56g salt water imitiation tank.

Shotgun · 06-30-2009, 04:53 PM

This is my salt-water imititaion tank. It is really freshwater. Sorry for the bad picture. It was taken on my cell phone.

petlover516 · 06-30-2009, 05:21 PM

If u had used sand instead of gravel it would have looked more saltwaterish, but it is still pretty good.

Oldman · 06-30-2009, 06:09 PM

I like the way you used artificial corals to start to give it the right look. Good going .

Shotgun · 06-30-2009, 06:52 PM

thanks guys. i was stuck between sand or gravel. with crushed coral sand, i would have had a hard time keeping down the pH. This would have worked great if it was for a cichlid or yellow lab tank. The important thing is this, the coral has soo many hiding places, so i can assure that the fish will be happy.

tongwk · 07-05-2009, 02:10 AM

nice design. what fish are you keeping in there now?

Shotgun · 07-05-2009, 09:29 PM

the fish is currently empty. I will be getting 12 cardinal tetras to start things off. I will put a few in there, and gradually put more in. Ill try to update you guys with some pictures!

MediaHound · 07-05-2009, 10:35 PM

So when are you gonna add the missing salt to the water and make it the real deal?

petlover516 · 07-06-2009, 04:15 PM

if u want it to really look SW, buffer up the pH and get some RVL cichlids(AKA assorted african cichlids). IMO cardinal tetras are a very FW-looking fish, while cichlids look so out of place in planted tanks and are perfect for SW imitation tanks.

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