sde
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Hi everybody,
So I am asking for feedback on this idea I have for a Dicamptodon tenebrosus tank. I want to know if anybody has/sees any ideas, tips, concerns, improvements, or potential problems with this tank. Top left corner is viewing from the water side, top right is viewing from the land side, and bottom left is viewing from above. First view: Grey dots are gravel, light blue is water, dark blue is main water flow area, black box is water pump/filter ( which is going to be very powerful ), brown in water area is silt, light grey with darker grey inside is larger rocks, double black lined or thick black lined areas are glass.
Second view: Grey dots are gravel ( larger and smaller ), light brown is sand, brown is soil, dark brown with light spots is a log with woodpecker holes, light green is moss, darker green is fern, reddish brown is slightly decomposed wood ( a certain kind ), white areas under log are tunnels ( PVC pipe probably ), double black lines is glass.
Third view: Meshed black lines are wire screen. The rest is mentioned in the first two views.
Any feedback?
Thanks, -Seth
So I am asking for feedback on this idea I have for a Dicamptodon tenebrosus tank. I want to know if anybody has/sees any ideas, tips, concerns, improvements, or potential problems with this tank. Top left corner is viewing from the water side, top right is viewing from the land side, and bottom left is viewing from above. First view: Grey dots are gravel, light blue is water, dark blue is main water flow area, black box is water pump/filter ( which is going to be very powerful ), brown in water area is silt, light grey with darker grey inside is larger rocks, double black lined or thick black lined areas are glass.
Second view: Grey dots are gravel ( larger and smaller ), light brown is sand, brown is soil, dark brown with light spots is a log with woodpecker holes, light green is moss, darker green is fern, reddish brown is slightly decomposed wood ( a certain kind ), white areas under log are tunnels ( PVC pipe probably ), double black lines is glass.
Third view: Meshed black lines are wire screen. The rest is mentioned in the first two views.
So, the idea is that this will be a 50 gallon glass divider and false bottom tank. The water will flow from the filter down or through the rocks, and then fall into the pool area, under the rocks that lead into the pool area there will be a small area ( constructed of glass ) to allow for females to lay eggs ( if I breed them, heh heh 
). Then, the water will overflow the glass and go through the wire screen, down into the false bottom area, where it will get re-circulated. The reason for this is so that any silt that gets stirred up by animals wont clog the filter, it will settle ( I assume ) before it gets to the filter intake. Hopefully the water will be decently fast flowing.
The land area will mainly consist of a large piece of log, not sure what species yet. There will be pre-made tunnels under the log. There will also be some slightly rotting wood ( as certain species, I don't know which though ), ferns for shade, and moss. There will be gravel, then smaller gravel, then sand, then soil for the substrate. I will probably have a PVC pipe going down into the bottom of the substrate to allow siphon drainage. ). Then, the water will overflow the glass and go through the wire screen, down into the false bottom area, where it will get re-circulated. The reason for this is so that any silt that gets stirred up by animals wont clog the filter, it will settle ( I assume ) before it gets to the filter intake. Hopefully the water will be decently fast flowing.Any feedback?
Thanks, -Seth
