Jeff Lange
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thanks everyone for the kind comments
tank has matured a bit now, and i've added plants and river stone, and i've removed some of the sand (i agree i had put a bit too much in, but i did cover the bottom with rock only to prevent the bottom of the tank showing through in case the sand got moved)
with 2 strip lights (one of which is a double) i'm getting a nice coating of algae on parts of the rock
my fish are all fine except for my mid-sized clown loach whose battle scars got infected with some kind of fungus. she's currently recuperating in a hospital tank
happily i have no problems to report regarding water conditions etc
i would probably do the rocks a bit differently if i did it again - i think the rocks on the right hand side look a lot more natural than those in the centre and to the left. i think the deepness of the cracks between rocks makes a difference...
i mentioned i have 2 lights going - i realised just recently that the tank actually looks way, way cooler with just one of these lights on. so i have them both on whilst i'm out at work, to encourage further algae growth, and then just one on when i get home
cheers
noop
I got a 36" moonlight strip light for my 65 gallon tank from R2 Solutions which I leave on for 4 hours each night after my main lights go out. Both are on a timer so when the main T5 strip goes out the moonlights come on for 4 hours. Just a thought as it may make your tank look very nice in the latter parts of the evening. The framming of the light was a bit disappointing but the moonlight effects are outstanding. Just a thought.
I will say it again, Great work on your Rock background as it is really nice. Wish I had the knack to make something that nice.
