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New DIY Project

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Ok, so I got another 29gal Tall tank for this project.I want you guys to let me if its worth it. Click on that link to see what I mean ^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Very cool!
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Looks pretty darn good! The cement, and rocks seem a little thick though, no? They seem to be taking up a lot of room that could be used for swimming! lol Just my two cents anyway.. Otherwise it looks awesome! :D

& Just wondering, why would there be kitty litter in the substrate? Does it act like a good substrate?
I've just never seen it done that way before!!
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kitty litter will not be in my tank, I will use gravel like always, or maybe sand?

But I will keep you guys posted how it goes and yes, it goes take some room but I think I will keep DP's in there so.
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I think it's a very cool idea, and it did look good, would probably look really nice in a bigger tank. I didn't like the kitty litter idea, but hey, that's changeable. However .... I'm concerned about the safeness of concrete in my tank with fish -- is it okay? Won't it hurt my fish and plants in the long run?

I'd be very interested in seeing your end result PolishPuff, so please post pics if you end up doing this. :)
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There's so many new strangers in this post, what to do, what to do...

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Flutter wrote:There's so many new strangers in this post, what to do, what to do...

Congrats on the name changes!
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OK, I got all the supplies I will need for this project today. I will start tomorrow with one of my friends. After reading all about it, ( b4 I'll spend $ ) it looks like this tank will be ready for adding fish in about a month. I need to filter water to lower PH, 50% water changes every week....


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I like it minus the kitty litter. That would be sweet set up for a fancy betta and some live plants. I may have to add this to my to do list. hehe
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I like it minus the kitty litter. That would be sweet set up for a fancy betta and some live plants. I may have to add this to my to do list. hehe
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Wow very cool! I may be able to talk my husband into this one!
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nice project I've seen the same vid before. Yea, my only conscern would be the amount of space taken up by the display.


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J-P wrote:nice project I've seen the same vid before. Yea, my only conscern would be the amount of space taken up by the display.


Well done
+1 That's what I was thinking. But if it were a bigger tank it would be okay. That'd be perfect for dwarf shrimp, though. They'd love to climb that.
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Looks like after I will add all the fake rocks to my 29gal tank, I will have about 19-20 gallons for my five or six DP's 3 OTO and some shrimp
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Re: New DIY Project

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Other DIY backgrounds that might interest you...

http://www.vivariumforum.com/community/ ... -pics.html

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/d ... ground.php

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/d ... ground.php

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/d ... round2.php

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/d ... round3.php
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