TMaier
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And remember if you have a favorite piece or too many plants you can always set up another tank. Lol
If I had the funds to do that lol, my plan is to get a 90 gallon for my community and put my convict in the 55 gallon (noPlants) , your tanks look amazing but I can't go that full because my rainbows be like "haalp I haz no room To swim" lol, I like the tank layout now I just have to find a way to move the long branchy piece so it's not under the arch in the rock.And remember if you have a favorite piece or too many plants you can always set up another tank. Lol
Looks red to Me bronze are brown yours look burgundy/red like mine doI think my Crypts might be Bronze???
Looks good. Have you ever considered a simpler background?
The steel would worry me, I actually just thought about a flat black background,I agree on the background. Perhaps plain black.
As for the filter intakes, Han Aquatics sells stainless steel intake covers. The increased surface area reduces the chances that plants (and snails) get stuck on the intake. I have on on my AquaClear 50.
The steel would worry me, I actually just thought about a flat black background,
do they make the covers in black plastic that way they will blend in with the black background ?
What does it do just go over the end to cover the sides and the water just flows up the bottom openingStainless steel is fine. There are different grades of SS (numbering system). Generally the lower the number, the increased chance of rust occurring.
I can understand if the look of stainless steel against a dark background my not be to one’s liking.
Not sure about the plastic filter intake covers. You could probably try and see if you could fit an intake from another filter (canister) over the existing filter intake.
Have you tried standing the wood up and picture it anywhere in the tank. If it was me I'd probably break the little long branch off and make it look like roots coming out of the ground and then plant what ever you want on it. And fish would have another hiding spot if you do it right. Think I'd put it where your rock was kinda in the middle. Or somewhere over by the other wood. You wouldn't have to plant anything on the top or anything just the bottom would look cool. Like a broken tree. Maybe cover it in moss on the bottom up the "roots". [emoji4] just my thought.The more I look at it the more depressed i get, I know it doesn't look bad, but that darn piece of drift wood will not go anywhere else besides between the rock where I was planning on trying to do a small carpet. [emoji22][emoji22]
This piece of wood is about 24" with weird bends I'm done over thinking it as if I move that to the other side I have to move plants again, sorry just frustrated as I just spent another 40 minutes trying to rearrange it which is a nightmare because the branches are so spread apart and long, I had it on top of the rock pointing down but it literally was hitting the front of my glass ugh.Have you tried standing the wood up and picture it anywhere in the tank. If it was me I'd probably break the little long branch off and make it look like roots coming out of the ground and then plant what ever you want on it. And fish would have another hiding spot if you do it right. Think I'd put it where your rock was kinda in the middle. Or somewhere over by the other wood. You wouldn't have to plant anything on the top or anything just the bottom would look cool. Like a broken tree. Maybe cover it in moss on the bottom up the "roots". [emoji4] just my thought.
Those don't look bad I was imagining it like a big piece of reflective diamonds in the tank lol like bling bling.Yes. You can contact Han to find out which one fits your particular filter. I was getting snails stuck on the existing filter intake. With the screen, the snails just glide over the surface. Here is a pic of my AC50 with the intake screen. There is also a version which is baby shrimp safe View attachment 307715
Those don't look bad I was imagining it like a big piece of reflective diamonds in the tank lol like bling bling.
The only thing that would worry me about those is not getting the food /debris out of the tank