Hi, new here, heres my tank!

Looking good joeotley. Check out your local rock quarry or landscape supply store for slate and rockwork. Save you a lot of money in the long run. The black sand would've been cool but I like the brownish color as well. I'd use darker slate as well to contrast those Labs. Tank looks clean and healthy, congrats.

cheers afro, I'll look into that, time to take a browse around builders yards etc...I'll keep you posted on the tank?

Thanks for the feedback everyone else, I'll put up soem more pics in a second...
 
Some more pics...

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Black background is perfect for photo's! Very happy
 
I like the changes--makes the fish really pop!! I'm not sure I like the substrate with fish that colorful--I'd have liked a darker substrate--like you were originally going for. Overall though--your tank is AWESOME!!!! It has a nice clean look to it. The pictures you are taking are very well done as well :thm: Keep 'em coming!!!!
 
Good photography for sure. I like the look of your tank, the substrate is fine. I'd start looking for a more natural rock-scape now. Your tank is impressive as is, it's just those few details in the aquascape that'll really set it off. Keep posting pics, really enjoying them.
 
Coming along very nicely
 
cheers for all the kind words...its tough takinh the photo's, hard to get anything to stay still.

Well, there's this old quarry near me, been closed for years. I raided it, found loads of nice rocks and piles of slate...scrubbed them all but still waiting for cloudiness of water to go down, I'll get some pics up when it does
 
Update...

Installed all the rock and slate, still not happy with the look of it but just gonna leave it as it is, its growing on me. Looks good as a mess I think, more natural. Anyway here's some photo's, sorry they're a bit blurry took them in a hurry:

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I think the fish are much happier - look at how bright the male lab has gone...spawned with three females in a row as soon as the rocks were in!
 
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