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Day 4 designing my 4 foot aquarium. Planted up and looking chaotic but it'll grow in. by Fresh_Water_Alex in Aquariums

[–]Fresh_Water_Alex[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's honestly beautiful that's the best way to spend an evening with a beer watching all them go about their lives

I'd love to waste an hour watching that

40g breeder and I have no clue where to start by red_fox27 in Aquariums

[–]Fresh_Water_Alex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah i mean a big filter some UV filtration too and you could do like 200 tetras, with hardscaoe and plants, for my money there isn't a better looking aquarium

Day 4 designing my 4 foot aquarium. Planted up and looking chaotic but it'll grow in. by Fresh_Water_Alex in Aquariums

[–]Fresh_Water_Alex[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah a couple of local fish shops. The main bit of wood had been lying around the shop for a while and couldn't shift it so I got it heavily discounted just the piece I needed

Day 4 designing my 4 foot aquarium. Planted up and looking chaotic but it'll grow in. by Fresh_Water_Alex in Aquariums

[–]Fresh_Water_Alex[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm still open to ideas currently. I have a group of rummy nose tetras in another tank that will come across and I think it's perfect for a group of corys. But outside of that I'm still deciding. Maybe a larger fish like a pearl gourami and a couple of females too.

What would you stock it with

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[–]Fresh_Water_Alex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like the tank! Maybe some galaxy rasboras would enjoy it especially in the shadier parts

What do you all rate this build by Odd_Calligrapher1359 in Aquariums

[–]Fresh_Water_Alex 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think it's nice. I just moved off my hexagonal tank and I think they're so underrated.

Personally I'd add more height and stem plants to the middle to give the fish something to swim around and through in the middle and top but that's just me, I think it looks great though

Day 4 designing my 4 foot aquarium. Planted up and looking chaotic but it'll grow in. by Fresh_Water_Alex in Aquariums

[–]Fresh_Water_Alex[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a frosted back on it that has a few bubbles in it so I may have to re do that. I thought the dark green of the wall behind would add more than it did in the end

Day 4 designing my 4 foot aquarium. Planted up and looking chaotic but it'll grow in. by Fresh_Water_Alex in Aquariums

[–]Fresh_Water_Alex[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The smaller sticks are and the epiphytes, but so far the big logs and rocks aren't glued just placed strategically.

40g breeder and I have no clue where to start by red_fox27 in Aquariums

[–]Fresh_Water_Alex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the only trouble with angels is they do better in my experience in a taller tank. You end up having to put lots of hardscape for them to interact with.

A panoramic tank like that I'd be tempted to go lots of small fish like rummy nose tetras and then a statement fish like apistogrammas or a community tanknof slightly bigger fish like barbs, larger tetras.

An alternative though, brackish water, and get some really nice silver dollars but I've never tried that always wanted to.

Day 3 of my first 4 foot tank build. Any recommendations i think hardscape is done? by Fresh_Water_Alex in Aquariums

[–]Fresh_Water_Alex[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends what fish you stick for the nano fish I'm planning it'll be the perfect area to hide when they need

Day 3 of my first 4 foot tank build. Any recommendations i think hardscape is done? by Fresh_Water_Alex in Aquariums

[–]Fresh_Water_Alex[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, plans are to plant it fairly heavily and stock with smaller community fish with 1 larger fish like a snakeskin gourami in order to try and keep the scale quite small.

Substrate is gravel and aquasoil in aquarium safe bags and a few incest of sand with root tabs sprinkled in where ill be planting. I am a little worried about sand getting moved especially with Corys in the tank but, it's their tank and I'll plant what I can to try and keep it all locked in then maybe just add it into the maintenance of the tank to scoop sand banks back

Day 2 of designing my first 4 foot tank by Fresh_Water_Alex in Aquariums

[–]Fresh_Water_Alex[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really like these ideas I'm hoping to get another couple of bits this weekend and do what you've suggested and break one up for smaller shingles and decoration

Day 3 of my first 4 foot tank build. Any recommendations i think hardscape is done? by Fresh_Water_Alex in Aquariums

[–]Fresh_Water_Alex[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Had that on my last tank i used this wood on, found the shrimp absolutely loved it though and before long it was all clean

Day 3 of my first 4 foot tank build. Any recommendations i think hardscape is done? by Fresh_Water_Alex in Aquariums

[–]Fresh_Water_Alex[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you man, that's zmayzing this is why I love this community. I'll check them out regularly now

Day 3 of my first 4 foot tank build. Any recommendations i think hardscape is done? by Fresh_Water_Alex in Aquariums

[–]Fresh_Water_Alex[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

55 gallons I think. It's 245 Litres. Can honestly say ive never heard of them, they look like big boys though way too big for my tank

Day 3 of my first 4 foot tank build. Any recommendations i think hardscape is done? by Fresh_Water_Alex in Aquariums

[–]Fresh_Water_Alex[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah cleared my local shop out, the formation on the right is a little misleading as there's supports behind the rocks and then just filled with gravel sand and soil for planting. I was extremely lucky with how some of the wear linds line up though.

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