Alasse

I've decided to upgrade the tank...i've bought a 5ft to replace the 4ft in the pics.

Soooo all this vvvv ~ current pic



Will be moved and held while the changeover occurs, looking way forward to the bigger tank, but not the changeover *LOL*

While i'm awaiting the new tanks arrival, i have to get a new heater & i'm hoping to be able to pick up some new rocks for it, spotted some fossilized wood at a shop the other day...looked real neat. Also on the lookout for some unusual driftwood i like.

The substrate will vary a bit too in the new one...still sand but i want to mix gravel or something in with it..

Pics to come

The 4ft will then be for sale (i'd love to keep it, but i really have nowhere to put it *L*)

COBettaCouple

Beautiful tank! I wish we could pick up the 4 foot tank from you, but shipping would be a killer.

Alasse

The 5ft should arrive Sat 16th Feb....wooohoooooo i'm sooo looking forward to it!

I originally ordered a 5'x18"x18". I went in to my LFS to see if it had arrived last week and mine was there, but out the back. In the front showroom was a 5'x2'x18". The guy i deal with seen me looking at it and offered me that one instead for AU$20 more...i snapped it up *LOL* More room is good i say

Now i have to buy new heaters for this tank....i was offered 2x 300W for the price of 2x 200W heaters (they had no 200watt)....That should be ok, yes? I just figure they wont need to work as hard.

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Loved the look of the old 4 footer and looking forward to the look of the young 5 footer

2x300W heaters are definitely better than 2x200W ones for the reasons you already stated.

Also, good call on the bigger tank for only a few dollars more.

finmama

your tank looks amazing! natural pebbly gravel would look good with sand

Alasse

Thank you both

With the substrate ~ I've decided to go a layer of black gravel mixed with 'Richgrow' Aquatic planting mix. Over this will go a layer of just black gravel to keep the Richgrow where i want it. A section of the base will be sand only to keep future loaches/cories happy.

Well thats the plan anyway *LOL* Hopefully it will work out how i envisage it

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Alasse

I already had the gravel and the sand. The Richgrow i got yesterday

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Alasse

*LOL*...you can put ya thoughts out there if ya want....upto you

Ya never know, i may have another tank that may need a makeover and prefer your thoughts