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rainforestexp

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This morning I started playing around with the placement of the wood in the water and I think Im happy with this. Ill be attaching the aquatic plants to the driftwood and working on the substrate today as well.

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davidhusker

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You should put as many plants as possible around the 5 gallon buckets. As nice as the setup is, the buckets still look like upside down buckets. Also would have removed the steel handles which could rust after a while under the water.

That substrate mix is awesome though. Looking forward to the progress and seeing the inhabitants!
 
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rainforestexp

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davidhusker said:
You should put as many plants as possible around the 5 gallon buckets. As nice as the setup is, the buckets still look like upside down buckets. Also would have removed the steel handles which could rust after a while under the water.

That substrate mix is awesome though. Looking forward to the progress and seeing the inhabitants!
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To hide the buckets I have creating a background on acrylic sheets that will hile the buckets. The handles will rust and provide iron for the plants.
 
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rainforestexp

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Okay, time for a much needed update. I have started making a custom background for the water area and started to plant plants now that I have my new panel HOT5 lights. I am using two arcadia bulbs, 12% D3 UVB and Plant Pro, along with two day light bulbs. Here are a few pictures with more to follow soon.

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Here are some pictures of the discus already living in there too.
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Are you going to rough up the ends of the inverted driftwood pieces to lose the two sharp cut ends or are you hoping the ends will blend into the plant growth? Might plant some pothos on either end and tie it onto the driftwood ends where it can vine down to float on part of your water surface while covering those sharp ends. Awesome tank.
 
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rainforestexp

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ltrepeter2000 said:
Are you going to rough up the ends of the inverted driftwood pieces to lose the two sharp cut ends or are you hoping the ends will blend into the plant growth? Might plant some pothos on either end and tie it onto the driftwood ends where it can vine down to float on part of your water surface while covering those sharp ends. Awesome tank.
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Im going to blend it in with plants/ other pieces of wood. I like that idea
 
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