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Re: Osaka 260 - rimless and braceless too ! Hi Beeky, I have an OSAKA cabinet and I challenge you to find a better quality one out there. Its good and sturdy and if the weight of it was anything to go by its built to last as well as looking the dogs ! Cheers John

Thanks Amy, I am thinking of keeping them with embers, rummies and maybe Harlequins. thanks for the feedback. Cheers John

Thanks for that Mark, My question was based on bits and pieces I had read on the web, say ing they were a bit nippy. Cheers, John

Hi Mark, Is there anything you would'nt keep them with Tetra wise i.e Rummy Nose or Embers really. Mine is a 4ft tank and I was going to start off with 10 red eyes and see how they went. Cheers, John PS Whats with the ungodly hour of the morning 5am.

Anyone any experience of Keeping Red Eye Tetras. What tankmates can you keep with them ? Whats there behaviour like ? Cheers, John

I started up my Fluval 405 on my Osaka 320 last night. I am not sure if its me or my expectation but the flow in the seems to be less than I expected having only ever used undergravel filters with powerheads previoulsly. I have changed the black ribbed pipes to clear pvc and have added Cal Aqua...

Any one who has followed my "Help My Osaka 320 Needs you" thread will recognise my tank. After about 2 months of trying to sort an iwagumi set up , finally the tank height subdued me and I decided to try the wood approach where height is a lot easier obtained. Here is a picture of my 1st try...

Does anyone know ifs its either possible or safe to silicone two pieces of landscape rock together to try and mould a required shape for my scape. Will aquarium silicone be required for could I use ordinary clear silicone from the DIY shop ? Cheers, John

Thanks Sam, I have seen this article and did find it usefull. The issue I am finding is trying to fit the rocks into the scape without crowding it while trying to give some structure given the shapes and textures that I have. Cheers, John

Here is the latest attempt ... And top down side view right to left Any suggestions or views. Cheers John

Hi Beeky, Thanks for that. I have changed around a little again. This time I have raised the 2 Big rocks on the left up a lot higher. The second picture shows the left to right view of the tank from the top downwards. Which would you suggest moving and where ? Cheers, John

Hi Clarke, What do you think 1 or 2? Personally I prefer 1 as turning the large dtone around in 2 does not show its best side or Thanks for all your help... Cheers John

Some more shuffling around and lifting up done. Sounds a bit like a Wonderbra advert. What do you think ? Cheers, John

Thanks Clarke, I have taken some more out and moved around others. I shall now look at a your suggestions and see how they go.... Cheers, John

A bit more moving around done. Arrived at the conclusion that both of the large mountain rocks could not fit in after much deliberation. Let me know what you think. Does it look a little busy ? If so what/which should I take out. Cheers, John