Sanj's 1600L Rainbow Haven

sanj · 07-03-2010, 05:52 PM

Hi people,

I have started a journal for my new setup to house my rainbowfish collection and some others. Instead of rewriting everything I thought I would post a link to the UKAPS site where I started it: http://ukaps.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=11386

I have been working hard over the last week to get it up and running, suprising how many man hours it takes. It is mostly planted although from the photos you would not think so. I may well be adding one or two more plant species but this is largely it, it just needs to start growing. Fauna will not be going in for another month or so until the plants are well rooted. Alot of the area (that looks bare in the photo) is going to be carpeted in hair grass.

Green Leaf Aquariums · 07-03-2010, 05:56 PM

The hardscape is great. I dont think Ive seen anything like this except Olivers work with large tanks and stumps. Very cool

**sidefunk** · 07-03-2010, 06:17 PM

Dang, that's sweet. Looking forward to seeing more.

Green Leaf Aquariums · 07-03-2010, 06:30 PM

The mini misting can is even pretty cool.

chris.rivera3 · 07-03-2010, 07:45 PM

wow!!! that is almost exactly what i'm trying to do with my tank except I can't find wood thick enough...keep us updated please with your progress!

ZooTycoonMaster · 07-03-2010, 07:46 PM

Wow...is that right? A 421 gallon tank?!

I'm definitely interested in this!

Quesenek · 07-03-2010, 07:48 PM

Nice tank! One day I want to have a walk-around tank, Being able to see the tank from all sides really makes it feel like you have taken a chunk of nature and put it in your house. I really like your hardscape I can already imagine the rainbows schooling in and out of the stumps.

sanj · 07-03-2010, 08:58 PM

Thanks for the comments guys, this is my dream tank, dont think I would want to go much larger, things can start to get impracticle.

It is hard to come buy this kind of wood and for me it was just a lucky chance, i was actually looking at bogwood in an Aquarium store at the begining of this year when i saw these outside in the water garden section.

chris.rivera3 · 07-03-2010, 11:02 PM

was the wood treated with anything? will you have any problems/trouble with the wood leaking any tannins?

TeamTeal · 07-03-2010, 11:12 PM

the wood looks real nice

ryndisher · 07-04-2010, 12:01 AM

Haha those stumps may still be alive, one day they will be growing right out of the tank.

stingraysrule · 07-04-2010, 03:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quesenek

Nice tank! One day I want to have a walk-around tank, Being able to see the tank from all sides really makes it feel like you have taken a chunk of nature and put it in your house. I really like your hardscape I can already imagine the rainbows schooling in and out of the stumps.

Ha ha. Funny.
I am interested to know if those stumps are being held down by anything, or did they sink?
Nice hardscape.

nemosreef · 07-04-2010, 03:17 AM

I love the driftwood. It is pretty awesome.

sanj · 07-04-2010, 11:41 AM

Hi, the wood is very dead and well weathered, it is grey out of the water when dry, the smaller one is hollow in the middle, im not sure they are even the same species. The smaller one has buttresses like a tropical hard wood. I did ask at the time of purchasing whether they were sutiable to use in an aquarium and they were from a LFS. Having said that I still have a small concern, but only a small one. If they had been recently cut, I would probably have had second thoughts. Both are quite heavy and did not have any buoyoncy.

fishyjoe24 · 07-04-2010, 02:36 PM

sweet can't wait to see this one finished, what type of rainbows are you going to put in it?

07-03-2010, 05:52 PM	#1
sanj Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Coventry, UK Posts: 271	Sanj's 1600L Rainbow Haven Hi people, I have started a journal for my new setup to house my rainbowfish collection and some others. Instead of rewriting everything I thought I would post a link to the UKAPS site where I started it: http://ukaps.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=11386 I have been working hard over the last week to get it up and running, suprising how many man hours it takes. It is mostly planted although from the photos you would not think so. I may well be adding one or two more plant species but this is largely it, it just needs to start growing. Fauna will not be going in for another month or so until the plants are well rooted. Alot of the area (that looks bare in the photo) is going to be carpeted in hair grass. __________________ 96"x36"x28"h, 1600 Litre, 432W T5, Co2. Rainbowfish Haven

07-03-2010, 05:56 PM	#2
Green Leaf Aquariums Sponsor (View User Tanks) PTrader: (86/100%) Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: SWAMP Posts: 4,699	The hardscape is great. I dont think Ive seen anything like this except Olivers work with large tanks and stumps. Very cool __________________ Aquatic Plant Enthusiasts Forum & The Planted Aquarium Blog & Co2 AND HOW IT RELATES TO THE PLANTED AQUARIUM.

07-03-2010, 06:30 PM	#4
Green Leaf Aquariums Sponsor (View User Tanks) PTrader: (86/100%) Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: SWAMP Posts: 4,699	The mini misting can is even pretty cool. __________________ Aquatic Plant Enthusiasts Forum & The Planted Aquarium Blog & Co2 AND HOW IT RELATES TO THE PLANTED AQUARIUM.

07-03-2010, 07:46 PM	#6
ZooTycoonMaster Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (31/100%) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Santa Clara, California Posts: 3,742	Wow...is that right? A 421 gallon tank?! I'm definitely interested in this! __________________ Eheim Classic 2213 Eheim Pimp #341

07-03-2010, 07:48 PM	#7
Quesenek Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Chattanooga Posts: 352	Nice tank! One day I want to have a walk-around tank, Being able to see the tank from all sides really makes it feel like you have taken a chunk of nature and put it in your house. I really like your hardscape I can already imagine the rainbows schooling in and out of the stumps. __________________ FILSTAR Pimp #162

07-03-2010, 06:17 PM	#3
sidefunk Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (16/100%) Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 282	Dang, that's sweet. Looking forward to seeing more.

07-03-2010, 07:45 PM	#5
chris.rivera3 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (119/100%) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Glendale, CA Posts: 931	wow!!! that is almost exactly what i'm trying to do with my tank except I can't find wood thick enough...keep us updated please with your progress!

07-03-2010, 08:58 PM	#8
sanj Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Coventry, UK Posts: 271	Thanks for the comments guys, this is my dream tank, dont think I would want to go much larger, things can start to get impracticle. It is hard to come buy this kind of wood and for me it was just a lucky chance, i was actually looking at bogwood in an Aquarium store at the begining of this year when i saw these outside in the water garden section. __________________ 96"x36"x28"h, 1600 Litre, 432W T5, Co2. Rainbowfish Haven

07-03-2010, 11:02 PM	#9
chris.rivera3 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (119/100%) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Glendale, CA Posts: 931	was the wood treated with anything? will you have any problems/trouble with the wood leaking any tannins?

07-03-2010, 11:12 PM	#10
TeamTeal Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Bay Area Posts: 882	the wood looks real nice __________________ -SF Giants WS champs- Haters gonna Hate

07-04-2010, 12:01 AM	#11
ryndisher Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (36/100%) Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: New York Posts: 280	Haha those stumps may still be alive, one day they will be growing right out of the tank.

07-04-2010, 03:17 AM	#13
nemosreef Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (54/100%) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: South Carolina Posts: 927	I love the driftwood. It is pretty awesome. __________________ 38gal. Tetras Forest. http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ta...ml#post1418057 10gal. Jungle Low Tech. http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ta...pdate-6-a.html 10gal. Planted Aquarium, 38gal. Planted Aquarium.

07-04-2010, 11:41 AM	#14
sanj Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Coventry, UK Posts: 271	Hi, the wood is very dead and well weathered, it is grey out of the water when dry, the smaller one is hollow in the middle, im not sure they are even the same species. The smaller one has buttresses like a tropical hard wood. I did ask at the time of purchasing whether they were sutiable to use in an aquarium and they were from a LFS. Having said that I still have a small concern, but only a small one. If they had been recently cut, I would probably have had second thoughts. Both are quite heavy and did not have any buoyoncy. __________________ 96"x36"x28"h, 1600 Litre, 432W T5, Co2. Rainbowfish Haven

07-04-2010, 02:36 PM	#15
fishyjoe24 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: plano(dfw)texas Posts: 639	sweet can't wait to see this one finished, what type of rainbows are you going to put in it? __________________ Thanks, Joey.

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