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[deranged chipmunk]

Ok.....hardscape version 2.0. The wood is the same wood that was in the tank previously, with an added branch and arranged differently. I just tried something new out. I bleached all that rich brown manzanita to a nice bright beige. I want to let it "weather" inside the tank naturally and see what I get.


Added soil mix and soil for the aquatics, guess where my roots feeders are going??


Then I added the sand. I used exoterra river bed sand the first go around on this tank, and I really was digging it, so I decided to use it again. Admire this picture for a long time, because it's the last time the same will be clean lol. As a few of you know, I like a natural tank, so I don't mind soil and other miscellaneous things on my substrate. You won't find pristine sand caps in nature and you won't find them in my tanks




Then I filled the tank, and added leaf litter for the aquatic portion.


Tonight, I will cut new glass for my lid. I didn't really care for the frosted plexi I uses before, so I'm going with clear lexan this time. Then I'll plant the aquatics and pray that i don't get much crypt melt.


Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world ~ Nelson Mandela

[DigitalPunk]

Looking good Bill! I think it is so crucial that the seasoned tank builder (like you) post when a tank design or something didn't go right. Lets all the rest of us know it can happen to anyone and we aren't alone in our struggles

Thanks Buddy!