56G Tank Progress

[1beataway]

I really wanted to wait till the tank was completed before I made a log of my progress, but Lesley begged and begged and said she wanted to see the work of a genius, so I agreed.

It's a 56 gallon tank. I wanted a water feature but I hate the look of the egg crate and pvc pipe of false bottoms, so I spent time coming up with a take on a false bottom that I think will look more natural.

From my calculations, there will be about 10 or 12 gallons of water in the false bottom area. About 3/4 of the top will be soil, and the rest will be rocks and water. There will be an acrylic wall to separate. The rock tower in the back will mostly hide the Whisper Filter that will act as a waterfall and the pipe of the canister filter and some of the airline tubing for the airstones (which I included for movement in the far corner). The pond will have more rocks, since the frog can't swim and I want to make sure he'll have no problems. The rock walls in the pond area do not go all the way, so the water can circulate, but the frog won't be able to get into the water below the floor. Obviously, there'll be lots of live plants, and I've made some pots to glue to the back and side.