navyscuba

Here a few pics of the tank. It's got plenty of places to hide and swim in and out. Even found a rock that has an original cave on it. Enjoy.

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helen38

looks really good, well done

navyscuba

Thanks just finished putting the rocks in.

Shawnie

great job!!! the rocks and caves are awesome!!
i have the exact tank and stand its my angel breeding tank...

navyscuba

Thanks. Tank is a little cloudy now because of moving rocks and gravel. Hopefully it will clear in a day or two.

CHoffman

Great job. Your cichlids will enjoy it.

navyscuba

I know they are already liking it a lot they are hiding a lot and enjoying the tunnels and passages.

Angela_96

great job with the rock work the cichlids love it set up like that. with all of my tanks they were cloudy for a few days until everything settled from adding the rocks. nothing to worry about.

navyscuba

That's what I thought. I got a pretty good variety of rocks.I was able to get different colors, sizes, shapes and surfaces. It was a hassle because the temp was about lower 50's, windy and raining but I got what I needed. Pretty happy with it too.

catfishlover123

Looks good!

Angela_96

LOL, good job considering the weather. My first collection of rocks was in 20 degree weather here in tn in jan. I had cars stopping on the side of the road asking me if I was okay. I guess it looked like something had fell out of the car since I was parked so close to where I was collecting.

The next batch I got was where the lake was down so far from the drought and TVA lowers the lakes in the winter as well, I got a lot of limestone from the bottom of the lake that way, I could actually drive out where normally the water is 10 foot deep.

Then I gave up and bought some lava rock for my 58g, I love the lava rock, but I still put limestone under it.

Things people do to make sure their tanks are pretty! lol


Good JOB on yours!

navyscuba

I like the lava rock too got two good pieces but every time i dump water on them they loose more sediment from the rock and some red tint. I'm going to try putting it for a while in a bucket and the boil it. Thanks.

Angela_96

Thats a great idea, when I get the lava rock out of the tank and do my vaccuming the only thing I hate about it is where its so pourus it holds water and makes a dripping mess.

navyscuba

steveangela1,
Does your lava rock leaves like a sandy residue every time you wash it or pick it up?
Thanks.

David593

Very nice. I just dont have that aquascaping artistic touch. I can't make my tanks look that nice. lol

maptis

Tank looks awesome

CWO4GUNNER

Very nice setup shipmate and very natural looking. I know you had to be careful setting in those heavy stones.

Jupiter

Your tank looks great. I like what you did with the rocks.

MissMTS

I love your tank! It looks really nice

Angela, I can totally relate. For my African tank all of the rocks were collected from the side of the road, lakes, fields, etc. Boy is sterilizing them a pain!

navyscuba

Well MissMTS I can tell you that the tank is just plain water and gravel. now my cichlids are in the 100 gal tank here are some pics.

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