This is a tank I had originally planned on putting 6 zebra plecos (L46) in, but since I can' t find any right now, and have pretty much spend the money I had set aside on other fish related stuff, I have put 6 otocinclus in this tank, together with 10 hatchet tetras and 10 neon tetras. Not the most exotic stuff, but an nice peaceful yet active tank in my office. It seems that the otos can play all day in the currents created by the UGJ and power head
The tank, heater, stand and canopy are from Walmart. Filter is a 2nd hand Eheim 2217 from eBay, which powers a 6 jet UGJ system. I also have a AquaClear 301 powerhead in there for aeration (although in the pictures it might still be a Walmart powerhead, which I returned - louder, less powerfull, and more expensive than the AquaClear).
The background is made from slate, which I siliconed directly onto the back glass. The glass in the gaps between the slate is covered with silicone and black T-grade 3M Color Quartz, which I also used as substrate.
The UGJ system is made from 1/2" PVC piping from Home Depot. It is covered with silicone and Color Quartz, which nicely covers the pipe that goes up to the surface and is connected to the 2217 in rear, left-hand side corner. However, you can still see the outlets of the jets, and I think I will take them out and dye them with RIT dye once I get a chance - learned that trick too late
Decoration is bogwood and slate rock (same as for background). Some of the rocks are currently used to weigh down the wood, and will be removed once the wood soaks up some water and doesn't float as badly. Plants are all Java Fern (Windelov and regular). I have since added some Java Fern in the top, right-hand side corner.
Pictures with fish to come soon, including close-ups of otos to help ID species
