What great journal doesn’t start off with a wall of text 😎
I’ve been dreaming of being in a somewhat stable position for a while, you know, settled in a new home, babies no longer tiny, no one has died in a while, that kind of place. I think with so much going on, and with a lot of choice for tank size a plan has felt really hard to settle on. Yet, I woke up today and was like “you know what, I should pull the trigger”.
There is so much I want to keep, so many plants to try. Is this aquarium about fish? Or plants? How big should it be, should I put it here, there or here? What about hardscape?
But as I’ve said somewhere before, an aquarium needs to feel like it’s part of the room. I’ve been a bit everywhere with choice. YouTube and Instagram haven’t been helpful. I don’t want to waste money either, as a custom big tank is a commitment. I have 3 possible locations, varying from 120cm to 240cm, and the preliminary concept for a fish house. Mind is firing in many places.
On a personal note; it’s been a year.
I’m not set on a size, yet, but most likely 150x70x60cm (l,w,h). Quite big, but it’s about the framing in the room. The width may reduce to 60, depending on the vibe. I really liked the dimensions of a an ikea cot, adding on 30cm for “luck”.
One other thing, I’ll probably have a euro brace. 5cm deep, I think this will be 19mm glass too. I will also get black silicone, purely as I like the border aspect. I can remember pulling over my dad’s aquarium as a child by hanging off it; I was lucky.
I’m leaning towards an ecosystem tank, but my water is very soft. I haven’t had much success with higher inverts in the water. My water from tap is about ~40tds.
Let me contradict myself fast, I also want to add a big fish like geophagus or biodatama to this tank one day, so size has to be larger. Later on in its life, probably salty. It’s a deep tank, I could also have angels 🥳 or 250 neons.
I guess I don’t need to get into the nitty gritty now. But as an idea, I want to blend what we saw in teapot, and bucket of mud plus some success with my own tank, (drilling holes). There’s a lovely tank at ADA Poland which also is an inspiration. It just needs to feel natural. Edvet had a massive South American tank, and I think that’s more aligned with my thoughts, probably less fish tho, not really the same.
I’ll let you know when I’ve decided 👌
I’ve been dreaming of being in a somewhat stable position for a while, you know, settled in a new home, babies no longer tiny, no one has died in a while, that kind of place. I think with so much going on, and with a lot of choice for tank size a plan has felt really hard to settle on. Yet, I woke up today and was like “you know what, I should pull the trigger”.
There is so much I want to keep, so many plants to try. Is this aquarium about fish? Or plants? How big should it be, should I put it here, there or here? What about hardscape?
But as I’ve said somewhere before, an aquarium needs to feel like it’s part of the room. I’ve been a bit everywhere with choice. YouTube and Instagram haven’t been helpful. I don’t want to waste money either, as a custom big tank is a commitment. I have 3 possible locations, varying from 120cm to 240cm, and the preliminary concept for a fish house. Mind is firing in many places.
On a personal note; it’s been a year.
I’m not set on a size, yet, but most likely 150x70x60cm (l,w,h). Quite big, but it’s about the framing in the room. The width may reduce to 60, depending on the vibe. I really liked the dimensions of a an ikea cot, adding on 30cm for “luck”.
One other thing, I’ll probably have a euro brace. 5cm deep, I think this will be 19mm glass too. I will also get black silicone, purely as I like the border aspect. I can remember pulling over my dad’s aquarium as a child by hanging off it; I was lucky.
I’m leaning towards an ecosystem tank, but my water is very soft. I haven’t had much success with higher inverts in the water. My water from tap is about ~40tds.
Let me contradict myself fast, I also want to add a big fish like geophagus or biodatama to this tank one day, so size has to be larger. Later on in its life, probably salty. It’s a deep tank, I could also have angels 🥳 or 250 neons.
I guess I don’t need to get into the nitty gritty now. But as an idea, I want to blend what we saw in teapot, and bucket of mud plus some success with my own tank, (drilling holes). There’s a lovely tank at ADA Poland which also is an inspiration. It just needs to feel natural. Edvet had a massive South American tank, and I think that’s more aligned with my thoughts, probably less fish tho, not really the same.
Evil twin: said:
I’ll let you know when I’ve decided 👌
