🐠 TOTM Rocky998 - August Tank of the Month Winner (31 gal & larger)

[Rocky998]

Congratulations! Beautiful tank!

Thanks!!

 

[AquaBarb]

Congratulations Rocky well done dude

 

[betta4ever!]

Congrats!

 

[fishjasonle]

Congrats. Good looking tank. Love the red plants.

 

[Essjay]

Congratulations

 

[Rocky998]

Congratulations Rocky well done dude

Congrats. Good looking tank. Love the red plants.

Congratulations

Thank you so much everyone!!

Congrats!

Thank you!!!

 

[sharkweek178]

Congratulations Rocky. Great looking aquarium.

 

[Rocky998]

Congratulations Rocky. Great looking aquarium.

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Thanks!!

 

[TheLavenderBadger]

Congrats Rocky!

 

[Rocky998]

Congrats Rocky!

Thanks!!

 

[FranciscoB]

Congrats,

Rocky998​

Great photo of beautiful tank!

 

[Rocky998]

Congrats,

Rocky998​

Great photo of beautiful tank!

Thank you!!

 

[Oddball59]

Thank you!! Couldn't have done it without y'all

Brilliant, love this, well deserved. Did you consider adding tannins? Doesn't matter it is quite lovely. I love the way it flows and leads your eye. to the spectacular planting on the right. It looks so well balanced.

 

[Rocky998]

Brilliant, love this, well deserved.

Thank you!

Did you consider adding tannins? Doesn't matter it is quite lovely.

When I originally set up the tank, there were tannins from that large piece of wood that I knew wouldn't stay, but I was hoping it would...
I have thought about buying some Indian almond leaves that would give the tank a good amount of tannins and give the corydoras a more natural environment at the bottom...

I love the way it flows and leads your eye. to the spectacular planting on the right. It looks so well balanced.

Thank you so much! That means a lot!

 

[Oddball59]

Thank you!

When I originally set up the tank, there were tannins from that large piece of wood that I knew wouldn't stay, but I was hoping it would...
I have thought about buying some Indian almond leaves that would give the tank a good amount of tannins and give the corydoras a more natural environment at the bottom...

Thank you so much! That means a lot!

Kia Ora. See you read my thread on composition and our natural inclination to see things, I'm glad you liked it, because I'd just looked at your TOTM and thought this guy has hit all the marks. I don't know if you're trained or have a natural eye but that tank you entered was/is excellent on so many levels. Not too over-planted as it wouldn't be in a river side flood plain type aqua scape, I also like that you used rounded boulders stacked against the wood, I see so many using all types of angular stone, and I've been in the Congo during the Rainey season and the speed of the water just rolls those rocks against each other so hard its like a stone polishing machine.... so you mainly get boulders. I know you are obviously well experienced so don't want to teach someone to suck eggs, but a great little slice of river or stream. I think that you deserve extra kudos because it can be such a hard environment to replicate. I felt I was back in the Jungle looking at something real.
Many overplant.
If you ever do add tannins with leaves and mulch I'd love to see the effect?
I hope you don't mind me asking and maybe learning something but what is your lighting set up for this tank? I've been in the jungle training and on active duty and the canopy just reduces the light so much... you can't see a thing... landmarks.. sun.. if you can navigate in the jungle you can navigate anywhere!
But sorry I've waffled on I do that its PTSD.
What's your next project? Do you have something in mind?
Kia Kaha. Phil.