You've read the post, I'm looking to make the ultimate brackish aquarium in a mega tank. Okay, maybe not mega mega, but 180 - 240 gallons of water.
My concept is this. In nature, you have your predators and prey living in the same water conditions, but with diverse survival biotypes. I am going to try to replicate that in my tank by placing "barriers" within the tank to keep the two brackish species seperate.
The idea is to have a heavily planted UPPER corner section where the mollies can frolic in the foliage. This corner set up on top of a cavernous rock structure that will reach near the top of the tank and will have a flat surface where I can create false bottom. The barrier from that corner to the rest of the tank is not determined, but I'm thinking.
The cave is for the eels and the Datnoids hiding pleasure, while the rest of the tank will have open swimming areas surrounded with plenty of mangrove roots for the scats, monos and dogface (or some PEACEFUL) puffer.
I'm thinking on methods of filtration and circulation because the mollie corner cannot move as rough as the rest of the tank of course. I'll post pictures of my ideas later.
My concept is this. In nature, you have your predators and prey living in the same water conditions, but with diverse survival biotypes. I am going to try to replicate that in my tank by placing "barriers" within the tank to keep the two brackish species seperate.
The idea is to have a heavily planted UPPER corner section where the mollies can frolic in the foliage. This corner set up on top of a cavernous rock structure that will reach near the top of the tank and will have a flat surface where I can create false bottom. The barrier from that corner to the rest of the tank is not determined, but I'm thinking.
The cave is for the eels and the Datnoids hiding pleasure, while the rest of the tank will have open swimming areas surrounded with plenty of mangrove roots for the scats, monos and dogface (or some PEACEFUL) puffer.
I'm thinking on methods of filtration and circulation because the mollie corner cannot move as rough as the rest of the tank of course. I'll post pictures of my ideas later.
