I think i'm addicted lol

[rob]

Hi AGAIN

hope ur not getting sick of me ?
but thought id'e post some pics of new tank "MK3"
lol..
did some more re-aranging and got some fake tree stump back ground thingie and added some large river pebbles, its a bit cloudy again but will settle and i have to figure out some other way to mount the spray bar and going to use a black or brown background on tank, hmmm maybe a pebble background would be nice so it looks like a river bed...

and this is a piece the back ground stuff i cut off "looks very realistic imo"

(Message edited by jennewt on November 18, 2005)

 

[jenny]

wow thats so nice. wish i could find stuff like that

 

[rob]

u can

just do a quick google like i did
"foam aquarium backgrounds" heres one place that does em in ur country

http://www.tmc-ltd.co.uk/aquarium/natureform-backgrounds.asp

 

[jenny]

AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH, thanks

 

[stipe]

where can yuou get it in australia?

 

[casey]

I love it, rob!

Good job!

 

[rob]

where can yuou get it in australia?

took me a while, but i came up with these

http://www.petsworld.com.au/petsworld/class.asp?division=1&class=3520

http://www.aquaria.com.au/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/6_64/products_id/6816

http://www.aquaria.com.au/catalog/index.php/cPath/6_49/sort/1a/page/2
i got mine locally and only paid $29au but i wont name the shop cause their axies were in a very poor condition !!!}

 

[jordan]

very interesting.

 

[rheann]

It looks very nice, I really like the root background. I'll have to take a look and see if i can find some here in my country

.

 

[rob]

Hi Rheann
i googled some but didnt have much luck
came up with this though "interesting"
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/diy_background.php
u should be able to find em in ur bigger aquarium stores over there.
mine just came in a clear plastic bag with no label/brand etc... and are made of styrefoam

 

[rheann]

Thanks, Rob

I book marked it. I said sometime earlier in September or October I would love to start on an aquarium background like this.... I might find some time to, I think it really might just be worth it

*Ponders and Plans...*

 

[hayley-jane]

I really like it

I re-did Elsa's tank yesterday, but forgot to bring the camera disk back to uni to upload them

silly me!

 

[rob]

hi again

ok now i'm on to "MK4"

keep seeing all these tanks nicely lit up with nice plants etc so i couldnt resist...
i'm not going to go silly on the live plants just a few real ones amoungst the fake ones and only have a single fluro housing "because of power consumption " so far iv'e got this stringy moss stuff (java moss ?) and a little duckweed
got a really nice looking root that has been dipped on epoxy to seal it, gives my axies another hiding spot

and poked the moss into the holes in it..

i will post some better pics tomorrow

 

[rheann]

Rob, I think the tank looks much better

If you can, turn your spray bar so that it sprays against the back of the glass, rather than down. This will create less current and also won't spray the duck weed around.

When I first added my duck weed, it was enough to fill a small cereal dish. Now it nearly covers the whole top! It's amazing how fast that stuff will grow.

The only thing I don't like about it is that it covers my arm each time I reach in and pull my arm back out. I have to wipe it all back either into the tank or wash it off lol. But it creates a nice effect having it in the tank

 

[rob]

thx Rheann

got 3 more live plants today too, took some photo's but not too good

so i'll put some up when i can take some better ones, my tank is pretty dirty @ the moment including the glass so photo's arnt good
i dont want to clean it yet cause of cycling
"damn it's slow" i'm so inpatient lol
i know what u mean about the duck weed sticking to u

i'm actually thinking of taking it out cause to much hassle with it sinking etc.. i like how it looks though.
i have my spray bar pointing up as much as i can

 

[rheann]

Rob, what you could try doing is add more duck weed. The more in the tank, the less it will spray around. I guess the leaves sort of protect one another, though I do have a problem once in a while where the duck weed will clump together under the spray bar, which gradually becomes a bigger clump at which I use a wooden long spoon to scoop it out and spread it back over the surface. Other than that, my duck weed seems to be more and more each day, and since I have added my Axolotls, my plants seem to just be thriving!

Wonder what Axolotl waste would do for Veggie crops rather than cow waste lol.

 

[rob]

Hi again
i ended up getting some more duck weed today, i had enough to put some in my axie tank too...
i'm thinking of getting some glass cut @ the length of my tank and about 1-1/2 deep and glue that @ water level to stop the duck weed going near the spraybar. it would also give me room to do water changes/test etc with out disturbing the duck weed...
got some more plants today also, tanks changed a fair bit again

still hard to get a good photo cause there is a big window in front of the tank...

 

[rheann]

Hey Rob,

Instead of getting the glass, just raise the water level. This works wonders to keep the duckweed from spraying under, but don't be surprised if you find little clumps of it directly under the spay bar underwater lol. Sometimes this happens, but if the spray bar is under water facing back spraying against the glass, this helps so much. The higher the water level however, the less the duckweed will be able to clump or become submerged.

You're like me, I like to keep changing the landscape in the tank lol. I love seeing what types of combinations I can come up with moving the plants and rocks around lol. But since I got my new big tank, I haven't moved the plants around yet. Still adding stuff. I don't think I will ever be officially finished

 

[rob]

Thx Rheann

i cant beleave i didnt think to lower the spraybar or raise water level, i just did it and it solved the prob

a lot easier than gluing some glass in

You're like me, I like to keep changing the landscape in the tank lol. I love seeing what types of combinations I can come up with moving the plants and rocks around lol. But since I got my new big tank, I haven't moved the plants around yet. Still adding stuff. I don't think I will ever be officially finished

yep lol just cant seem to get it the way i want it yet, then i think i'm close and see another idea on this or other sites

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