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 elscion111


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Post Thu Apr 03, 2008 11:24 pm GMT   Reply      

Hi everyone, im new to the forums & I just posted a pic of my tank....yay:)..What do u guys think???



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Post Thu Apr 03, 2008 11:27 pm GMT   Reply      

it looks good. welcome to the forum



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Post Thu Apr 03, 2008 11:29 pm GMT   Reply      

by the way, from your pic it looks as if you only have one riser tube for your undergravel filter... am i seeing this correctly?



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Post Fri Apr 04, 2008 12:00 am GMT   Reply      

Yeah, Im new to this.....am I missing something???



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Post Fri Apr 04, 2008 12:06 am GMT   Reply      

My tank is a 20 gallon and i started off with a undergravel with two riser tubes and air stone... there ended up being hardly any suction from this air stone. A lot of horrible waste started gathering under the gravel, but unknown to me, until i came to the forum and it was suggested I get powerheads to put on my risers. I did, and this unsurfaced an amazing amount of waste from beneath my gravel filter. My advice to you would be to switch now, just get a powerhead to put on that one riser (u dont need a second riser). You will thank me in the future. Plus it is a bit more silent than a air pump, and also creates current for better oxygen in your tank. Just some advice :)



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Post Fri Apr 04, 2008 2:31 pm GMT   Reply      

I have a aqua clear 30 on top of that clear tube..



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Post Fri Apr 04, 2008 6:20 pm GMT   Reply      

oh ok, good deal... seems you had good advice from the start then, best of luck



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Post Sat Apr 05, 2008 2:34 am GMT   Reply      

thanks :)



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Post Mon Apr 07, 2008 1:35 pm GMT   Reply      

It looks great! Generally things like this look best when they aren't symmetrical. Maybe create a little imbalance and see how that results. You can still have your ruins decor as the "focal point", just not in the center of the tank. Play with it, maybe have two focal points. One off to one side that is devoted to plants with like colors clumped together, and the other point (the ruins) off to the other side a bit, but still with some plants on that side too. Also, maybe a little ground cover to add depth.

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