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Alright, so it is happening. I pondered the idea of keeping PDFs, and after reading this forum for months, I am now on the "action" stage.
I dismantled my saltwater tank and I will be refinishing the acrylic and stand in April/May.
I need to start planning the design. I want a tank similar to Energy's. Pretty ambitious, right?
The difference is that my tank is MUCH smaller.
Like Energy, I want water to touch the sides and front of the tank. I just don't like the idea of black dirt touching the visible areas. I want to have as much water as possible under the land (caves/tunnels). The water does not have to be too deep... just about 20 gallons so I can add a few cardinal tetras and a couple of corydoras for cleaning.
I would also like a waterfall/river to go from the left to the right. This will also be how I filter the water. I have a canister filter that will suck water on the right, filter it, then throw it back in through the left (waterfall).
My concern is with clumsy PDFs that may fall in the water. How can I overcome this design challenge? How to create tunnels under the land and yet, have escape routes back to land?
I dismantled my saltwater tank and I will be refinishing the acrylic and stand in April/May.
I need to start planning the design. I want a tank similar to Energy's. Pretty ambitious, right?
The difference is that my tank is MUCH smaller.
Like Energy, I want water to touch the sides and front of the tank. I just don't like the idea of black dirt touching the visible areas. I want to have as much water as possible under the land (caves/tunnels). The water does not have to be too deep... just about 20 gallons so I can add a few cardinal tetras and a couple of corydoras for cleaning.
I would also like a waterfall/river to go from the left to the right. This will also be how I filter the water. I have a canister filter that will suck water on the right, filter it, then throw it back in through the left (waterfall).
My concern is with clumsy PDFs that may fall in the water. How can I overcome this design challenge? How to create tunnels under the land and yet, have escape routes back to land?