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120 x 55 x 55 Over and out.

Re: 120 x 55 x 55 'Ruby' Tank and cabinet arrive!

WoooW i can't wait to see this up and running,it look's a stunning setup mate :thumbup: ,i can just see you now sat staring at it,idea's going through your head,don't keep us waiting too long,

John.
 
Re: 120 x 55 x 55 'Ruby' Tank and cabinet arrive!

Piece-of-fish said:
Gravel is beautiful.
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It is nice mate. £2.50 a bag. Bradstone 10mm gravel, from home base.

Gill said:
It is a Thing of Beauty and the Wood is stunning
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Cheers Gill. I've plenty to choose from, which actually, starts to over complicate things...i start to question whether what I've done looks right...then change it. :lol: If i had less, then I'd have to live with it.

john starkey said:
i can just see you now sat staring at it,idea's going through your head,
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So true mate. I'm trying to step away from what i usually do, but always end up back were i started. I need to empty my head.

ghostsword said:
That is really good looking wood, and goes great with the gravel.
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Thanks Luis

mikeappleby said:
And who made the cabinet? The same pieceoffish?
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It is mate. The cabinet is also Awesome. A fantastic finish.
 
Re: 120 x 55 x 55 'Ruby' Tank and cabinet arrive!

This setup already looks awesome!

The cabinet and the lighting are so sexy :wideyed:

The high end equipment and the great choice of hardscape, backed up with so many nice photos, make it the best event at the current time! :thumbup:

I have a good feeling for this tank, Mark! Cant wait for the planting stage...
 
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Antoni said:
The cabinet and the lighting are so sexy
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If they were women, i'd marry them both! :angelic:

Mark Evans said:
I need to empty my head.
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ARGHHHH :woot: I've emptied it too much! Cant think of a single thing!
 
Re: 120 x 55 x 55 'Ruby' Tank and cabinet arrive!

Absolutely stunning Mark. Can't wait to see the progress on this one. The tank's looking awesome. :D
 
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faizal said:
Absolutely stunning Mark. Can't wait to see the progress on this one. The tank's looking awesome.
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Cheer Faizal. :thumbup:

I'm now starting to hardscape. I'm using a stone, that I've had for a few years now, and it's never seen a drop of water.

I've put it in with the gravel, and works real good. Given time, most of it wont be on show.

Starting to hardscape, rough layout ideas.

This was to test, that all 3 work together.

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With all the lights on, i can shoot @ iso 100 :wideyed:
 
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George Farmer said:
I would be too scared to try and grow plants with that much light!
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You know me mate, it's right up my street.

Although, the MH will be used in a low to moderate way. 1 hour, 2 tops per day. I might not even use it until the tank 'stabilises'
 
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To give an idea of what might happen, I'm going to add moss in the foreground.

I'll do much smaller stones along the front edge.

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Crypts around the wood base (brown varieties), ferns etc. Some stems in the back (red, undecided yet)

You get the picture.

There's a big gap in the minute, which I'd like to utilise with maybe a foreground plant, but in the rear. I've still 2 bags of ADA left so i can get it REAL steep! and this should add to the depth 'thing'
 
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here's a pic of the substrate, after the 'snake oil' was added. :D

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It consists of ADA powders, power sand special and ADA amazonia.

Even with a quite large foreground, there's still tons of planting space.

Bring on the UWA!
 
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Mark has donated it to the 'Jack Dempsey' inspiration fund :lol:
 
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I'm completely stunned at the fit and finish of the tank itself. The silicon (or lack thereof) seams are really astonishing! Piece-of-fish has really achieved something spectacular.
 
Re: 120 x 55 x 55 'Ruby' Tank and cabinet arrive!

flygja said:
I'm completely stunned at the fit and finish of the tank itself. The silicon (or lack thereof) seams are really astonishing! Piece-of-fish has really achieved something spectacular.
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Yeah, the tank and cabinet look amazing! Do you make them professionally PoF? What's the rough cost of a cabinet in that style? I really want to replace mine, but don't have the DIY skills to be confident to make one...

Looking awesome as usual Mark! Are you soaking the wood atm? Is that why into not in the tank?
 
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