bubblynutter

Thought you all might enjoy some pics of my tank.
I went out this weekend and got some river rocks. I made two structures - one "tunnel" and one cave (for the other tank). I also separated the substrate and put a 'riverbed' up the centre of the tank!

The fish all seem to love it - the loaches haven't stopped exploring ALL day!


And for those waiting patiently for the new honey gourami photos, I was taking pics of the rescape when the camera died!! So waiting now for the charger to appear...

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bubblynutter

One more pic!

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Nutter

Nice job. I like the little pebble arch with the Java Moss.
I do have to say though that the marine/coral background does look a little odd.
All up though, very nice.

aquarist48

Hello BubblyNutter,

Great job on the tank. Beautiful fish! Thanks for sharing.
Ken

bubblynutter

It came with the tank. Because the tank is in a corner with windows on both sides, I'm leaving it on until I can get my hands on some black background/wrapping paper. It looks better than an algae outbreak!

tengallonhat

Looks very nice, did you just hot glue the rocks together for the arch? I was considering something like that, but was unsure of what kind of glue to use so it would be safe in the tank.

bubblynutter

Hi tengallonhat,

It's actually a bit of a 'tunnel', rather than an arch, but hard to see from the photo angles.

I used glass silicone, specifically labelled 'aquarium safe'. I found that you had to use quite a bit more than expected to adhere to the rocks, otherwise the silicone didn't support the weight of the structure.

Nutter - I changed the background on the weekend to black contact! Looks much better...

bolivianbaby

That looks awesome! You're very creative.

bubblynutter

thanks BB!!

I'm looking forward to receiving my shipment of plants this week, should make the tank look a little more 'homely'!

bolivianbaby

Please post pics after you add the plants! I'm sure it'll look absolutely fabulous!

click

Awesome job. Tank looks great!

bubblynutter

Awww, shucks! Thanks BB! I will most certainly update with pics. I just got a new phone, so I will try it out tonight on the honey gouramis (until I can find that you-know-what of a digital camera battery charger!!!)

Thanks Click! Still a work in progress, but looking better than when I started!

As stated above, I am waiting on some live plants to arrive, and will also swap out the natural river gravel to black gravel (keeping the meandering river bed in the centre!). It's all so exciting! The only problem is having to do it piecemeal, so I can afford all the bits and pieces...

whisper

WOW great job !!!!!!!!!!!

navarunroy

awesome 10/10..!!!...hehe

tengallonhat

Thanks for the hint Bubblynutter, I'll have to look for some glass silicone then. I hand selected some nice granite and quartz stones from the plantings at work, scrubbed them each by hand really well, rinsed, rinsed and rinsed some more, then soaked them in vinegar water to remove any left over soap, rinsed again and again, and then boiled them for 20 minutes -- should be aquarium safe and lots cheaper then buying aquarium river stones (6-8 stones for $2.79 at Walmart no less! I like the combination of natural gravel and stones. Eventually I hope to replace my plastic plants with real ones. But like you, and a lot of other people - my little 10 gallon tank is a work in progress