Nice! Can't wait to see how this turns out!
6g Edge re-scape
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Got bored of the mish mash in my original 6g edge. Going to turn this into the edge of an island. Got blasting sand with volcano rock with fissiden fontanus on top. No co2. Just a simple fissiden tank with green neon tetras and I think I'll finally try some shrimp when the fissiden has grown out!
I think the volcano rock will pretty much be the filtration media. Its porous and there is a lot of it.
Sometimes it helps being in the construction industry. Some of the"samples" I got. I need a little more of the small lava rocks though.
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New lights!
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Gotta break it!
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To fix it!
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Much better than MR11s or 16s. Got a 50W heater than can fit in the filter. So nothing will show but the intake.
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WIP.
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I might want to try some small plants growing out where the rock and sand meet. Looking for something to contrast the fissiden but also be able to survive a no co2 tank. Any suggestions?
I think the volcano rock will pretty much be the filtration media. Its porous and there is a lot of it.
Sometimes it helps being in the construction industry. Some of the"samples" I got. I need a little more of the small lava rocks though.
New lights!
Gotta break it!
To fix it!
Much better than MR11s or 16s. Got a 50W heater than can fit in the filter. So nothing will show but the intake.
WIP.
I might want to try some small plants growing out where the rock and sand meet. Looking for something to contrast the fissiden but also be able to survive a no co2 tank. Any suggestions?
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wow very impressed, im loving this setup might be my favorite edge setup, might have to bite your style for mine 
im selling my edge in the trade/sale section but if no one picks it up for 95$ bran new then i will have to tell my wife it didnt sell and i HAVE to set it up ha ha i cant wait to see yours up and running!!
im selling my edge in the trade/sale section but if no one picks it up for 95$ bran new then i will have to tell my wife it didnt sell and i HAVE to set it up ha ha i cant wait to see yours up and running!!
Yeah I was thinking of crypt parva. As long as I can keep them really small they might make some nice bushiness at the bottom of the rocks.
Haha! Its definitely a challenging tank but worth it because of the super modern look. Super hard to get some sense of depth and verticality. My camera phone also can't take good enough photos of this for sense of depth.wow very impressed, im loving this setup might be my favorite edge setup, might have to bite your style for mine
I can try post something in a few days when I'm not overloaded at work! But this definitely isn't as cheap as adding a few CFLs.
They are more even in terms of light spread. I'd probably say its upper low-med light. I don't have a huge spotlight in the middle of my tank. Its still there but not as aparent as with the stock mr11s. But then again, I also don't have it flooded. So it might change when the water goes up.
I bought this set of LEDs. Its not as good as the AI nano or Current USA strips I have on my other tanks but its good enough for my purpose.
Next step, splash guard! So my LEDs don't have fried wires.
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I've finished my scape and spread out the fissidens. Now its the waiting game! :fish1: I hear its 2-3 weeks before fissidens will attach to the rocks.
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Two emersed tanks! for now... :icon_evil
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Two emersed tanks! for now... :icon_evil
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