150g tropheus tank build.UPDATED with more videos 8/14

[cichlid1409]

i like the rocks. looks too much like a wall to me though. try and give it more of a 3d look

[cu0ngsayz]

the pieces are pretty wide so i cant really move it back and forth much.. my tank is 72x18.. if it was a 24 i would have had more play room..

[moganman]

Looks good man. If I would change anything, it would be to take one or two pieces out to give it a little more dimension. Have a little open space.

[cu0ngsayz]

where would this open space be? i dont want it to look like 2 diff sections.. i have the rocks maybe like 2-3 inch apart from each other maybe the picture doesnt really tell that.. idk

[eklikewhoa]

I like caves and tepees.

[New_Cichlid11]

looks really good, i like the rocks so when do the fish come in?

[cu0ngsayz]

i like to make my fish think theyre in a maze hahah

[cu0ngsayz]

waiting for the water to cycle

[eklikewhoa]

How long you plan on waiting? this thread was started a long time ago now hasn't it?

[cu0ngsayz]

Hahah I just recently put water in.

[tbui1178]

Put some stability in there to speed things up... or put some media from a used filters in the sump.

[cu0ngsayz]

I added water in on Friday. Then took out half today so it's easier to put rocks in. You think I can add fish in already?

[cu0ngsayz]

Yea I put in a Powerhead filter today.

[eklikewhoa]

I moved all my fish into my new tank as soon as I got rocks. Then doubled the bio-load and if it wasn't for my cyanide incident the tank was crystal clear and happy.

[moganman]

If everything is new, I wouldn't add fish. If you have some used bio balls, media, sponges, etc, use that and let it run for a day or so to be safe. As far as the scape, I would try building it more heavily in certain spots and leaving some parts open. That's more natural. You scape looks really good, but if it were mine, which it isn't I would have some open spots and stack up in the corners and in the middle.