My new 10g "tacky"

**jphonger** · 03-21-2008, 05:35 AM

Hi everyone...
I had a 10g hanging around collecting dust and decided to set it up in the bedroom tonight.
I am going for the tacky look... fake plants green gravel strange decor.
so far it has the ever so budget, construction paper background.

Let me know what you think.. and please offer suggestions to help me make this tank as tacky as can be. We can worry about stocking later

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This tank is NOT a Joke... I am really doing it right now!
When I have a huge list of ideas, I am going to get all the stuff and pack it into the little ten gallon while it is cycling and then start another thread about what to put in it (probably live bearers)

At the end I will donate all of my points to the givers of the ideas that I actually use!

**swales** · 03-21-2008, 05:44 AM

What about one of those plastic sharks or diver helmets that opens up to release a bubble every second or so?

**Ark6ie** · 03-21-2008, 05:47 AM

you NEED one of those plastic "no fishing" signs and i dont know if you have these over there but on of those fake rock/stack/ cliff decorations painted in fluro pink lol

**swales** · 03-21-2008, 05:50 AM

I almost forgot about the betta bling i think it's called.. the little plastic cubes that sort of look like ice cubes?

**A340** · 03-21-2008, 05:51 AM

Gotta love the green gravel with the pink background ....

I'm wondering if we should set up an extra TOTM "Clown Puke" edition contest ...

No offence with that, all in good fun! As long as you're happy with it, that's all that matters!

I'm thinking some Platys will go great in that tank.

**jphonger** · 03-21-2008, 05:51 AM

Originally Posted by arkie

you NEED one of those plastic "no fishing" signs and i dont know if you have these over there but on of those fake rock/stack/ cliff decorations painted in fluro pink lol

that will go on my shopping list! sweet idea!
heeheheheh

the shark diver thing sounds awesome too.
I will probably have to forgo air powered stuff. the airpump will be too loud in the bedroom (drives my wife nuts)

keep em rolling..... I am going to deck this tank out!

**Ark6ie** · 03-21-2008, 06:07 AM

what about the fluro plastic plants that are like bright orange and clearly so NOT real? lol

**jphonger** · 03-21-2008, 06:07 AM

Originally Posted by A340

Gotta love the green gravel with the pink background ....

I'm wondering if we should set up an extra TOTM "Clown Puke" edition contest ...

No offence with that, all in good fun! As long as you're happy with it, that's all that matters!

I'm thinking some Platys will go great in that tank.

no offense taken!
this is what I am going for here. to make the most atrocious tacky wild tank possible.

I have to figure out where to get betta bling..

Maybe I should arrange some plastic army men in battle formations, and get a floating airplane too!

When my wife comes home tomorrow, she is going to think I went crazy while she was gone! serves her for leaving me alone for a night

**MandyL** · 03-21-2008, 06:16 AM

Definitely need some sort of ceramic animal or cartoon character!

**Drumachine09** · 03-21-2008, 06:18 AM

As tacky as possible? Haha, this is the coolest tank idea ever. Seriously!

I don't want to offend anyone with the following items in their tank, but I find these tacky:

Neon colored fake plants
The ceramic "No fishing" or whatever signs from walmart
Any bright gravel (check)
Bubble walls
Fake corals (In fresh or salt)
Pretty much any fake stump or fake wood decoration (I have them, what a hypocrite, haha)
Pretty much any walmart decor (still a hypocrite)
Any bubble operated decoration

Probably more that I can't think of.