Schuyler Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 Today the lock screen on my work computer was a picture of a river full off big rocks covered in moss. Has anyone seen someone do a tank like this? I really like the look but I'm not sure how feasible it is in an actual tank... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 @Biotope Biologist has a similar effect in one of his tanks. It’s this one in his sig. I’m hoping to manage something a little like this if I can find the right rocks for the 180 G that’s still out on my patio right now. 😆 I’ll have to find just the right rocks and put them on lighting grid to distribute weight. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schuyler Posted November 1, 2023 Author Share Posted November 1, 2023 On 11/1/2023 at 9:16 AM, Odd Duck said: @Biotope Biologist has a similar effect in one of his tanks. It’s this one in his sig. I’m hoping to manage something a little like this if I can find the right rocks for the 180 G that’s still out on my patio right now. 😆 I’ll have to find just the right rocks and put them on lighting grid to distribute weight. That's a cool setup. That stump is awesome. I also just learned that @Biotope Biologistand I live in the same town (more or less). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kit Craft Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 I love the idea of a mossy rock tank! Planted tanks are cool but they do not remind me of local nature. We have a lot of creeks, streams, rivers, outlets and you name it. What I see is moss covered rocks, wood and fish. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biotope Biologist Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 (edited) I can provide updated photos. Trying to replicate the creeks in south east asia where you might find my fish I use mostly emergent plants that are very slowly creeping into the water. I have a narrow leaf java fern that loves the stump it has just about taken over the entirety of it. You can run this setup with a lot higher flow but need to provide eddies and shelter for fish to get out of the current The orange fin hill trout were lethargic at the LFS but as soon as I dropped them in this tank they are 24/7 energy Since I can’t run many aquatic plants due to the flow, I let the algae and Christmas tree moss build up on the rocks. Edited November 1, 2023 by Biotope Biologist 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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