I'm slowly picking away at the new tanks I have, but have most all the components finally.
1.
I chose to have a custom rimless 38 gal, 24LX20HX18D out of 3/8" made for my bedroom. I think this will be the Whimple piranha tank for now.
I plan on a fairly low cover for this tank, a little wood.
Whimples hide if you give them cover.
2.
I have a 60 cube for West African biotope.
This will be white sand only on the bottom, with darker plants, and lots of epiphtyes on the wood.
The goal is to have Congo Tetras darting between the dark wood, with the white sand. There will be no sediment rooted plants.
3.
The other 60 cube is rock wall for the tidepool macro algae.
White aragonite etc.
4. The 180 gal, no plants attached to the wood. This contrast 180 degrees from the other 60 Cube. This tank will have ADA AS and lots of rooted plants. This will be a more well trimmed open tank, but dense plantings.
5. The 120 Gal is a Tang Rift tank.
This tank will have some nice Cork screw Vals running through the middle, some giant pondweeds, and lots of rocks. I might use Bolbitus(doubt it). Black flourite SAND(onyx might seem like a good choice, but it's an ugly color).
So rock, bare wood(highlights the nice wood I have), attached plants on wood with white sand, open design with some sand and low lying foreground plants mostly, and a Rift system with rocks.
Regards,
Tom Barr
1.
I chose to have a custom rimless 38 gal, 24LX20HX18D out of 3/8" made for my bedroom. I think this will be the Whimple piranha tank for now.
I plan on a fairly low cover for this tank, a little wood.
Whimples hide if you give them cover.
2.
I have a 60 cube for West African biotope.
This will be white sand only on the bottom, with darker plants, and lots of epiphtyes on the wood.
The goal is to have Congo Tetras darting between the dark wood, with the white sand. There will be no sediment rooted plants.
3.
The other 60 cube is rock wall for the tidepool macro algae.
White aragonite etc.
4. The 180 gal, no plants attached to the wood. This contrast 180 degrees from the other 60 Cube. This tank will have ADA AS and lots of rooted plants. This will be a more well trimmed open tank, but dense plantings.
5. The 120 Gal is a Tang Rift tank.
This tank will have some nice Cork screw Vals running through the middle, some giant pondweeds, and lots of rocks. I might use Bolbitus(doubt it). Black flourite SAND(onyx might seem like a good choice, but it's an ugly color).
So rock, bare wood(highlights the nice wood I have), attached plants on wood with white sand, open design with some sand and low lying foreground plants mostly, and a Rift system with rocks.
Regards,
Tom Barr