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Hey, I got this 3D background to put in my 28gal tank.. I plan on moving my eastern newts into this tank. Here's the same background I just got:
Http://www.ebay.com/itm/3d-Artifici...1224085434?pt=Decorations&hash=item3cd22b37ba
It's only like 12" tall though, my tank is like 18" tall.. Still trying to figure out how that'll work out.
I want to have it filled with like 7" or so with water.. I want to have plants planted in the substrate growing up and emergent out of the water. Not sure what plants to use at all, but I've got a couple extra swords, and some alternathera.. Also will have some Brazilian pennywort, if that'd work at all. I'm not really sure where to go with planting. But I was curious if I should use a soil substrate capped with sand, or just sand with root tabs? I've got a filter I can move over to this tank before it forms any sort of bacterial colony.. Not sure how important it is to cycle a newt tank though honestly. So I'm not sure if it'd be dangerous to use soil...
Also, as far as 'stretching' the look of the height of the background, I figured if I used a few inches of substrate in the back of the tank that'd allow some height and then with a black background maybe.. It won't look terrible lol
Http://www.ebay.com/itm/3d-Artifici...1224085434?pt=Decorations&hash=item3cd22b37ba
It's only like 12" tall though, my tank is like 18" tall.. Still trying to figure out how that'll work out.
I want to have it filled with like 7" or so with water.. I want to have plants planted in the substrate growing up and emergent out of the water. Not sure what plants to use at all, but I've got a couple extra swords, and some alternathera.. Also will have some Brazilian pennywort, if that'd work at all. I'm not really sure where to go with planting. But I was curious if I should use a soil substrate capped with sand, or just sand with root tabs? I've got a filter I can move over to this tank before it forms any sort of bacterial colony.. Not sure how important it is to cycle a newt tank though honestly. So I'm not sure if it'd be dangerous to use soil...
Also, as far as 'stretching' the look of the height of the background, I figured if I used a few inches of substrate in the back of the tank that'd allow some height and then with a black background maybe.. It won't look terrible lol