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You have a very nice tank. I like the natural look that you have achieved.

I think that could work, but it might be a lot harder to get the support really solid with wedges as opposed to just jacking it up. I see they are not listed at Home Depot, but the source company for the jack posts has a smaller size that goes from 12 to 15 inches. It might be worth ordering them. S...

They are really beautiful!

Sorry to hear it.

It looks really nice!

Glad that you got the 120. In the long run, you will be glad that you did.

Let's see pictures of the tank and stand and maybe we can have an idea of whether the stand is built well enough or not.

Very nice. They are real stunners!

So sorry to hear this. But you have handled it well so hang in there and you will figure out how to proceed from here. I think that chefkeith's advice is solid in that you should try to support the center of that 40 inch span and also use thicker foam. I would probably also replace the bottom piece ...

Your photos are really fantastic Martin. Sometime if I stop spending so much money on fish and fish equipment, maybe I can save for good camera. Ha!

Some things that I thought about when installing my water bridge. 1. Since many fish tend to like to swim upstream (my tank has a horizontal circular flow and the dither fish all swim around in a circle in the upstream direction) you might want your flow through the bridge in the opposite direction....

That is amazing plant growth and an equally amazing nitrate decrease! What kind of lights did you get? I know you said T5s, but what kind of bulbs?

I love the painting! Very, very nice!

It's looking good. Your plants are growing well.

Katy- Don't ever worry about posting too many pictures. We love pictures.

Katy- I have two rostrata that are 7 years old that I got from Jim Powers. They are around 5.5 inches long, possibly 6 inches. I also have four other smaller rostratas that are between 3 and 4 inches, but have grown to that size quickly. Thus, I think that you might be fine with them in your tank. I...