DIY Slate wall

tennesseemom, I have in my sig of pics my diy corner tank hood if you're interested. One thing I would change is a single hinge at the front instead of two.
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omg, now that I've seen your corner tank, I feel the urge to redo my tank! Your's is beautiful! What are the little wisps of grass type in the front? Where did you place your spraybar and intake?

I made a cave, it's not very pretty, and I'm sure you talented guys could make it prettier, but my pleco fits and most importantly he loves it. I used 3 pieces of slate tile, broke one in half and used those for the sides. I should have put gravel in the silicone on the top when it was wet. Too late now. I also siliconed a piece of driftwood to the top, not sure if that will hold. It's open ended for water flow and so pleco can fit. There's also a depression in the gravel under it, once again so pleco can fit.

Ignore the glare, dirty glass and mini-cycle:) Did you guys go through a mini-cycle when you added the slate?

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Why the h377 is that in the photo section???? It's a tanks specs list...there are no photos :wall:

Thanks tennesseemom. The wispy plants are hair grass (eleocharis parvula). My intake is in the back corner and I have two outputs on either side, at the top at 45degree angles downward. No, no mini cycle with slate. Yours doesn't look bad. A little too uniform to be natural, but certainly not bad at all! If the fish and you like it, that's what counts.
 
looks nice
The angel looks really mean in that 1st picture. Once my tank is stabilized i think i will get an angel or 2 not sure whats good for my tank.
And i can see your sag is really taking off so many new sprouts.
I did undergo a mini cycle, well my water is still cloudy but not sure if its from the slate since i had to do a full move around.
 
beviking said:
Why the h377 is that in the photo section???? It's a tanks specs list...there are no photos :wall:
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lol i clicked your sig and it led me there.. I was also surprised why it would be down there without any pix but then again it was posted 2003 and maybe the link to the pix died off just like in all other old threads.. But i am sure im not the only one who wants to see your updates.
 
bk828 said:
looks nice
The angel looks really mean in that 1st picture. Once my tank is stabilized i think i will get an angel or 2 not sure whats good for my tank.
And i can see your sag is really taking off so many new sprouts.
I did undergo a mini cycle, well my water is still cloudy but not sure if its from the slate since i had to do a full move around.
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Whew, ok I was getting worried about the mini-cycle. Yeah, I did a major move around of things and took some things out. My pleco gets *really* stressed whenever I do anything in the tank so I'm hoping his new cave will help that. he was too big for the rock that he tried to hide behind before. He's 8 inches long!

What plant is this behind the angel?

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I'm goign to work on the slate rock wall this weekend, I still have a box of tiles to work through!
 
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Hygrophila difformis (a.k.a. wisteria). Neat plant albeit a bit invasive.

bk828, no, the link for pics still works. My most recent pics have been diy projects and pics of inhabitants, not the tanks themselves :)
 
Is the foam actually needed? If not, what purpose does it serve? Great project, I might make one myself. :)
 
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