Tank picture update

[often dignified]

before: looked cluttered & tacky... too much going on

http://www.edinboro.edu/~t181604w/pics/aquarium.jpg


after: changed to black background (it's actually one of those stiff foam presentation boards... no reflection when taking pics) I moved the heater horizontal, pulled out Christmas present silk plants, removed stinky driftwood, new microsword and hairgrass fake plants :p... a little re-arranging.... clean, crisp and simple :D

http://www.edinboro.edu/~t181604w/pics/aquarium2.jpg
(I need to trim that flowering stalk :o)

What do you think? :D

[LMOUTHBASS]

that log thing looks like an empty rotted turtle shell - very cool!

[Gunn]

I like the new changes... very nice

[CHINABOY1021]

i love the new look. looks very clean.

i still wonder to this day, why people like to put their therometer visable in their tank. unless you're expecting a change in temperature, whats the need for it once the heater is set? i put my therometer in my Aquaclear filter, or any HOB filter.

[often dignified]

Dang that is a good idea - having it in the filter! I can't put it on the sides of the tank... I have the tank in a corner so it would be hard to read. Filter is a good idea, but then you won't know if your water is boiling or freezing (heater malfunction).

[CHINABOY1021]

when i need to look at the temp. i just take it out of the filter and read it. :D

[travelinman1969]

Major improvment!! It was too cluttered before. Is that flower comin off that sword plant? I think it looks kinda neat.

[O-man21]

That flower is come from an aponogeton, (sp) I have the same thing. It gets abouve the water level, then blooms into a tall white flower, sorta like a cat-tail thing. It's kinda neat if you have a lot at once. I had five going at once, I had to take the hood off, it was pretty cool.

[often dignified]

Yea I used to have a ton of those flowers too... if I trim them all the way down, I'll have a new one in less than a week. Usually I keep them trimmed but I'm trying to keep my hands out of the tank this week lol

At one time about half of the top was covered with flowers and the leaves that they shoot to the surface - kinda cool but nothing else got light :p

[NJ Devils Fan]

Looks good. Will you at some point add live plants?

[often dignified]

Hey I have 3 live plants in there thank you very much :p

I would like to... as soon as I find a place that sells plants. I'm not about to dump out a bunch of money on mail order. The only selection I have is the Aponogeton and Dwarf Lilly bulbs at Wal Mart lol

Thanks for the compliments :D

[O-man21]

I got my aponogetons the same way lol

[NJ Devils Fan]

There are som places online that don't charge and arm and a leg for shipping.(just a leg;) I forgot what someof the site were, but check in the plant section in some old threads, you will find a couple of places. I was about to buy a lot of plants for only $20 or so including shipping, but I forgot why I didn't.

[sumoschro]

I think the simple look is cool, and the black background adds a lot to it, very nice!

[lostris]

How big is that tank? I like the new look better, but don't u think they don't have hidding space now? That flowery plant is very nice, I live on a little island and we only get the common plants, and honestly I never bought live stuff online.