55g cube

[soleil1980]

Hello,

I recently bought a used 55g cube shaped aquarium.  It used to be a saltwater tank so it has a hole at the bottom with a pipe going all the way to the top. 

I plan on making a freshwater, planted tank with lots of small fishes... tetras probably. 

I was wondering if any of you had any ideas how to camouflage the pipe?  I thought of maybe putting mesh with moss all around it.  I also have many pieces of driftwood and I will take plants from my other tanks which are mostly java fern, pellia moss, Vals... (easy plants).

It will be my 5th tank in the house and all my tanks look pretty much the same.  I am therefore writting here to get feddback/ideas on what I could do with a limited budget.

I have a few little pieces of driftwood that I plan on attaching java fern at the top to make like a palm tree but so far that is the only idea I have

Thanks!

[Jellyanne]

Maybe a piece of tree bark or styrofoam molded to look like it. The moss wall would also be nice once it's growing but will always need trimming. I can't wait to see pictures.

[DrReefer]

You could get a bulkhead that is threaded on both sides and put a plumbing plug in them . you will most likely have to use PVC cement on those threads so they lock for good. your bottom substrate should cover it and it will not be noticed ! I did one of this in the past and it will be covered by 2-3 inches of substrate.

threaded bulkhead:


PVC threaded plug :