Maxplantinstitute
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Well I guess I should write something about my tank, so here it goes.
About ten years ago I had a bad case of multiple tank syndrome. I did a lot of different things and had at one time 5 tanks in my living room. I had a big tank of African predators, breeding guppys ,Apistos, an artemia hatchery on my kitchen counter and a nice planted tank. The plants was perhaps the thing that I liked best. And I went the whole way from a nutrafin yeast kit, multiple bottle yeast, to pressurised co2 and pmdd ferts.
When I then moved from that house I kind of quit the hobby for a few years. I sold all except one tank (kept filter, lights, co2 equipment and ferts)
Fast forward ten years: I got rid of a sentral heating oil burner furnace in the basement and all of a sudden I had I spare room with plumbing ready.
So I did a quick renovating. Some minor fix, paint and a wood stove. Dug out the old 200liter akvastabil framed and started to work on the hardscape I originally had in mind for this tank.
I bought this used and put in a new front and bottom glass. The wood is several pieces carved to fit and held in place by plexiglass pieces with glue.
The background is a Cork sheet siliconed to the outside of the glass.
The wood in the corner is not actually what holds the gravel. I glued in place a perforated piece of plexiglass right behind it.
This is getting a bit long so I have to write the rest later. Got some fish to feed before lights out.
About ten years ago I had a bad case of multiple tank syndrome. I did a lot of different things and had at one time 5 tanks in my living room. I had a big tank of African predators, breeding guppys ,Apistos, an artemia hatchery on my kitchen counter and a nice planted tank. The plants was perhaps the thing that I liked best. And I went the whole way from a nutrafin yeast kit, multiple bottle yeast, to pressurised co2 and pmdd ferts.
When I then moved from that house I kind of quit the hobby for a few years. I sold all except one tank (kept filter, lights, co2 equipment and ferts)
Fast forward ten years: I got rid of a sentral heating oil burner furnace in the basement and all of a sudden I had I spare room with plumbing ready.
So I did a quick renovating. Some minor fix, paint and a wood stove. Dug out the old 200liter akvastabil framed and started to work on the hardscape I originally had in mind for this tank.
I bought this used and put in a new front and bottom glass. The wood is several pieces carved to fit and held in place by plexiglass pieces with glue.
The background is a Cork sheet siliconed to the outside of the glass.
The wood in the corner is not actually what holds the gravel. I glued in place a perforated piece of plexiglass right behind it.
This is getting a bit long so I have to write the rest later. Got some fish to feed before lights out.