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Beautiful tank, beautiful stand, I am very impressed sir.

Also, too chime in on woods (even though thats long dead) What nammy pointed out was 99% what distinguished hard woods from soft,. Gymnosperms (Pinophyta, plants that produce cones, have narrow leaves referred to as needles) are soft woods and Angiosperms (Magnoliophyta, make flowers, have broad leaves) are hard woods, not sure where Ginkgo (Ginkgophyta) falls or the Gnetophyta, but we won't ever encounter those woods for building. The biggest difference I see is the resin content, Softwoods tent to have a lot of pitch in them and for the most part more volatile organics, which can irritate fish if the water comes in contact with them but serves to reduce water penetration, which lessens the chance of rot. sorry for prattleing on, Once again, Beautiful Tank, great looking frags too!