Really awesome aquarium setup man. I enjoyed the dive into your epic filtration system and that yabbie is so cool he’s putting in the hard yards helping out in the engine room :)
Also LOVE the paladarium scape, will really suit to bring plants and scape to the tank but not take up to much if any space from the fish can keep the water area simple and clear for big fish but have a glorious riparian ecosystem up top!
Thank you mate! I’m thinking to just let the plants and fish do the talking without making too many changes. I also do like the idea of keeping the aquatic area somewhat minimally planted since the roots of the sub aquatic plants should be crazy
@@BodgieFromStraya mate, I did a simple Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum sp.) at the surface of my Fahaka Puffers Tank and the root system now spans the back wall of around 4 foot and has grown into the substrate. Can tell you from my studies of freshwater Australian habitats and research majority of vegetation in them is riparian not aquatic. P.S giant valisnaria would be crazy amazing looking in the tank 🌱
@@jonathankool1997 Awesomeeee! okay I do want a fair few peace Lillies, and was it fine with just sticking the root end at the surface of the water with no substrate or anything? Giant val is also on the cards!
@@BodgieFromStraya absolutely mate, peace Lily's don't need any substrate you can just keep them at water level with their roots and they go nuts if food and water is there.
I'm so jelly of your set up. As for growing plants out the top of the tank, oh please do! I plan on setting up a (much smaller) tank in that same way and I'd love to be able to learn how you'd do it.
Hahahaha oh no. Honestly though, I was adamant on never going taller than 2 feet in this fish room but now that I have a 3 foot tall tank I don't think I can go back... And yes, every sump needs a yabby haha.
Great tank, you will find it hard to move things around the bottom of the tank being so deep, yes real plants will make a massive difference, some plants growing out the top of the tank would look cool, I'd also loose the plumbing tube makes it look unnatural.
Thank you mate, it’s surprisingly been not that bad since I have a 4 foot work stand that comes up pretty high, I can touch the bottom without getting too wet. I’ll be sure to add the plants in now and yeah, the spinning return isn’t for everyone haha. I quite like it but it does add a very different feel
Put a sweet potato in your tank so the bottom of it is only in the water and it’ll grow heaps of roots which is good for getting rid of nitrate etc and the leaves grow like a crazy vine
You just made me have the biggest OMG moment haha. My maths is very wrong. with the sump volume as well the system is 1500 L so near 400 gallons. Good lord I got that very wrong hahaha
Looks awesome man!
Thank you Aaron!
Really awesome aquarium setup man. I enjoyed the dive into your epic filtration system and that yabbie is so cool he’s putting in the hard yards helping out in the engine room :)
Thank you man! I’m glad you liked the deep dive, I’ll admit I did get worried it was too deep haha. Every sump needs a yabby now hey😂
Looking forward to following the progression of the new fish room 👍
Thank you Tony!
OMG. I just noticed a small editing error during the fish introductions. Sorry bodgies and widgies
Great work mate, always love a bit of a simpler scape! It show cases the fish better!
Love the logs coming down from the top its awesome!
Also LOVE the paladarium scape, will really suit to bring plants and scape to the tank but not take up to much if any space from the fish can keep the water area simple and clear for big fish but have a glorious riparian ecosystem up top!
Thank you mate! I’m thinking to just let the plants and fish do the talking without making too many changes. I also do like the idea of keeping the aquatic area somewhat minimally planted since the roots of the sub aquatic plants should be crazy
@@BodgieFromStraya mate, I did a simple Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum sp.) at the surface of my Fahaka Puffers Tank and the root system now spans the back wall of around 4 foot and has grown into the substrate.
Can tell you from my studies of freshwater Australian habitats and research majority of vegetation in them is riparian not aquatic.
P.S giant valisnaria would be crazy amazing looking in the tank 🌱
@@jonathankool1997 Awesomeeee! okay I do want a fair few peace Lillies, and was it fine with just sticking the root end at the surface of the water with no substrate or anything? Giant val is also on the cards!
@@BodgieFromStraya absolutely mate, peace Lily's don't need any substrate you can just keep them at water level with their roots and they go nuts if food and water is there.
That’s an absolute awesome aquarium my friend 😊
Thank you John!
Great looking aquariums my friend.
Thank you mate!
I'm so jelly of your set up. As for growing plants out the top of the tank, oh please do! I plan on setting up a (much smaller) tank in that same way and I'd love to be able to learn how you'd do it.
Thank you so much! I’ll for sure go with the emmersed plants now!
@@BodgieFromStraya ❤
Right, that's it. My next tank will be 3ft tall. No further discussion required. I also think I need to get a yabbie for my sump!
Hahahaha oh no. Honestly though, I was adamant on never going taller than 2 feet in this fish room but now that I have a 3 foot tall tank I don't think I can go back... And yes, every sump needs a yabby haha.
Great tank, you will find it hard to move things around the bottom of the tank being so deep, yes real plants will make a massive difference, some plants growing out the top of the tank would look cool, I'd also loose the plumbing tube makes it look unnatural.
Thank you mate, it’s surprisingly been not that bad since I have a 4 foot work stand that comes up pretty high, I can touch the bottom without getting too wet. I’ll be sure to add the plants in now and yeah, the spinning return isn’t for everyone haha. I quite like it but it does add a very different feel
Put a sweet potato in your tank so the bottom of it is only in the water and it’ll grow heaps of roots which is good for getting rid of nitrate etc and the leaves grow like a crazy vine
A great idea! I may end up doing that in a few future set ups coming soon too haha
Maths is wrong, 6x2.5x3 is 1274 litres or 337 gallon
You just made me have the biggest OMG moment haha.
My maths is very wrong. with the sump volume as well the system is 1500 L so near 400 gallons. Good lord I got that very wrong hahaha