Diary of setting up a 75 Tanganyikan tank - Page 3 - Aquarium Advice

black hills tj · 08-06-2007, 10:23 PM

that looks neat. what kind of substrate is going in the tank?

Michael · 08-06-2007, 11:07 PM

Caribsea Eco-complete Cichlid sand. It's a black/white mixture so I think it will look great.

Atl300zx · 08-07-2007, 04:25 PM

any updates?

Michael · 08-09-2007, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Atl300zx

any updates?

I thought I just did

Marconis · 08-10-2007, 12:31 AM

So sweet, so awesome.

Michael · 08-20-2007, 06:08 PM

No fish yet, I won't get the filter til Thursday. I have a pump circulating the water and I put on an Eheim 2222 I had laying around to clean things up. I have a LFS holding 2 male and 4 female Cyps for me.

I still need to get some small shells.
Water is not yet crystal clear but it's getting better. I love the Eco-Conplete sand.

This is how it looks now.

This is a 40g with hundreds of CuadoPunks and Juli Ornatus that will call the new tank home

Marconis · 08-20-2007, 06:54 PM

That looks really, really cool. Awesome job.

Atl300zx · 08-21-2007, 09:35 AM

Look really good, are those freshwater or saltwater shells?

Digitalgerl · 08-21-2007, 08:52 PM

That really looks good. I did some research awhile back as I was considering creating fake rock for my 40 g. I decided against it as I wanted a High light, CO2, planted tank. I was worried about the buffering properties of the cement and therefor being able to judge the CO2 levels. (limestone, calcium carbonate, etc per this article)
Will the media that you used buffer the ph? _Maybe it doesn't matter in a high planted tank (I'm still new to this but the article scared me off it)

Again - I think this is going to look awesome - I will be looking for more pics as the weeks progress! nice job!

Michael · 08-22-2007, 07:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Digitalgerl

That really looks good. I did some research awhile back as I was considering creating fake rock for my 40 g. I decided against it as I wanted a High light, CO2, planted tank. I was worried about the buffering properties of the cement and therefor being able to judge the CO2 levels. (limestone, calcium carbonate, etc per this article)
Will the media that you used buffer the ph? _Maybe it doesn't matter in a high planted tank (I'm still new to this but the article scared me off it)

Again - I think this is going to look awesome - I will be looking for more pics as the weeks progress! nice job!

Thank you for the comments. Once the cement cured there was no buffering effect.

08-06-2007, 10:23 PM	#21
black hills tj Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: black hills, south dakota Posts: 1,776	that looks neat. what kind of substrate is going in the tank? __________________ <.^.>Mike<.^.> http://www.bhtj.net

08-06-2007, 11:07 PM	#22
Michael Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bristol, Connecticut Posts: 199 Images: 2	Caribsea Eco-complete Cichlid sand. It's a black/white mixture so I think it will look great. __________________ Michael 300 gallon Tang - 180 gallon - two 125 gallon South American - 75 Tang - 40 CAE - 20 Cyprichromis grow out

08-07-2007, 04:25 PM	#23
Atl300zx Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 461	any updates? __________________ 55 Gallon Tank Log

08-10-2007, 12:31 AM	#25
Marconis Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 848 Images: 4	So sweet, so awesome. __________________ Lower your head modestly while passing, and you will harvest bananas.

08-20-2007, 06:08 PM	#26
Michael Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bristol, Connecticut Posts: 199 Images: 2	No fish yet, I won't get the filter til Thursday. I have a pump circulating the water and I put on an Eheim 2222 I had laying around to clean things up. I have a LFS holding 2 male and 4 female Cyps for me. I still need to get some small shells. Water is not yet crystal clear but it's getting better. I love the Eco-Conplete sand. This is how it looks now. This is a 40g with hundreds of CuadoPunks and Juli Ornatus that will call the new tank home __________________ Michael 300 gallon Tang - 180 gallon - two 125 gallon South American - 75 Tang - 40 CAE - 20 Cyprichromis grow out

08-20-2007, 06:54 PM	#27
Marconis Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 848 Images: 4	That looks really, really cool. Awesome job. __________________ Lower your head modestly while passing, and you will harvest bananas.

08-21-2007, 09:35 AM	#28
Atl300zx Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 461	Look really good, are those freshwater or saltwater shells? __________________ 55 Gallon Tank Log

08-21-2007, 08:52 PM	#29
Digitalgerl Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 99 Images: 1	That really looks good. I did some research awhile back as I was considering creating fake rock for my 40 g. I decided against it as I wanted a High light, CO2, planted tank. I was worried about the buffering properties of the cement and therefor being able to judge the CO2 levels. (limestone, calcium carbonate, etc per this article) Will the media that you used buffer the ph? _Maybe it doesn't matter in a high planted tank (I'm still new to this but the article scared me off it) Again - I think this is going to look awesome - I will be looking for more pics as the weeks progress! nice job!

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