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Originally Posted by EverettC
Why are you gutting the left side, it looked good! Can we see some more full tank/progress shots for what you're working on? Nice discus btw, I love the pigeon bloods.
I borrowed a few of your ideas for a 65 gallon tank I'm working on at the moment (that probably won't be finished until summer seeing as how I'm heading back to school tomorrow morning), that I'll be posting as an advanced-vivarium "how to" like my old 75 was, I hope it does yours justice  |
Whoa,whoa,whoa, I have copyrighted all my ideas, The replication of any concept I have incorporating into the construction of my system will be taken as a compliment!
Which ideas did you use? I'd love to see your tank.
I gutted the left side four days ago. I just wrapped it up last night. Three solid days of work and I'm finally nearing completion.
I redid this side for a few reasons:
1. I wanted to expand the water section and increase the land section as well, Huh? How could that co-exist simultaneously you ask. I elevated the land section and created an underwater cave under the entire land section-similar to what I did on the right side. Now 100 % percent of the bottom of the vivarium is accessible as free swimming space to the fish. This way I'm utilizing all of the potential water section and land area inside the vivarium.
I created a sloping hill above the cave area which will give the frogs more usable land to roam. It still needs to be planted but then it's done. Pictures to follow.
2. I created and extended a second drip wall. I feel that although the drip walls off gas the CO2 for the plants they also biological clean the aquarium better than any other filtration system I have-hands down.
3. Optimizing the format of the land for the frogs was a priority. I now have a larger solid land area for the frogs to access. Although before I had land it wasn't set-up in an ideal way for the frogs. The new design will fit there needs better.
