55 gal african tank .. CAVE IDEAS?!

[ronnieroach]

i looked it up & its def cool; just not my style

 

[rusty386]

go on You tube and look for lake Malawi cichlids there are some very nice vid. of the Rift Lake areas and the fish in them and see their natural habitat to give you an idea of aquascaping , it is always nice to mimic the natural habitat they came from. good luck

 

[needmorecowbell]

I saw some and a few videos have waaaaayy too many fish in them. It's horrible what some people do for beauty.

 

[rusty386]

yes there are some vids that are overstocked , but i was referring to the actual lake dives to give an idea of the types of rocks etc. that are there. it is whatever turns your crank as to what you want your setup to look like.

 

[needmorecowbell]

Ya there's definetely some really pretty lake vids too. I like the planet earth one.. There's a part based solely on mouthbrooders in the lakes of africa

 

[ronnieroach]

OK HERE IT IS .. NEW CAVES!!!

im gonna go back into the tank for a little tomorrow but im basically done..

i went to my local quarry & got some 'blue stone' cuz it was the thinnest & best looking. i got 60 lbs for $6.00 lol (used a little more than half for the caves)

i also got the next size up filter today so i'm filtering for almost double my tank size, which makes me feel all warm & fuzzy

anyway, critiques & advice are always welcomed so tell me what ya think or tell
me whats smarter etc

 

[KonvictKeeper]

Looks great! I think I will make something like that because I can't find anything that will provide very much shelter for an adult Jack Dempsey.

 

[ronnieroach]

thanks i dig it too but i wanna make them a little higher so they have more room.. good for now though

& goin to a quarry is DEF the best bet!!

 

[needmorecowbell]

Looking great! Love how its set up.

 

[ronnieroach]

thanks i'll post more pics tmro when its 100%

 

[UDan]

That looks great! Nice work

 

[ronnieroach]

Final cut!! New caves!! :d

FINAL CUT TIME BABY!!!!! WOOO!!! lol

so i noticed my caves were a little small and decided to revamp them one more time to give my boys some more room.. now the caves are the perfect size & i couldnt be happier

sooo TELL ME WHAT YA THINK!!!




next step is replacing the stump.... but with what?????

 

[Steo the great]

Hey I've just started a new malawi tank myself. And I got ocean rock. Have a look and see what you think. Quiet pricey but looks great. And nearly too good of hiding place.

 

[needmorecowbell]

Almost looks like the rock in saltwater but it's cool, I like the way it was put together. Great tank also!

 

[ronnieroach]

Hey I've just started a new malawi tank myself. And I got ocean rock. Have a look and see what you think. Quiet pricey but looks great. And nearly too good of hiding place.

that looks doooope!! i got 60lbs for 6 bucks at my local quarry so i went w/ the deal but if i had money to blow i'd def grab what you have

 

[Steo the great]

Haha thanks man. Like for them rocks was prob 50 dollars. So I wasn't too bad for all that rock I could barely loftier from the shop and it buffers the waterto keep the ph up. So double goodness
I'm in ireland though so I'm not sure what you have where you are.

 

[ronnieroach]

oh geez 50 aint too bad at all! i'm sure i could find it here but i'll probably wait until i upgrade to a 75 to change up again

 

[steez]

Looks good ronnie.

I chose the lace rock with some slate tiles in my Malawi tank:

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Someone also mentioned PVC pipe with the rocks glue'd on. I did that in my 55g for my Eel to have hiding spots

 

[tiger terror]

I also rocked the lace rock for my Africans,like your big piece too..(steez)

 

[Gboy66]

What type of eel you got steez? Heres my cave that i built out of PVC... Came out pretty good