Aqua scaping monster tank

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TheAlmostPanda

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Hello everybody! I am gonna be aquascaping a large tank this weekend. It will house small gar, arowana, and bichir (not definite the arowana might be traded for another gar or rainbow snake head). The tank is half exposed to sunlight and will have 2 large bulbs providing light as needed. I'm going for a lush landscape that will allow the fish to hide, however ample swimming is a must. :naughty: Any plants that you recommend? Hardscaping techniques? there is allready drift wood and a few large stones in it, oh and the substrait is a thin layer of sand.
 
Hard to say, kinda depends on your fishes behavior and how much time you want to spend with your hands in the tank replanting. Attaching moss to the driftwood is a good start.

I would plant any large stem plants along the back to give the fish ample room to swim. Sword plants are very hardy but grow huge. I personally like purple bamboo and ludwigia Repens, both grow like weeds, have strong stems and look amazing but you need strong lighting. Slope your substrate so that it is higher towards the back portion. Plant some mid ground plants like wisteria in the middle. I'm not sure what kind of lights you have so ground cover plants may be limited.

Check out my sig and check out the stem plants.

I have an ornate bichir in there. The only issue is some species love to dig up the ground with their heads. I think they try to bury themselves The ornate is nocturnal and hides most of the day. It dug a hole underneath the back of the stump and sleeps there all day. Scavanges all night.
 
ok, i was worried about the substrait being to thin for a bichir, gonna attach the moss to drift wood will try to get soon of the stem plants you recommended.
 
The thin layer of sand is going to cause you problems with plants. You should have at least 3-4" if you want them to stay rooted.
Here's a pic of my 125. It has 6 bichirs. Most of the the plants are vals, with bolbitis on the driftwood. I let the vals establish before adding the bichirs so their interconnected roots keep them where they should be, even with two 10" bichirs burying themselves completely under the sand.
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Please define your monster tank... 300gal. ? What it's L x W x H? I'm thinking about trying a monster scape eventually too ;)


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With aquascaping skies the limit or tank walls in this case..

But if you want simple low tech... Anubias plants are the easiest and lowest maintance way... Even more so than moss if you ask me...


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