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	Mangrove Root Look--How do I get it???
jungle-jim Enthusiast Posts: 207 Kudos: 223 Votes: 0 Registered: 15-Jan-2004	I want to set up an AGA 150-gallon tank. Starting in the left front corner, and moving diagonally toward the back of the tank about 3/4 of the way across to the right, I want to have something resembling mangrove roots coming down into the water. On the right, I want to have a rock pile. In the middle, I'd like to have some tall plants toward the back with low growing plants in the front. Any ideas on natural or good-looking-fake (GLF) mangrove roots? Also, are there any aesthetically pleasing ways to have an open-top tank but prevent fish from jumping out?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
FRANK Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002	Hi, Here is an artificial way: http://www.on-the-rocks.se/english/montera.html Or, you can arrange driftwood tree limbs in a vertical manner. Or, the best way, is to take the top off the tank, have at least 3 inches of substrate, and plant mangrove seedlings. Use a pendant style light system ( a kind of a floodlight) and allow the seedlings to grow up, and out of the tank. Remember that this would be a brackish water tank which opens up the opportunity for different fish and plants. Frank -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
jungle-jim Enthusiast Posts: 207 Kudos: 223 Votes: 0 Registered: 15-Jan-2004	Checked the site, but its not the look for which I'm going... Actually, I don't want this to be a brackish tank, and I'm concerned about fish jumping out (to their deaths at the paws of my two cats), although I like the look of pendant lighting and open tanks. I guess what I'm really looking for is a source of artificial mangrove roots (ie, a brand name, or a retailer that carries them), or a DIY way of making something look like mangrove roots... Using bogwood/driftwood would work, but it would take forever to find the right pieces, and that stuff is usually pretty expensive!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26


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