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chadly · 03-11-2008, 01:59 PM

that looks great!

Here's some ideas to throw around. Go minimal on plants absolutely no ground cover, maybe some random swords and some really cool hygro. Leave the sandy right side open and brightly lit. Cardinals are an ok fish, a bit over used, but it'll def add some color. Depending on what size tank you have, you could even try some small cichlids with your tetras! Definitely some small plecos. If you go with a dark background that will help w/ the dark effect. I've always thought of a blackwater biotope as eerie and dark, so maybe lights in the front only on the left. That'll leave some mystery to whats lurking behind the wood. I'm always excited to see tanks like this, can't wait to see what you do...

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chadly Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: okemos, MI Posts: 306 iTrader Ratings: 14 iTrader Positive Rating: 100% Plant Points: 20050	Re: My first Journal. Trying out Rio Negro Biotope. that looks great! Here's some ideas to throw around. Go minimal on plants absolutely no ground cover, maybe some random swords and some really cool hygro. Leave the sandy right side open and brightly lit. Cardinals are an ok fish, a bit over used, but it'll def add some color. Depending on what size tank you have, you could even try some small cichlids with your tetras! Definitely some small plecos. If you go with a dark background that will help w/ the dark effect. I've always thought of a blackwater biotope as eerie and dark, so maybe lights in the front only on the left. That'll leave some mystery to whats lurking behind the wood. I'm always excited to see tanks like this, can't wait to see what you do...