Re: [APD] Major change to my aquarium

[revance at indiana_edu]

If you want some cool ideas check out 

http://showcase.aquatic-gardeners.org/?&op=ishowcase&category=3&vol=-1
 
this is the AGA aquascaping contest of last year. The person who took 1st 2nd 
and 3rd place in the paludarium category has a website too...

www.aquariumdesigngroup.com

I hope you enjoy them.

Russ


Quoting "John W. Lemons III" <john at johnlemons_com>:

> I am planning on making some major changes to my 70 gal aquarium and need
> some advice.  What I want to end up with is an aquarium about 1/3 to 1/2
> full of water with a sand substrate.  Then I have a couple of stumps I want
> to embed in the sand such that about half of them are out of the water.  I
> also want some of the sand out of the water in the corners so I can plant
> some tropical plants like ferns and such.  I'd like to keep some typical
> creek or river critters in it, like a frog or two, some small fish, a
> crawdad, maybe a salimander, maybe a small turtle.  Does anyone have any
> experience doing this?  Any pointers?  How much light will I need?  I will
> certainly need to downgrade my lighting.  I'm also trying to figure out how
> to get my canister filter into the mix, but I'm not sure how.  I assume I'll
> need some feeder fish for the crawdad, and some crickets for the frogs and
> salimander.  I've been doing planted aquaria for years, but my daughter is
> getting to the age where this kind of thing facinates her, so I'm doing it
> for her benefit.  Eventually I'll probably go back to a planted tank.
> 
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