hi all

[lou1]

hiya people. i joined this forum as it seems a great place for info and ideas . ive been keeping discus for about a year now in a 6 x 2 x 2 and a 3ft breeding tank . just the standard varieties turq pigeons eruptions etc . bit ive started a new 4ft aqua one r120 tank
this will be housing 4 wild blues hopefully :P but i wont be ready for them for at least a month or two . even though the canister ( aquaone 2250 ) was running my 6ft for the last six months ( replace it with a fx5 ) i want the tank to setlle in a bit.
the water is still slightly cloudly as its just been filled and the log is still floating a bit .
the stock for this tank will be
4 x wild blues
around 20 neons or cardinals
4-5 l333's

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/67/imag0297zn.th.jpg (http://img163.imageshack.us/i/imag0297zn.jpg/)
i used a ultra fine black quartz sand
http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/1504/imag0301k.th.jpg (http://img818.imageshack.us/i/imag0301k.jpg/)
the water is still slightly cloudy as its just been filled and the log is also floating a bit. the rocks are actually hollow so the Ls can hide inside

what do you guys think of the layout?

[Merrilyn]

Welcome to the forum lou1.

Good looking tank. Love that background. Can you tell us some more about it.

[lou1]

the background i got from a australian reptile supplier www.reptiledirect.com.au ( they are also on ebay ), when i was searching google for some sort of background latex ones were way out of my budget ( some were $700+ ) so the next best thing was a polyurethane backing , the main issue was that i couldnt get a solid 4ft long piece as the tank brace was in the way. i ended up finding that backing it is normally used for frogs , the fact that it has deep vertical lines hides the join fairly well. its 2 x 2ft peices
i still need to get some sort of ground cover plant for the tank ( Elatine gratioloides or maybe dwarf baby tears? any suggestions ? ) and then thats it for plants

[Ghoti]

the background i got from a australian reptile supplier

Great thinking there lou!

Your tank looks great and will make a nice home for some wilds :D

Cheers,
Scott

[lou1]

yea its getting there

[Nev]

Hi and welcome to the forum :)