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Thanks Keith. Now that's what I need. Jack posts would make the job so much easier. Do they sell those at home depot?

Added some plants. Got a few pics.
Heart-Leaf Philodendron above the water with the roots submerged in the water.


Also put a few Anubias on the driftwood, but I'm not sure they'll stay in place because of the the water current.

Yes, Home Depot has them. Here they are:

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/sto ... =100041510

I found them in the store, but they were hidden away and I had to ask for them before I found them. They come in longer lengths too.

I used the following concrete deck supports (also bought at Home Depot), but I think I had to use a mallet and chisel to enlarge the top area to accommodate the base of the jack post.

http://forums.deckplans.com/forum/viewt ... 0a98bd0d40

thanks. I'll probably need 6 of the jacks. I've got some of those blocks already, but I'll probably need more.

I've been following this thread for a while, but hadn't seen the final product. It looks great! I especially like the rolling sand substrate with lots of depth; it looks really natural.

also, water bridges are always awesome

I like the sand like that too, but the water flow has leveled it out now.

That reminds me, I forgot that I still have a 5 gallon bucket of the sand that I didn't add back to the tank. Thanks.

Here's a pic I just took 5 minutes ago-

Chefkeith,

What an accomplishment! It's awesome! I wish I had the space for something like that. How many gallons total do you have with this setup?

Linda

160 river tank, 85 planted, 190 planted, 65 gallons in the sump = 500 gallons, but the actual water volume is probably around 450.

What a brilliant tank!! Those are very lucky loaches!!

Val

just wanted to drop in and say, Nice tank!

you can arrange stones in steps under your sand to create mounds, and they'll stay relatively in tact.

And think about attaching anubias, java fern and moss on those ridiculously nice driftwood.