Hello Bros,
I am planning for my new 4 ft tank in my house and have this nagging problem that I had not been able to find a good solution.
The plants that I will be having are going to be short plants like ferns, nanas, mosses with rocks and drift woods. No long ones that could provide a cover for the pipes.
Also, the piping for the filter inlet and outlet always sticks out in the most ugly fashion. The green piping inside the tank and leading out of it irks me big time but seemingly there is no good way of hiding it completely.
Read quite a fair bit on lily pipes for water flow back but how about out into the filter? How do you hide it well? Can some kind souls post some pictures on how they achieve a nice and neat arrangment of their pipes?
I really wonder how Amano does it in his tanks???can't see much traces of pipings in his pics.....
Please help....
Amano's pipings are all made of glass. You can buy them in Singapore, but they cost an arm and a leg. And when they photograph tanks, all equipment is removed.
For me, I aim to keep it simple and neat, meaning no curly hoses or slanted improperly placed pipings. The piping has to be straight, secured properly with suction caps. I have the pipings at one side of the tank only.
If you are not using tall plants, then perhaps you can place some hardscape items such as DW and rocks to conceal your filter equipment.
Alternatively, I've seen before, albeit in very few set-ups, people using black-coloured pipes and tubes that blend in rather nicely with a black background. Have been looking for black-coloured pipes myself but no luck so far.
hardscapes would be good. can also try tying plants to the pipes
Cheers,
Melvin Lim
Yup, use hardscapes like rocks or usually, driftwoods coz you can get some tall ones to block out the pipings from view. Tie plants to the woods to give it a more natural look and also, provide more cover to hide the pipings
Eugene (^_^)
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u can try coralife tubes... good quality tubing n nlack in color.Originally Posted by FishFan
If you are not using tall plants, then perhaps you can place some hardscape items such as DW and rocks to conceal your filter equipment.
Alternatively, I've seen before, albeit in very few set-ups, people using black-coloured pipes and tubes that blend in rather nicely with a black background. Have been looking for black-coloured pipes myself but no luck so far.
but warning ----- VERY EXP
hard to find, last saw in yishun aquastar
black pipes for rainbars etc can try jbj brand
also got some brandless ones, lying around in a container at one side
saw some at y618 i think [dun blame me if u cant find it there though =p ]
Thanks for all the suggestions. Will try it. Guess its not easy getting these simple stuff done.... either spend $$$ on it or live with it. Guess i will choose the latter.... :P
Thanks lee1224, will keep a lookout for them. Just don't like the very expensive part.
today just saw jbj also got black co2 tubing
10 bucks for 3meters
saw some at soon heng88 at henderson rd
think jbj also sells black tubing n rainbars.
Another way is to get those long driftwood (or whatever name it is sold under), tie ferns to it and let it stand in the corner. Over time the fern will grow thick on the column and completely block out the pipings. I got 1 pieces of my wood from KS and 2 from Biotope.
Tie moss on the pipes, it will camouflage it sooner or later.
cheers,
You can buy or custom your tank with a built-in filter with only a cable for the power pump that easily can be hidden.
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