StarFish Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Ok so when we bought our tank it basically just came with a whole lot of stuff that we wouldnt normally buy nor approve of in our tanks, however we just didnt put in the time with our tank at the beginning because it wasnt a major priority but something we still had to have, so it has until today had a large sunken ship ornament, Ive seen these in the shop for RRP of $99.00 (pm me if interested we want rid of!) however it was the clown loaches/Plecs home and it kept them content for the time being. ANYWAY getting to my point, we have been driftwood hunting and found a nice piece to put in the tank, so today we did just that, with a bit of readjusting.. please note our tank is now far from finished, we now have a bit more time and money to spend on our tank so we will be making improvements here on in, including getting the aquascaping up to our previous standards (like when we lived in the UK) But as you all know the stuff you dont see is whats really important so money has been spent on a new external filter etc before the whole scaping part, although as far as plants go who knows how long or IF they will even last with the new silver distochodus... Ok here are couple of photos of the new driftwood, thanks for reading and looking! :lol: :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 looking good what are the dimensions ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarFish Posted April 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Length: 125cm x Width 60cm x depth 60cm Glass is 12mm thick, holds about 400L I believe.. :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Hey guys i'm loving those tank dimensions and wow that's thick glass..I bet it was heavy. You'll have a nice glass safety factor there. What would that be Warren as opposed to your standard 10mm glass? I like that driftwood and love to see some plants in the background at least....although sounds like you may have some vegetarians in there. I love the congos they'll enjoy the length of the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarFish Posted April 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 YES! it is VERY HEAVY!! :lol: its the last thing to be moved I tell you, and the one we least look forward to, as we had to do just that about 3 weeks ago... Yep the plants will be coming, Ive been eyeing up some xmas moss and some cryptocoryne beckettii, but yeah the silver distochodus have already wiped out any hope of live grass in the tank so far. If I could just find one giant job lot of large plants to plant it out... But yes still alot of work to do, more stones and plants and somehow would like to hide the filter tubes. Thanks for your comment, we love the dimensions of our tank! Its in our bedroom, so as I sit in bed using the laptop I can also watch all my fish in our super large tank, ahhh thats the life! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimebag Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 looks great starfish! just wondering why you have all the bends on your filter pipes inside the tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarFish Posted April 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 The gap at the back of the tank where the lid is and the glass doesnt allow much room to have it just sitting over the side, although thats a really good question because my partner is the one who keeps on top of the cleaning and maintenance and he put the new filter in, but yeah as far as I know the bend isnt wide enough to go over the edge and fit under the lid... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarFish Posted April 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 oops double posted, whats up with the forum today? :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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