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  • 31-05-2012 12:28pm
    #1
    7ofBrian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,261 ✭✭✭


    So I came across this picture and it gave me an idea for a cool thread.
    Post pictures of the most original and interesting aquariums you've seen. In person or on the web, doesnt matter. Everyone likes a nice, natural aquarium that mimics the inhabitants natural enviroment but I want to see some of the more radical, out-there designs :p

    Ill get the ball rolling with this one.. Gave me a great laugh this morning :D
    562388_389865747716658_185551488148086_1011348_1645505948_n.jpg


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  • #2
    norrie rugger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,656 ✭✭✭norrie rugger


    I love it!


  • #3
    vibe666
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,016 ✭✭✭✭vibe666


    beat you to it. :p

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=78960833&postcount=247


  • #4
    Denise90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 158 ✭✭Denise90


    That's awesome! Definitely reminds me to start the minecraft themed tank I wanted to do!


  • #5
    fred funk }{
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,827 ✭✭✭fred funk }{


    Not my cup of tea at all. I love the natural look and to have that in my front room would be a nightmare :eek:


  • #6
    Silverfish
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 16,698 Mod ✭✭✭✭Silverfish


    fred funk }{ wrote: »
    Not my cup of tea at all. I love the natural look and to have that in my front room would be a nightmare :eek:

    I'm with you. It's great and all and I admire the making of it and the effort gone into it, but it reminds me of those awful kids tanks you see - at least Spongebob Squarepants is vaguely water based. Also if their goldfish are anything like my goldfish, it'll only be a matter of time before someone loses scales or gets wedged somewhere.

    Also no controller : -1 from me.


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  • #7
    Sleepy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,367 ✭✭✭✭Sleepy


    We've got both in our house: the sub-tropical tank is a very natural affair but the goldfish tank is in the kids playroom so we did it full of bright colours. I've upgraded the filter since I took the photo but the ornamentation is still pretty much the same... there's a little castle in there too now though:

    171602.JPG


  • #8
    kylith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,737 ✭✭✭✭kylith


    Sleepy wrote: »
    We've got both in our house: the sub-tropical tank is a very natural affair but the goldfish tank is in the kids playroom so we did it full of bright colours. I've upgraded the filter since I took the photo but the ornamentation is still pretty much the same... there's a little castle in there too now though:

    171602.JPG
    Love the background.


  • #9
    Sleepy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,367 ✭✭✭✭Sleepy


    They have that in almost every pet shop I've ever been in... we have it in a second (larger) tank in the same room too but it's not a finished set-up yet.


  • #10
    kylith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,737 ✭✭✭✭kylith


    It gives a real depth to the tank. Mine just has some textured black thing that I can't get off. One day I shall have the tank of my dreams.


  • #11
    Sleepy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,367 ✭✭✭✭Sleepy


    Yeah, in the right tank it works very well. The other tank we have it in has a sand substrate so it looks like a pristine ocean setting... reckon it would be fantastic for a reef tank so here's hoping for the Lotto Saturday night!


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  • #12
    Silverfish
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 16,698 Mod ✭✭✭✭Silverfish


    Your tank is lovely sleepy, it really works with the stones and the background.


  • #13
    fungun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,120 ✭✭✭fungun


    yeah its not the background really, its the stones matching it that makes it look and feel right.
    Lovely


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