New small tank

[Florin Ilia]

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[Gerryd]

Hey all,

Well I got my new box of manzy wood today from Tom......

Here are my first shots at the hardscape...The tree is larger than I thought so will not go with the cliff idea..

I see my using stauro 049 as the carpet plant and use some anubias (if I can get it to grow) under the tree. A bit of ferns to dress up the stump and provide breeding and fry cover, and am all set.

I see either kribs or SA dwarf cichlids of some type in here...Not sure what to do for schooler...Perhaps back to cardinals for this scape..

Comments appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

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[Gerryd]

Hey all,

I think it may well be something like this:

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Provides a few more areas to plant groups and plenty of visible roots and such...I want the wood to be a haven so will not cover it much.

The plants may require some experimentation but a few mosses will look nice for sure...

I may well trim a few of the rightmost branches including the larger one pointing to the back right corner. That will have a better flow I think and will allow a bit more room to position it. One or two tiny branches towards the front and that will be it..

I can see this tank growing into something decent if I left it as is..

Need to slate the big tree of course and then go from there, but this is close I think.

I know it is similar in some respects to the 220, but I like this tree a lot.. I really want to go low light here if I can and make it a darker portion of the forest...

I would like to dress up the cave mouth under the tree with a bit of fern/moss and then get something that will make that their home....I know kribs will love it as will many dwarf cichlids...

Later.

[Tom Barr]

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No sleeping with the wood Gerry, I see it on the bed sheets.
That's just wrong.

[Tom Barr]

You might use some of the extras to have them lean up against the tree and slope down and out/away from the tree.

More curved gradually slope to make the base appear even thicker.

You can also trim the base off with a rip saw and then this will lower the piece about 1-3".

[Tom Barr]

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Sounds like you took the bait and went to glassholes.com
Find what you needed eh?

[Florin Ilia]

No it was under construction... That's why I advise people to stay away

[feh]

Sounds like you took the bait and went to glassholes.com
Find what you needed eh?

Oops... I'll have to see what that was about when I get home.

[Gerryd]

No sleeping with the wood Gerry, I see it on the bed sheets.
That's just wrong.

Hey Tom,

That was the bed in the office which is for cats and the occasional guest. I have SOME standards for bedmates

[jerrybforl]

Gerry you know what I already think about it! It's a very nice setup. The wood is laid out very nicely and you will have all kinds of possibilities. Till next time my friend.