tank decor ideas?

How about having one nice central piece of wood and try real plants....that's about as natural as it gets.

I'm taking off the fake plants and putting in some real plants in my tank too. I agree that there is a limit that you can go with fake plants. So far I've put Hydrilla successfully. My tank is low light and bare bottom, so I'm putting the plants in a small pot and try to cover it with the piece of driftwood so that the pot is not very visible. Hydrilla seems to be very hardy, survive in low light too. I've heard that it is not allowed in some parts of US though. I'm also searching for few floating plants where the roots will be hanging down vertically.

I have a 300 with the same dimensions... Some people may consider this too bare, but it works well for the stingrays. Driftwood hanging from the top, sand substrate and a lone rock. May add a couple more big round rocks. Also, a 3-d background helps a lot.

Here's an older pic before the rays:

dxdx said:

I have a 300 with the same dimensions... Some people may consider this too bare, but it works well for the stingrays. Driftwood hanging from the top, sand substrate and a lone rock. May add a couple more big round rocks. Also, a 3-d background helps a lot.

Here's an older pic before the rays:

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I like that, do you have a current shot with your rays? How did you attach it?

Bassrutten said:

I like that, do you have a current shot with your rays? How did you attach it?

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I don't have a fts - need to get on that it's been 2 months already!

I drilled a hole in the driftwood and used black plastic zip ties around the bracing. There's a middle brace where I could add another piece, or put a piece on the bottom going up, but I'm happy with how it is now. The rays have the whole bottom, I can see all the fish and they have a place to feel secure.

I always wanted to copy this..


I would mix it up a bit though... paint it black, get an air disk in there... not sure if i would try to splash some green in or not.

dxdx said:

I have a 300 with the same dimensions... Some people may consider this too bare, but it works well for the stingrays. Driftwood hanging from the top, sand substrate and a lone rock. May add a couple more big round rocks. Also, a 3-d background helps a lot.

Here's an older pic before the rays:

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Very nice setup for Rays, but i'm always afraid that one of my bass would lose an eye, with those pointy twigs, but very natural looking.......

Bassrutten said:

I always wanted to copy this..
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I would mix it up a bit though... paint it black, get an air disk in there... not sure if i would try to splash some green in or not.

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Nice setup