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Hey all ,
Recently posted that I was upgrading tanks, picked it up about a week ago and I'm in the process of setting up my new tank :wacko: just thought I would share some pics.
I havent spent time arranging anything (plants/driftwood etc), only placed in temporary positions to seed the tank, still have to get my hood light, some more hides and anything else I can find to make it look nice. Dont worry the big ugly outlet hose will be cut to size, I just gave ALOT of slack to make sure I didnt run out of tube.
I pumped all of the other tanks water into the new one and then topped up with fresh water, transferred the driftwood/plants and the filter.Also gave it fresh highly sifted/washed play sand.
The backing is Styrofoam molded and carved to look like rock, painted/sealed and stuck to the back and side glass with sealant. It has a "box" for the inlet and outlet to hide all the tubing, the outlet pokes though the wall. There is a small gap at the bottom of the foam to let water flow to the inlet but not big enough for fish to get sucked through. I have wedged Java moss into the cracks of the wall so it will have some nice moss growing...eventually :dizzy: Still have to tidy up the light cords etc.
Cant wait to see them explore the new tank, hope it doesn't stress them out to much with the transition.
Recently posted that I was upgrading tanks, picked it up about a week ago and I'm in the process of setting up my new tank :wacko: just thought I would share some pics.
I havent spent time arranging anything (plants/driftwood etc), only placed in temporary positions to seed the tank, still have to get my hood light, some more hides and anything else I can find to make it look nice. Dont worry the big ugly outlet hose will be cut to size, I just gave ALOT of slack to make sure I didnt run out of tube.
I pumped all of the other tanks water into the new one and then topped up with fresh water, transferred the driftwood/plants and the filter.Also gave it fresh highly sifted/washed play sand.
The backing is Styrofoam molded and carved to look like rock, painted/sealed and stuck to the back and side glass with sealant. It has a "box" for the inlet and outlet to hide all the tubing, the outlet pokes though the wall. There is a small gap at the bottom of the foam to let water flow to the inlet but not big enough for fish to get sucked through. I have wedged Java moss into the cracks of the wall so it will have some nice moss growing...eventually :dizzy: Still have to tidy up the light cords etc.
Cant wait to see them explore the new tank, hope it doesn't stress them out to much with the transition.
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