dogboy Posted December 19, 2010 Author Share Posted December 19, 2010 cheers, there are lits of little rocks behind the big ones with a whole labrynth of places for them to swim. there are also some bigger coridors within the piles thay you cant see in the photos. i did think of PVC but achieved the same effect without. as for water, theres still 1300 L in there after rocks sand ect so i should be ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benno Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 its lookin awesome mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogboy Posted December 21, 2010 Author Share Posted December 21, 2010 ok so the sump is way too noisy. when i designed it i was working arround the fact that it had cross bracing and i needed access to the chambers arround that..... then it occured to me after i finished it that the internal baffles will act as bracing so dont need the one across the top. then it occured to me that i was too lazy to rebuild it and would try it as is and guess what its too noisy. so ive stripped it down and rebuilt one end of it with an entry chamber for the water( far right), the heaters will go in there. this overflows across the diffusion plate into the bio chamber ( will have coarse sponge, filter wool, ceramic matrix then some hydroton) , water then goes up a small gap into the second filtration chamber for polishing and buffering with coral. then on into the pump chamber and back to the tank. have also put the first fish in today , 4 N leleupi as guinea pigs and to help cycle the beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogboy Posted December 26, 2010 Author Share Posted December 26, 2010 well the tropheus have finally made it into the tank and seem to be settling in well. i dumped a heap of water from this tank then refilled it with all the water from tthe 7 foot the t's where already in, tropheus into buckets and then used air line to slowly add water from the tank to the buckets to aclimatise the T's. they seem really happy already, some shaking/breeding action going on within 10 minutes, nothing serious just practicing, they are busy exploring the rockpiles and backdrop. the lelupi and calvus which were quite timid are now out in force. i will post some better pics later, too much reflected light at the moment to get a full tank shot. so fish list as of today 30 T. bemba 13 T. duboisi 7 C. popelini 4 N. leleupi 2 A .calvus- black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooder Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 Nice fish and awesome tank! Im looking forward to more pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucem Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 Wow! That looks great. Great account of the work done to create this tank. Congrats on the whole thing. Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gombe Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 well done.. been a pleasure to read this thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogboy Posted December 28, 2010 Author Share Posted December 28, 2010 thanks eveyone, its been a long time to get fish in as other projects kept getting priority but i am really thrilled with the tank. i havent had a display tank for 2 years, its all been about getting the fish room sorted and fish breeding. its nice to be able to relax and sit in front of a tank for an hour and just watch them. almost makes me want to quit breeding them and downsize the fish room to dispaly tanks......almost. im going to see if a can borrow a DSLR to get some better pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianniz Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 put some xeno sandshifters and bingo... mini tanganikya in oz nice job and aswesome effort. (reading this makes me wants to earn more so I can PAY some one to do this for me! lol) btw that is a lot of rocks! arn't you worried it's going to come down! i'll be petrified everytime i here a sound! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogboy Posted December 28, 2010 Author Share Posted December 28, 2010 xenos would be nice. i have some paracyps and cyps breeding so when colony numbers are up they will be going in I think a featherfin and some Synodontis petricola but they are almost impossible to find in Adelaide so may have to wait 6 to 12 months.. im not worried about the rocks, they are on eggcrate and there are big flat ones at the base to act as a foundation and then every rock was added and checked for stability. these rocks arent moving unless i move them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogboy Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 ok so i am failing dismally to get some decent pics of this tank, the tropheus move to fast for my camera to get a shot without blurs all over it. plan B , try a video. i appologise for the quality, its done with same crappy P&S that cant take photos so goes in and out of focus a bit but you will get the general idea of how the tank looks with its new inhabitants. the T's seem to be loving it, one bemba was holding when she went in, i think 2 more are now, the dubs are also having a lovefest, they didnt breed much when in a 7X16X18 but 3 are holding within a week of being in the new tank. will never be able to catch fry but that doesnt matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToobadyanOOb Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 love it, not a fan of africans but that white calvus is absolutely awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seacow Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 the tank looks great im seting up tang fish room at mclaren flat sa wood love to get some baby fish from u could swap if u want to ive got baby cyprichromis leptosoma,ophthalmotilapia ventralis light blue ;paracyprichromis nigripinnis blue neon they are ten mm long ventralis still in mums mouth this is my first reply hope it works dog boy ok so i am failing dismally to get some decent pics of this tank, the tropheus move to fast for my camera to get a shot without blurs all over it. plan B , try a video. i appologise for the quality, its done with same crappy P&S that cant take photos so goes in and out of focus a bit but you will get the general idea of how the tank looks with its new inhabitants. the T's seem to be loving it, one bemba was holding when she went in, i think 2 more are now, the dubs are also having a lovefest, they didnt breed much when in a 7X16X18 but 3 are holding within a week of being in the new tank. will never be able to catch fry but that doesnt matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogboy Posted January 7, 2011 Author Share Posted January 7, 2011 seacow you are my new best friend, anyone who is keeping tangs in SA im all for fry swapping with. will send a pm with what i have at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianniz Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 amazing dogboy, so great to see it all in natural. frys hiding in crevices fighting to stay alive. survival of the fittest in your living room. droooooooooooool. i say put some elephant nose and ghost knife, school of large neons too and bam super aquarium (sorry i have strange tastes lol) ps nswcs meeting tomorrow, cheap plan tickets, bring gold credit card and go crazy bidding for fish to fill the tank! from damn jealoused enthuiest, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattrox Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Great lil video! Looks like it has come up a treat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Nicely done Dogboy I like the peacefulness that Tropheus add to a tank Reminds me of Craig T and his big Tang tank Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogboy Posted January 29, 2011 Author Share Posted January 29, 2011 thanks guys, i am loving it. the challinochromis have spawned and the bembas and dubs must be close to spitting fry any day now, they can bareley keep their mouths shut. thanks Chris, Craigs tank is one i drew inspiration from and to have it compared to such an amazing tank is a real compliment... His in my opinion is still in another league way above what ive done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwah Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 nice too see u back richard, those peppermints must of really peeved u off hey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batty Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I saw Richards tank when I bought some fish from him last weekend, it is truly inspirational and prooves what you can do if you have the drive. Well done Richard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrod Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Hey dogboy Awsome tank mate!!!! I just came across this thread yesterday as I'm only new to this forum. It seems great minds think alike! I have just started my 8x2.5x2.5 tang tank. Currently cycling water and sourcing fish. If my tank ends up half as nice yours I'll be a happy man! Keep up the good work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogboy Posted April 7, 2011 Author Share Posted April 7, 2011 thanks guys. the tank is doing really well the tropheus are breeding niceley although most of the fry are getting picked off by someone. i think the leleupis may be breeding although no fry seen yet and the chalinochromis bred but again no fry survived. its a dream to watch the tropheus doing their thing and cruising arround the tank. anyone contemplating setting up a big tank--just do it its worth every bit of time effort and money Jrod...post some photos would be great to see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fosco Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Tank is amazing in person Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrod Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 thanks guys. anyone contemplating setting up a big tank--just do it its worth every bit of time effort and money Jrod...post some photos would be great to see it I agree mate. Well worth the time and effort! I'd have my own tank journal started by now. But I have no Internet at home. It's a little anoying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogboy Posted July 4, 2011 Author Share Posted July 4, 2011 ok so its been a while since an update . this is the tank with a very wide angle lens and crappy flouros that make it look yellow. the tank is keeping me very entertained, i spend hours watching the fish, the tropheus are breeding all the time, i feed them NLS 1mm cichlid and add the food in a net so they get used to it, occasionally i can catch a holding duboisi in the net , the female bembas are a little smarter. anyway there have been lots of fry in the tank and a few have made it past the calvus to a size where they can dart out from the rocks to play with the big fish. there are also some new inhabitants , 4 more t duboisi juveniles, 8 neolamprologus cylindricus fry (4cm) as well as 2 paracyprichromis nigripinis males and 2 cyprichromis leptosoma mpulungu males, and a lone N brichardi. i toyed with the idea of adding 6 brichardi but thought bette of it in the end, i didnt want them taking over although it may have provided a better target for the calvis than the tropheus fry. thanks for looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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