magpie
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Dear all - I'm in the very, very preparatory, scared-witless-with-the-complexities stage of a perhaps planted tank... It's taken me 5 years to persuade my OH that we can have a tank in the living room (the only place in our small, non-vertical 14th c cottage that will take one). I've ordered a custom made opti-glass from TGM and my brother in law is making a cabinet that will a) take 500Kg weight and b) fit with the rest of our living room furniture, also made by him.
so all the rest is to be decided. This is my second ever tank. The first was a Juwel corner tank that I put up 10 years ago and took down and sold when I moved out 5 years ago. I had gravel substrate and played with yeast/sugar CO2 and thought I was way cool when the Nymphea grew beautiful red leaves...
so now I want to step up. Considering substrates -and also hardscape. I could get imported stone, I realise, but I'm not overly keen on that - I'd rather use local (ish) slate if I can. Local garden centre sells beautiful green slate in massive lumps which I could easily break apart and I think it could look rather beautiful. But nobody seems to do this which leads me to think there's probably a very good reason not to and I just haven't worked out what it is.
anyone? Is it safe? Will it work?
thanks
magpie
so all the rest is to be decided. This is my second ever tank. The first was a Juwel corner tank that I put up 10 years ago and took down and sold when I moved out 5 years ago. I had gravel substrate and played with yeast/sugar CO2 and thought I was way cool when the Nymphea grew beautiful red leaves...
so now I want to step up. Considering substrates -and also hardscape. I could get imported stone, I realise, but I'm not overly keen on that - I'd rather use local (ish) slate if I can. Local garden centre sells beautiful green slate in massive lumps which I could easily break apart and I think it could look rather beautiful. But nobody seems to do this which leads me to think there's probably a very good reason not to and I just haven't worked out what it is.
anyone? Is it safe? Will it work?
thanks
magpie