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Aqua Scaping
« on: January 21, 2012, 04:46:26 PM »
I changed my tank aqua scaping.  Put in about 200 lbs of rock.  This is the before picture   This is the the new look.

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Re: Aqua Scaping
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2012, 04:58:09 PM »
Looking good
How about posting some tank stats?  ;)

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Re: Aqua Scaping
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2012, 06:50:24 PM »
Really nice !!

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Re: Aqua Scaping
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2012, 08:52:00 PM »
Looks good.

One thing I'd tweak is picking up a 3 plant that's as tall as the others to set out in front of the intake. Close enough to hide the intake from view, but set out a little so the poop/etc isn't too obstructed when it comes to getting sucked up the intake.
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Re: Aqua Scaping
« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2012, 10:12:06 PM »
Really nice, are those just regular bricks in there... And there safe in the tank, did they affect the ph or anything in the tank?  :) 8)
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Re: Aqua Scaping
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2012, 12:24:57 AM »
Looks nice, hope you dont have to catch any fish with all those rocks ???
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Re: Aqua Scaping
« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2012, 08:11:56 PM »
Tank Stats.
90 gallon all glass tank
filtered using 2 Aqua Clear 110s
tank is lite with a single T8 bulb 65k
Occupancy is 1 hybrid texas cichlid aka "little fish"

Ron I hate the location of both of the plants and want to buy replacements anyways.
Auratus little fish will grow old and problay die in that tank before I need to catch him.
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Re: Aqua Scaping
« Reply #7 on: January 22, 2012, 10:24:18 PM »
Hey Ski. Yes they are building bricks. I have used them for a couple years.  I have never noticed a ph increase but my water is over 8.
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Re: Aqua Scaping
« Reply #8 on: January 23, 2012, 12:34:52 PM »
Thanks, i have thougt of the a few times while i was at Home Depot.. Just wasn't sure... I think with the holes in them they look pretty cool.... ;D
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Re: Aqua Scaping
« Reply #9 on: February 21, 2012, 11:14:26 PM »
This weekend I changed my mine about all the rocks in the tank.  I took about half of them out.  I'm very happy with the way it turned out.
 
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Re: Aqua Scaping
« Reply #10 on: March 05, 2012, 11:25:28 PM »
I Like the first and last pics. I bought those type of plants from Hobby Lobby--you also-??-they can make a tank decor look good!  8)
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Re: Aqua Scaping
« Reply #11 on: October 14, 2012, 12:16:02 PM »
The plants came from Joann's.  I sold this tank a couple weeks ago.
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