Sophia Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 Hi Here is what we did to make a barrier for my tank that is 60cm x 30cm x 33cm so I could give the corydoras a play area. Original substrate was a fine chip gravel overlaid with small brightwater gravel. Later I introduced corydora and subsequent to doing homework after purchase instead of before, learned that they would be happier in sand. Came up with a compromise that keeps the gravel for the plants and keeps the sand some distance from the big filter that almost touches the bottom. Notice the planting in the Before shots - there were pockets of more dense planting and there was always a cardinal tetra hiding somewhere. After spreading the twisted val and dividing the zealandia grass so fish could actually swim through it, the tetra now school together and don't hide so much. This has been set up now for approx a month and is working well. The 3 corydora love to snuffle in the sand and I've since bought 4 younger ones to keep them company. Silicone used was black Juwel aquarium rtv silicone Glue for sticking polystyrene and stones was West System Epoxy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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phoenix44 Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 love how you take such care of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1CK Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 looks awesome :bounce: bet they love it as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddle69 Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 thats mint as Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 That is awesome It is very creative will it keep separated forever or do you think you will need to separate it all out again at some stage? I saw a video here http://fishkeepers.co.nz/forums/viewtop ... =18&t=1802 that is of a river in Brazil it is mostly of dwarf cichlids but there is some footage of the cories rooting around in the sand it is awesome to see a video of them in their natural habitat The video takes forever to download but well worth it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynnie Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 wicked work on the divider. Looks great. Keep up th good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted December 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 That is awesome It is very creative will it keep separated forever or do you think you will need to separate it all out again at some stage? .. there is very little sand seepage around the edges, when I siphon the gravel once a week I get maybe a quarter of a tsp of sand out of the gravel so i'm quite happy with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 I have a flat piece of driftwood I use as a divider between a higher and lower level of gravel, rather than dividing gravel from sand. I find that, over time, the top layer dtifts over the top and around the edges to pile up at the lower level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 Looks awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxdarnixx Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 thats such a good idea! i have mine split like that too,exept i have a rockery edge and the sand level is raised up but i still get some sand seeping through the rock....how long can the polystyrene stay submerged? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted December 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 apparently forever as it's fully coated in epoxy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted December 24, 2009 Report Share Posted December 24, 2009 Wow that is awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaVitamins Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 Thats a great idea! haha and it looks auz! Good joB!! I love Corys, i have brought some pandas for my community and they are soooo cute lol ( i have sand as substrate ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted January 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 thanks guys, glad you like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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