Mrs. has given me a green light. Now what?

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Wick

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The Mrs. has given me the green light. I have been given permission to build a custom aquarium and I have a wall with a sloped ceiling 8' to 12' that I can build against. I'm allowed for the whole structure to extend out 24" from the base of the wall. The length of the wall is 10.5 feet. Condition: It must be floor to ceiling.

I was initially thinking about an aquarium with a front facing view glass of 8'L by 3'H. But now that she has insisted on taking the structure to the ceiling, I'm considering perhaps a 8' by 4' glass and only filling to the 3' mark and making the top portion a visable waterline where blooming aqua plants can be seen and perhaps keep some tropical frogs that would like the humid area and plant it with appropriate plants.

This is my idea at anyrate. Given the same oppertunity to do whatever, what would you do?
 
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^^ OMG thats awesome!
 
I really like the idea of you being able to see the plants and such above water but more water and less top would be alot better with an amazon biotope and bigger fish.

Big piece of driftwood, rocks, and plants galore :popcorn:
- Good luck with the build if you go forth with it!
 
I really like the idea of you being able to see the plants and such above water but more water and less top would be alot better with an amazon biotope and bigger fish.

Big piece of driftwood, rocks, and plants galore :popcorn:
- Good luck with the build if you go forth with it!

Exactly, you said it much better than me! :)
 
This is exactly what I'm thinking about, but more water. I want the main highlight of the tank to be in the water. I was thinking about seperate lighting for the water and the pauliderium part. I'm thinking about dividing this up with the aquarium portion of the light hidden behind the apparent surface of the pauliderium. Its still all in the "I'm thinking it through" stage.
 
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