Final Tank Setup

[SilverArowanaBoi]

FYI, I tried to save these pictures with a bit of editing, but here is the new look for the tank:



My Raphs like the little cave I made and my other fish seem to like the abundance of hiding places as they are now out more.

Let me know what you think!

 

[jjohnwm]

The Final Version, back in December, left a bit to be desired. The other Final Versions, MkII through to MkVI, were sometimes improvements but sometimes backslides. I think that MkIII was probably your worst work...just dumped the stuff straight out of a bucket? MkIV was a huge step up, but this latest one...MkVI, or is it MkVII?...is a smash home run, just beautiful.

I'll admit I started to get confused in the MkV range; there were a couple in there that might not really deserve complete separate classifications, maybe should have been MkV.1, MkV.2, etc. but that's just semantics. It's currently at its best, by far.

I look forward to next week's edition!

 

[SilverArowanaBoi]

The Final Version, back in December, left a bit to be desired. The other Final Versions, MkII through to MkVI, were sometimes improvements but sometimes backslides. I think that MkIII was probably your worst work...just dumped the stuff straight out of a bucket? MkIV was a huge step up, but this latest one...MkVI, or is it MkVII?...is a smash home run, just beautiful.

I'll admit I started to get confused in the MkV range; there were a couple in there that might not really deserve complete separate classifications, maybe should have been MkV.1, MkV.2, etc. but that's just semantics. It's currently at its best, by far.

I look forward to next week's edition!

This one would be my 8th (at least that y'all have seen, more like 12th lol). So to clarify, MkVIII

I definitely agree, there was a lot of awkward space with my previous designs. I think this one is the most professional I've done. The others look like a teenager did them

 

[Ogertron3000]

Thats a very impressive looking tank.
You should post all the old pics in sequence to show how it evolved into what it is today,

 

[SilverArowanaBoi]

Thats a very impressive looking tank.
You should post all the old pics in sequence to show how it evolved into what it is today,

Yeah I might do that.

 

[SilverArowanaBoi]

Another Update:

I've been doing some small edits to the above aquascape, I honestly really like the look, so I don't want to change it to much. However, I've decided some plants just look a little too fake, and I'm going to remove some of them. I will replace them, probably with more of the realistic plants. I'm also thinking about adding some more rocks.

I have found one unfortunate flaw with the design, it hoards a lot of debris, meaning I have to clean the tank more frequently now, which isn't necessarily bad, but it does mean more maintenance. However, I'm ok with that, I probably need to do more maintenance anyways.

I've also being thinking about adding one or two more fish to really finish off my setup. Not 100% certain what kind yet, but I'm thinking about it.

 

[SilverArowanaBoi]

Another update:

Soon, I'm hoping to go to the store and grab some more plants and maybe some more driftwood. I may also get another rock or two to break and add more detail. After seeing some of the maximalist tanks on MD Fish Tank's YouTube channel, I think that's the route I want to take. I know y'all are going to think I'm a nut for saying this, but I'm thinking I might get rid of my two gouramis. My rationale behind this is that they are the only two fish that I have that are Asian in nationality, so if I removed them, I would have a pure SA tank, then I could get an EBA or something as the final touch to the tank, and I'll be done with it. Yes, I know I'm going completely against what I said in my 10 gallon thread, but I promise after this, I will stop the back and forth to the fish store.

For now, that is all. I will post pictures hopefully by this weekend.