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Rob1619 Fish Addict Posts: 763 Kudos: 619 Votes: 626 Registered: 01-Sep-2004	Hey Guys I have changed my gravel to a darker color(black)and removed most of the rocks i had in my tank. Iam going to re-aquascape my tank and will post pics on how it will be. I will add more rocks/slates and add some more smaller red color rocks as i want it to be a river setup. This how my tank looked like before. and how it looks like now. I need atleast 1 or 2 more sacs with dark gravel since it must be deeper. Today i will buy more gravel and rocks/slates and some moss covered on wood. More pics later on I know human beings and fish can co-exist peacefully.
Posted 15-Oct-2007 08:22
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	Rob, Really like the switch to the darker gravel . Not quite sure if you changed around the wood, from the pics it looks like you did. In which case, I'd say I like the way the wood looks in the original aquascape. The way the wood looks in the new aquascape seems more in a C shape which traps the flow of the scape. ^_^
Posted 15-Oct-2007 12:04
Rob1619 Fish Addict Posts: 763 Kudos: 619 Votes: 626 Registered: 01-Sep-2004	Thanks The woods i will see how i will have them,i just left them there and will re-arange the woods. I know human beings and fish can co-exist peacefully.
Posted 15-Oct-2007 12:12
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	The dark gravel & the removal of the rocks are for the better IMHO. I think that you should add more plants or moss attached to the Drift wood. http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 15-Oct-2007 14:42
Rob1619 Fish Addict Posts: 763 Kudos: 619 Votes: 626 Registered: 01-Sep-2004	Thanks guys! I dont want to many plants in my tank. 2-3 anubias plants and some others i will get later. I know human beings and fish can co-exist peacefully.
Posted 15-Oct-2007 15:15
fish patty Fish Addict Posts: 539 Kudos: 223 Votes: 255 Registered: 04-Oct-2006	I don't remember this set up, but I really like it in the first pic.! I'm going to go against popular opinion & say that I think I like the lighter gravel better. Personally, I just don't think I'm fond of black gravel. But each to their own. That's some freaky cool driftwood you got there! I"ll be watching this thread to see how this tank ends up.
Posted 15-Oct-2007 17:27
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	If you're not going with too many plants you may want to leave some of the rocks in. It'll help give some height to the driftwood as well if you have the caves under the wood. Since you changed from light to dark gravel you might want to look around for some pieces of slate or other dark rock. ^_^
Posted 16-Oct-2007 01:22
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	It certainly looks different from what it was be careful not to make it too dark looking. The DW is very interesting. The DW does want some thing attached to it a combination of moss and Anubias nana but sparingly. I would also try to cover up all the technical bits and pieces. This will be very hard if you do not want many plants. *Have a look in [link=My Profile] http://www.fishprofiles.com/forums/member.aspx?id=1935[/link] for my tank info* Look here for my Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tank Photos Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 16-Oct-2007 02:39
Rob1619 Fish Addict Posts: 763 Kudos: 619 Votes: 626 Registered: 01-Sep-2004	Edited by Rob1619 I bought a new driftwood that is tall and has holes so as the one of the powerheads i belive will fitt in that hole or i will putt the driftwood on the side so as the powerhead want be shown. I will upload a pic of the wood soon. Havent found any rocks/slates that i like yet! I have 3 driftwoods in that tank(above pics). I know human beings and fish can co-exist peacefully.
Posted 16-Oct-2007 17:04
Rob1619 Fish Addict Posts: 763 Kudos: 619 Votes: 626 Registered: 01-Sep-2004	This is the new driftwood i got. I know human beings and fish can co-exist peacefully.
Posted 16-Oct-2007 17:31
fish patty Fish Addict Posts: 539 Kudos: 223 Votes: 255 Registered: 04-Oct-2006	Beautiful wood Rob! At first glance I thought that driftwood was sitting in your living room next to a couch & I was like...... WOW! Biggest piece of driftwood I've ever seen! lol Powerhead poking through the hole...... I love that idea. I love to hear about it when people think outside the box.
Posted 16-Oct-2007 20:31
Rob1619 Fish Addict Posts: 763 Kudos: 619 Votes: 626 Registered: 01-Sep-2004	it's actually my veranda you see on the pics I think the powerhead will fitt in the hole or i will make it bigger. I know human beings and fish can co-exist peacefully.
Posted 16-Oct-2007 21:42
Rob1619 Fish Addict Posts: 763 Kudos: 619 Votes: 626 Registered: 01-Sep-2004	Some recent pics of my tank. I know human beings and fish can co-exist peacefully.
Posted 04-Nov-2007 18:22
clownloachfan Fish Addict Posts: 660 Kudos: 850 Votes: 115 Registered: 10-Oct-2003	All of that driftwood is a very nice touch to your tank.
Posted 04-Nov-2007 18:27
Rob1619 Fish Addict Posts: 763 Kudos: 619 Votes: 626 Registered: 01-Sep-2004	Thanks Most of my plecs are eating wood so some diff pieces of wood are great! I know human beings and fish can co-exist peacefully.
Posted 04-Nov-2007 18:45
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	That is one big pile of snag wood a perfect home for some fish who like to hide, smash and grab their food as it swims past. Also a perfect home for small fish. I hope you are going to put plenty of plants there to give it a more natural look. Is all that DW altering the PH at all and is there much tannin release or is your filtration coping on top of it. *Have a look in [link=My Profile] http://www.fishprofiles.com/forums/member.aspx?id=1935[/link] for my tank info* Look here for my Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tank Photos Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 05-Nov-2007 01:02
fish patty Fish Addict Posts: 539 Kudos: 223 Votes: 255 Registered: 04-Oct-2006	Wow Rob, that tank looks so much bigger now! You have a wood forest going on there! Now THAT is different! It looks spooky though with that dark background. But if that's the look you want, hey it's your tank. Plants would cheer it up, but with the fish you have, it might be hard to keep plants. So are you done now?
Posted 05-Nov-2007 05:34
Rob1619 Fish Addict Posts: 763 Kudos: 619 Votes: 626 Registered: 01-Sep-2004	Is all that DW altering the PH at all and is there much tannin release or is your filtration coping on top of it. Yes it went a liitle up the PH but iam using the PH lover drops. I have 3 filters running and doing almost everyday 20% waterchange. I will get some anubias and moss later on. And am i finished...will i ever be! I know human beings and fish can co-exist peacefully.
Posted 05-Nov-2007 08:41
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	Rob I have been using a PH neutralizer (liquid) for at least 18 years now. The mix I get is made locally LFS all I add is 2teaspoons at every water change in the 5ft and 1/4teaspoon in the Betta tank and the PH is always spot on. It did not vary when I did the big DW aquascape recently. Remember I also run two filtration systems the UGF and the Eheim Pro11. *Have a look in [link=My Profile] http://www.fishprofiles.com/forums/member.aspx?id=1935[/link] for my tank info* Look here for my Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tank Photos Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 06-Nov-2007 01:17
DaMossMan Fish Guru Piranha Bait Posts: 2511 Kudos: 2117 Votes: 359 Registered: 16-Nov-2003	Wow all that driftwood definately added a whole new depth and theme to the tank. I like it, but I liked the old way you had it as well lol I think some ropefish or the like would have a blast in there. The Amazon Nut...
Posted 09-Nov-2007 10:04
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