Welcome to my site. Here I hope to document my progress, creating my new aquarium.
The website is called Budget Biotope. What do I want to create? A biotope for Central American Cichlids. A (possibly) planted tank, simulating a river bed. (Original I know!)
I like to build things myself from scratch, so I will be starting with a bare tank, building a stand, hood, my own background, and sourcing my own décor such as rocks and wood. I have never tried anything like this before, and I have a lot to learn.
It may not end up being a budget project, what is in this hobby? And it may not be a true biotope, but I can try, and besides, everyone likes alliteration in a website title! You never know, I may help someone out who is looking to do something similar in the future. Or put them off completely!
At the time of writing this front page, (01/01/15), I have a grubby old tank sat in a leaky garage and nothing more. Hopefully things will move on soon, but progress will be slow. I work full time, have a 1 year old daughter, and I am studying for a HND in my spare time so bare with me!
The 'Stand' and 'Tank' pages of this site are in the form of blogs. The most recent posts are at the top, and for some reason they are on a few pages. There are previous and next buttons at the bottom.
The website is called Budget Biotope. What do I want to create? A biotope for Central American Cichlids. A (possibly) planted tank, simulating a river bed. (Original I know!)
I like to build things myself from scratch, so I will be starting with a bare tank, building a stand, hood, my own background, and sourcing my own décor such as rocks and wood. I have never tried anything like this before, and I have a lot to learn.
It may not end up being a budget project, what is in this hobby? And it may not be a true biotope, but I can try, and besides, everyone likes alliteration in a website title! You never know, I may help someone out who is looking to do something similar in the future. Or put them off completely!
At the time of writing this front page, (01/01/15), I have a grubby old tank sat in a leaky garage and nothing more. Hopefully things will move on soon, but progress will be slow. I work full time, have a 1 year old daughter, and I am studying for a HND in my spare time so bare with me!
The 'Stand' and 'Tank' pages of this site are in the form of blogs. The most recent posts are at the top, and for some reason they are on a few pages. There are previous and next buttons at the bottom.