Native tank with sand/gravel combo...Fresh set-up done last night

[Journeykc]

I just set this tank up last night with a sand and gravel, driftwood to come soon. Right now it has most of my natives, (minus my bass), with pumpkinseeds, bluegill, green sunfish,and 2 yellow bullheads. More varieties to come as soon as I get rid of some of these sunfish, I have waaaaays to many. Anybody want some let me know.

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/album.php?albumid=2396

 

[fishfobia]

fine job i like the new setup

 

[Cohazard]

The tank looks great man, how's the interaction with all those fish? Do they scrap a lot?

 

[HarlanAshmore]

lookin good

 

[Journeykc]

Thanks. No, this combination of fish seems to be ok. I had all of them in with the gar and they kinda stressed the gar out. All of them are types of sunfish so they seem to get along alright.

 

[swede]

im only asking out of curiosity and not in any way criticizing..... what made you want to have both sand and gravel?

 

[Journeykc]

I hadn't seen it done yet. I liked the look of mixed media, kinda reminds me of how the edge of a lake,river,stream would look at a side section. That is what really want is a cross section view of freshwater near here. If I don't end up moving to Florida like I plan on real soon, then we will be building a 600+ gallon but I'm pretty set on moving. The other part of it was practical. I hadn't used sand yet and I wanted to, but I didn't want to wait on it to settle out. The gravel kinda worked to disperse the water without disturbing the sand. I filled it VERY slowly with the hose on the gravel side until it was above the sand, then I turned it up some. I really like the look though. I'll be happier when I find the right piece of wood for the tank. Tell me, honestly, what do you think of the mixed media?

P.S. My only afterthought is that I wish I wouldn't have put quite so much sand under the gravel.

 

[swede]

i would make it a more gradual transition from sand to gravel if you're going for natural. i like the idea though and think its cool you did it to look natural

 

[Journeykc]

Yeah, I know what you mean. I was hoping the rock outcrop would help me out with that. Its a start. Wait for a few days and I will post more pics that show the custom logo that I am going to paint on the back. It will be all black, with a white logo in the center.