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Photos of tanks we decorated, for all ages and settings.
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Views from the 115 gallon discus tank we maintain. The Oscar is in the same office, different tank, but his owner takes care of him. Click the small image to load the large image in a separate window.
This 72 gallon Oceanic bowfront with stand and cap, from the days when we sold tanks.
This photo lets the rock and plantwork show. The entire tank, from down payment until it was stocked with fish, was put together in less than 48 hours.
We don't sell tanks anymore, but still know where to find the best bacteria.
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Left end closeup: (Reflection
of blinds couldn't be avoided.) Click
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Right End. The suction
cups have since been eliminated. Click
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Fish, waiting for dinner.
Visible: Blue and gold gouramis, bala shark, red-tailed shark, black ghost tetra, clown loach. Click for larger image in new window.
Click for larger image in new window. 16 boring african cichlids,
in a 55 gallon Nature's View combo, installed 2 years ago. It was time to liven things up. Bright colors make this
elementary school tank stand out while the fish peek out from behind rocks. Not everyone wants fluorescent colored
plants, but children (and from my feedback, teachers) really enjoy the bright colors.
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Closeups: Left end of
tank
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of tank
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30 gallon long near the library, lightly stocked with tropical community fish. The clown loaches need a lot of
cover, and are presently hiding.
A more dignified 30 gallon long, in an executive's office. His window adds some reflected light, blurring the images.
Before: (Actually after adding the roman columns, quartz, river rock, the ivy, the red serpae tetras, geophagus
jurupari and gold gouramis, but I missed the first before photo.) 
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After: More fish, dark background to bring the white quartz 'out' and make the silver fish visible. Added
platies and clown loaches for color, and an angel fish for 'dignity'.
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Cichlid tank, 70 gallon prox
(48 inch by 18 inch deep, 24 inches tall) This one's in a doctor's office, so the decor is pretty conservative.
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Lots of rocky cover. The
left end. Click for larger
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More rocky cover and caves.
The right end. Click for larger
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The same tank, redecorated in May
2001. Click for larger
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Cichlid
tank, my 30 gallon high before the cichlids started rearranging it.
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Good photos found -- 115 gal DAS, cichlid, with bright blue ones, taken some time before the good camera died. (2002)
We decorated and maintained this one for a year, from Sept 2001
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When the 55 first went from salt to fresh, well the photos will have to speak for themselves.
Photo taken December 4 2001. Click for larger
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When the 55 first went from salt to fresh, well the photos will have to speak for themselves.
Photo taken December 4 2001. Click for larger
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When the 55 first went from salt to fresh, well the photos will have to speak for themselves.
Photo taken December 4 2001. Click for larger
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When the 55 first went from salt to fresh, well the photos will have to speak for themselves.
Photo taken December 4 2001. Click for larger
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When the 55 first went from salt to fresh, well the photos will have to speak for themselves.
Photo taken December 4 2001. Click for larger
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New camera, worse photos, but here they are. 
Cichlid tank in a museum: fast fish. Photo taken Sept 20, 2005. Click for larger
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New camera, worse photos, but here they are. 
Cichlid tank in a museum: fast fish. Photo taken Sept 20, 2005. Click for larger
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New camera, worse photos, but here they are. 
Cichlid tank in a museum: fast fish. Photo taken Sept 20, 2005. Click for larger
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Old camera 
Original 'logo' fish recovered after a bout of ich. Photo taken Nov 11, 2000. Click for larger
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