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Re: Lowry Zoo Aquarium
No one seems to have responded publicly on this project. To add my
2 cents, I would say some frogs, salamanders or water snakes would help
round off the suggested complement. Of course, no any amphibians with a
voracious appetite. I would also suggest lowering the water level, placing
some containers of potting soil over the edge of the tank with plants that
live on river edges (ferns?). These plants can droop into the water,
perhaps have some roots that absorb nutrients from the water. For the
background, I would suggest silicone'ing flat pieces of shale to the part
of the tank that shows above the rocks/wood forming the "bank". I got this
idea from some web site that shows building a paludarium.
Sajjad
On Wed, 16 Sep 1998 Phylesis at aol_com wrote:
> Hey Folks,
> How's this for a new topic, since the Lowry aquarium is an NFC project,
> lets get some ideas rolling round from the membership.
> Outline for the setup...........River Bank Tank
> The tank is about 8' long by 4' high and maybe 20+" wide.
> At it's center, is a plexi column which appearantly must remain..
> ....(remember it's currently a saltwater livingrock display) probably part of
> the fitration system.
> Lighting is 2 metal halide 250watt (actinic-very blue) pendants....think they
> should add at least 2 100watt daylight incandescent clear.....
> Here's what we are thinking.........set up the tank as a river bank......would
> need tree roots to hang into the tank, around the column, as if off a river
> bank........any ideas what woods can or cannot be used...............
> Subsrtate will be a mix of gravel and archilite........luv them sterile subs
> : )......with a top layer of large grain mexican black sand........or a
> reasonable substitute..........
> Plants will be all native and indeginous to Florida, the list as
> follows........Ceratophyllum demersum, a free floating aquatic which could be
> strung throughout the roots.......Vallisneria americana.........planted around
> the unmovable column and in one corner.............Eleocharis
> acicularis...............a Nuphar species as ground cover.............a dwarf
> Saggittaria, also ground cover.
> As for fish...........speckled and tadpole madtoms, american flagfish, golden
> topminnows, bluefin killifish, least killifish, bluespotted sunnies, banded
> sunnies, unknown sunnies.... possibly bantam?, pygmy sunnies, swamp darters,
> and if we can find them, bluenose and/or taillight shiners.
> This list is not the last word and may change a few times before all is said
> and done.
> Sooooooo any input from the list? lets hear it
>
> Roche
>
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