Aquarium Decoration (Rocks, Plants and Substrates) • I want to see pictures of your tanks!

[irondan]

some great looking tanks in this thread. here are a couple of mine

125 gallon sa/ca community


35 gallon dwarf planted

[JAyliffe]

some great looking tanks in this thread. here are a couple of mine

125 gallon sa/ca community


35 gallon dwarf planted

Did a double take when that 125 gallon loaded up, looked like you had some ET-like alien in the left hand corner there!

[Rob1984]

off topic, but where did you get that white sand substrate ? thats like what i want but having a hard time finding it here in Ontario canada

[TrashmanNYC]

my new all male hap/peacock 125g.......





Robb

[Shahlvah]

Nice tank,very similar to what my now to be discus tank used to look when I bought it....what a change...LOL

Before with old owner: All HAP and Peacock tank (he sold the fish)



After (with me) creating a beautiful discus, fancy plecos and tetra tank

[IheartNY]

Here's mine! Mixed African's
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8? Were u counting fish lol, there is actually like 19 or 20! I have the craziest mix of dudes

[durby]

off topic, but where did you get that white sand substrate ? thats like what i want but having a hard time finding it here in Ontario canada

I bought it at Petco. But it's expensive ($15 a bag), so I stuck egg crate in there and just covered it. Padding for the rocks and way less sand to buy. The local landscaping company here has some gorgeous sand that is INSANELY cheap. I'm about to switch out the gravel in my smaller 55 for that.

[Shahlvah]

I bought my sand at a place where they do industrial flooring. I pay $0.38 a pound and it comes in 50 pound bag. It is a ceramic coated quartz sand and it comes in all colors.
Works perfectly with my fish because is small and round, they like to swift it around and it won't harm them.
That is another option. I just couldn't afford the Petco / Petsmart prices for such a big aquarium. I had to look.

In the picture is my 100 g. black and white mix...but the one in the 240 is the same type of sand, just light beige color.


here is the one in the 240g

[axia55]

Shahlvah - Are those artifical plants in the Discus tank? If so, what brand and where did you get them?

[Shahlvah]

axia55, all the plants in my discus tank are plastic plants. I went shopping at Garden Ridge, Michaels, Hobby Lobby and similar craft stores and home decoration stores., Look for the adds on the papers and see who is having a sale, they have a huge variety and you can pick as you go. I paid average 3.99 per plant, some were more pricey, but nothing over 7.99....it was just a matter of using my imagination with what I was able to find and afford. Brand? no brand, they have them in bunches in those places....

[axia55]

Interesting....never thought about that option. I assume you have tested to make sure these are safe in water long term?

[kyboy]

40 Long Mbuna

[SobrietyRocks707]

Still working on the lighting... Not a huge fan of the blue. Also need to add more rock.... At the prices
my LFS charges, it's a payday to payday process LoL For now, there is little stacking, more spreading.
But my little excavators make their own hidey holes for now

[Mike_G]

My 55 gallon with DIY stand and canopy:

[Shahlvah]

In regards to the plants you asked me, yes, they are safe. I washed them in very hot water and steam them (with one of those steamers, I have had no problems with them what so ever, the fish like to go in and out of them and even nibbling at them if there is some algae formation on them.