imagination run wild.... there are no rules :) If you want to add some substrate... then attach a plate of perspex under the mesh and add support as needed. Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted May 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 Thanks bill, will try this out in my 3 footer to test it out, along with some other ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted May 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 Just been searching around and found a few links to something more similiar to what im looking at doing. Called a Paludarium.. http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/paludriums/l/blpaludarium.htm http://badmanstropicalfish.com/paludarium/paludarium.html http://showcase.aquatic-gardeners.org/2000.cgi?&op=showpage&name=view-paludarium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richms Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 Dave Kelly clearly is not a cat servant to have an open tank like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markoshark Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 Dave Kelly clearly is not a cat servant to have an open tank like that Got Catfish lol? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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