jamesbarr Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 hey all just wanted to post some pictures of my set up so far. Lots of help for the design came from this site and its members. So I figured I own you all some shots. Thanks for your help so far! If you have any suggestions I would love to hear them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 (edited) very good! Perhaps throw in some wood, i've always been fond of it in a tank. Edited March 28, 2012 by ckmullin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperGuppyGirl Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Looks good, better than mine I kill any plants I try! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbarr Posted March 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 (edited) Thanks! Ill do my best to keep posting more pictures as things get more established My anubius flowered today and I have a picture of that but I cant figure out how to post pictures in my replies.... Edited April 5, 2012 by jamesbarr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 Thanks! Ill do my best to keep posting more pictures as things get more established My anubius flowered today and I have a picture of that but I cant figure out how to post pictures in my replies.... http://albertaaquatica.com/index.php?showtopic=35943 take a look @ that, will help you out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 Pretty good start :thumbs: If you're looking for some suggestions I'd say add some more plants and maybe a piece of driftwood or some other decoration to give a bit of height. Also a background would help cover up the cords and stuff in the back. Thats probably the easiest way to make a tank look nicer instantly. You can use anything from fabrics, papers, plastics, or those already printed with a picture backgrounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbarr Posted April 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 hey vallisneria I took your advice on a background, I put a light grey towel on the back there. I dont really like printed background ie; plant pictures and so on. The towel made a major difference! I really makes the light reflect nicely into the tank, making the tank seem brighter, and it also makes my fish stand out a lot more. Thanks for the advice! I dont think that my lfs stocks driftwood, (im from a small town) so I will have to wait for a bit to get into edmonton for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 Isn't it amazing how much difference just adding a background can make. A good background for smaller tanks is placemats from the dollar store. They come in a bunch of different colors, textures and can be fabric or plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbarr Posted April 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 nothing like the reward of being able to be frugal while doing a potentially expensive hobby! Thankfully we have this website to connect and share ideas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekbottom Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 If you're up near Barrhead you should be able to find some driftwood up there somewhere. It might take some hunting and then prep work but probably not much worse than hunting it down in Edmonton. Just take a walk down to the creek or lake. I'm going to give it a try this spring and see what I can come up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomuhs Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 Really like how clear and clean your tank looks. I would add a couple more rocks or driftwood as hardscapes to fill up some space and to create some focal points. You could probably pull off an iwagumi look if you really wanted Otherwise the fish and plants look really happy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbarr Posted April 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 thanks for the encouragement! I was thinking of a iwagumi tank, but got scared because Ive never done one. I dnt know how to get that ground cover look that I see whenever I see one of them. I have some umbrella hairgrass that has taken in my tank half decent. Maybe someone has some experience with it. I got the hairgrass at the spring auction and have never mucked with it before and have no idea how it behaves.... Any tips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbarr Posted April 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 (edited) Thanks! Ill do my best to keep posting more pictures as things get more established My anubius flowered today and I have a picture of that but I cant figure out how to post pictures in my replies.... http://albertaaquati...showtopic=35943 take a look @ that, will help you out. hey got this figured out thanks Edited April 5, 2012 by jamesbarr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbarr Posted April 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 some more pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbarr Posted April 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 (edited) hey so I did some changes...just thought id put them up just finished doing it so its a bit cloudy Edited April 7, 2012 by jamesbarr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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