44 gallon pentagon tank design ideas?

[jedoubblese]

so i have owned this 44 gallon corner tank and it has changed many times but is now in a place where it will not be moved ever again unless something very bad happens to it.
I really want to do a planted lush tank again with schools of small fish such as neons and a few other community species.

My idea so far as i have very nice sand in there now is to make a square planter to set in the tank with plant substrate so as the sand and dirt mixture will not mix and have this as a lush larger planted area in the center.

I would then like to mix some gravel in the front of the tank with the sand to make a display center that slopes up to the planter with smaller cups if you will for grass and things of low laying nature to grow in

I would also like several cups in the sanded area to host plants as well

Plan on using some pieces of drift wood to add that onatural look.
i already have my metal halides and co2 and things to grow plants i just need some design ideas from other people to maybe throw in with my own after all two heads are better than one so a whole web site or fish freaks as my girlfriend calls us will hopefully result in a jaw dropping tank.

thank you in advance for any ideas you throw my way
Jesse

What do you guys think any help would be appreciatted

 

[TipStylez]

Go for it.

 

[Shorgasm III]

do it. then post pics

 

[Marinemom]

Overall your plan sounds fine. It is hard to design a layout in a pentagon shape but not impossible. I might consider moving the planted section off to the side or at least off center. Things that are placed dead center tend not to look very natural and I take it you are going for the natural look. But overall I think it sounds wonderful and you should have an awsome tank.

Marinemom

 

[jedoubblese]

cool good idea putting it to the side

 

[Yoemen]

hmm, how tall is the tank. Sorry have no experience with such a design. I think the centerpiece idea would work great if the plants were large enough. A tiger Lotus or 2 would be an idea. If I were doing it, I would want to be certain the center piece dominated the tank. Ussually people stray away from this, but hear me out. With what you are doing sounds like what a lot of people do with coral tanks and such in a round tank.

 

[WeeNe858]

yeah i saw this little tip... if you make 2 screens of plants it leaves the eye to wander and the mind to wonder and i did a step up with medium rocks as retaining walls

 

[jedoubblese]

the tank is fairly tall and pretty wide from the two farthest corners thats why i want more of a centerpiece than varied and the back corner will be the heater and filter elements so that they are mostly hidden from view