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stuckinthemiddle;4728201; said:
i was thinking why doesnt he just fill the deck up with water then he doesnt have to move the driftwood.
fishguts;4728359; said:hey jk47 thanks for the info on the java wood. im going to give it try myself
no worries. Peter has skills, rest assured what ever he decides we will all be trying to do next year lol.. 
ceeej31;4727863; said:
Sab_Fan;4727908; said:my answer is: that's exactly what I would like to do
so, I look forward to pics once you get it all set up ...
DCOWBOYS;4728106; said:
Thanks guys
JK47;4728124; said:Hey Peter, that wood looks awesome. If your not going the 3D route, can I suggest you look into "Java" wood? It is branchy wood found in bird stores in various sizes and is much cheaper than from an LFS. They are used to mount inside bird cages and are very branchy/mangrove "looking".. I am adding 5-8 pieces (mounted upside down) in my 125 gallon. So it looks like there are mangrove roots dangling in the water. I've never seen it done so I wanted to try it out
The bolt/nut are stainless steel and can be mounted upsidedown leaving the bottom open for swimming space, the endges are rounded off so no rough edges and is safe (birds chew/consume it). This is the first large piece I added to the tank. I have allot more to go but you get the idea. This tank has no 3D background it's for my dwarfs.
Lastly, have you thought of a moss wall? Either star of java moss grown on black mesh?
Good idea! I've seen those in stores and always though they look cool. Are they treated somehow? Safe for fish?
I'll have some low maintenance plants. No plant-eating fish
Thought about java moss wall for my smaller tanks. If anything goes wrong in this new tank it would be very hard to fix.
stuckinthemiddle;4728201; said:
your flagtail is going to end up on that deck if you don't pick it up soon
fishguts;4728363; said:i was thinking why doesnt he just fill the deck up with water then he doesnt have to move the driftwood.
gunna be cool buddy! maybe a few silk plants and a few floating lilies" to give it that shaded look!
well cool id say!
well cool id say!
peathenster;4728686; said:
I am kind of being the test monkey on it to be honest. Like I said I have never heard of anyone using it. From what I have found it's no different than manazanita or any of the other woods commonly being used. It's a dense hardwood that is clearly releasing tannins.
I have it in with a few dwarf SA's, corydoras school and a geo I can't ID. 
I will do a write up over in the setup/filtration section soon once I have some good data. I'll PM you once I'm done.
