sharkey
06-07-2005, 03:45 PM
Hello. I'm neew to the form here, but have been in and out of the dart frog world for about two years now. I started out as fostering, then growing attached, birthday presents, moving...etc etc etc. anyway, here i am again putting together yet another tank. my past tanks have been okay. they worked, somewhat pretty to look at, and kept the li'l' guys in. my only complaint was the constant cleaning. despite being out of direct light algee would grow berzerk in my last set up.
so this time around, in a different house with different temps and all, i will be including a false bottom/filter. not going all out for a huge whopper of a set-up. something simple, 'round 20 gallons give or take. i have been reading lots of advise how to install, maintain and recommended brands, but the thing i still remain unclear about is how are all those cords and tubes contained? how do they exit the tank without a "hey look, i'm a random cord in a nature set up!" thing happening? hiding them behind plants is easy enough, do we cut the lids of the tank and use sealant around to keep it fit? i would really appreciate some photos or even etch-a-sketch doodles in paint would be marvelous. visual learner here.
Thank you in advance.
-julie
so this time around, in a different house with different temps and all, i will be including a false bottom/filter. not going all out for a huge whopper of a set-up. something simple, 'round 20 gallons give or take. i have been reading lots of advise how to install, maintain and recommended brands, but the thing i still remain unclear about is how are all those cords and tubes contained? how do they exit the tank without a "hey look, i'm a random cord in a nature set up!" thing happening? hiding them behind plants is easy enough, do we cut the lids of the tank and use sealant around to keep it fit? i would really appreciate some photos or even etch-a-sketch doodles in paint would be marvelous. visual learner here.
Thank you in advance.
-julie