55g to 120g Upgrade

[Sonomakid]

Ok so last sunday i bought a 120g on craigslist so my mbuna could stretch their fins so to speak. Well i will post some pictures of the old tank and new tank. Just wanted to share. and show my progress.

The 55g

The Start of the 120

 

[carey]

Wow that was quick! Great job! I love the rocks in both

 

[Sonomakid]

Joys of having 3 seeded canister filters

 

[neilanh]

Awesome!

 

[The_Desacrator]

Very nice.

 

[SteveChiller]

I'm jealous. I want a 120g

 

[Sonomakid]

Todays pic water is clearing up nicely, now just needs a backgorund and some more rocks.

 

[kee]

Nice rockwork! Where do you get the rocks from? What other fish do you plan on putting in? Definitely following!

kee

 

[Sonomakid]

Thank you ! They are rocks i just found around and cleaned up. At the moment i am planning on adding some Flavus, Acei, and something else i havent decided yet. And hopefully by the end of next week i will have a background petsmart was out of the solid color backgrounds.

 

[spoonman]

Nice looking tank Kid! You are right about the background, you need one. Nice work on the rest.

 

[Sonomakid]

Well i am sitting here and look at the tank and there was a fry swimming around i knew i had a holding fish and yesterday when i looked she didnt have the fry in her motuh anymore. Well i looked again later yesterday and couldnt find it, today i find it but its too late lost another fry to my slow reaction time

 

[ronnieroach]

how much did you get the 120gal for?

i gotta find one myself, & was hoping to not spend a grand on it lol

 

[Sonomakid]

300 w/everything

 

[ronnieroach]

daaaang! thats a dope price.. hopefully i'll find a steal like that too

 

[Sonomakid]

craigslist is all i got to say, i searched craigslist for over a month.

 

[Sonomakid]

Without futher adiue the 120 with a background.......

 

[kee]

that looks fantastic!! Good job with the background!!

kee

 

[Mogurako]

Looks great! Hopefully the rocks are stable and don't fall!

 

[Sonomakid]

Have never had an issue with rocks yet and been doing this for around 10 years or so .

 

[ronnieroach]

that is super dope w/ the rock formation you made. what type of rocks are those & is that moss on the greenish ones?

i dig that A LOT & i'm trying to come up w/ a new design / theme for my 55gal.. having a very hard time lol .. rocks or decorations? lot of plants or just a few? mix of everything? keep the large earthy gravel i have? AHHHHH!!! im gonna have a melt down lol