Looks great.
One suggestion for photography - get a polarizing filter to get rid of reflections on the tank.
Hi,
I really like the dimensions of the tank. They really jumped into my eye sitting on that nice stand. Could you give me the exact dimensions ?
Thanks. You are right. For a while I thought I just photoshop the glare out but after watching a tutorial on YouTube, that takes way too long. Do you have any suggestions? The filter diameter is 62mm. Hoya seems to be the go-to filter brand for many, but are they really decent?
Equipment looks great, the rocks to me tho are just a bit, well boring, I would take to them with a hammer / chisel or grinder and create some detail and add some smaller stones
Have a look at Escarpment aquascape by The Green Machine. I like the later version of it without the wood even more.
Looking forward to seeing what you'll create.
Nice equipment you got there, love your tank dimension
Hi,
holy, you're planning to spend a lot of money for that tank. I am Building a 128 l one for about 650 € But buying budget were I can. Are rummynoses really that expensive for you? In Germany, they are sold for about 4 - 7 €, depending on the supplier. But over all it's fine, if I would have the money, I guess spending 5,3 k on the tank would be a pleasure for me
Generally speaking, I would tend to use mosses. They give a great feel in layouts as you plan it. And you can get rid of them. Just tie them to the woods instead of glueing and your fine. Once you want to get rid of them, remove the stone, give it an intense scrub and it's done.
The only really important thing is the trimming. Make 100 % sure, that there are not leftover snippings, as they will float around the tank and settle where you don't want them to be.
I just bookmarked your build. I'm sure I'll build a "budget" tank at some point too. I like extremes, either high quality and the best I can do, or value based with lots of DYIs.
The fish is not "Rummy Nose Tetras". Talking about Germany, are you German? Sag das doch gleich! What I want is called "Rummynose Rasbora". They are rather hard to find. This is how they look like:
Moss trimmings are exactly what I'm scared off. I read several times that people didn't get the moss out ever again. I have to think about that.
Thats some crazy money on a fish tank, I tend to try do everything on the cheap, I have 5 fish tanks running atm and I would say Ive spent maybe 1k on them all.
That skimmer does look good but is a pain to adjust daily as your water level drops, you should look into a auto top of system, something else to spend money on
Thanks for bookmarking! currently waiting on my supplyers. Yeah as a student, I love the low price extreme Okay, you got me there, just totally mixed the two fish up.
And yeah, I am living about 40 km away of Stuttgart That's why I wondered about the prices (for the wrong fish), since I have to pay extremly much money for fish to get healthy ones and even here, the tetras are about 4 €. But the Rasboras, never seen them live.
Can they be breeded? If yes, you may find a local aquarium club, giving them for about half the price. Three years ago I had luck on that way with some Pseudomugil Ivantsoffi. I got 12 for 25 and usually they are sold for 6 - 8 € each, if your lucky enough to get them.
I read those things too, but never had problems with moss myself, don't know why, guess I am just lucky