150G Tropheus/Petrochromis Journal - Updated 4/28

[J-WS6]

It's not, go back to page 19 at the bottom. Had sand back in it for about 2 weeks no, MTS gone!

and yeah, I'll post a pic after I get the new light for sure! Just come buy my cyps so I can sell the 90!

[myjohnson]

my bad, I read the tread and thought you hadn't put the sand back in cause you didn't post pictures let.

I'm not interested in the cyps but I do have my eye on that 90g!

[J-WS6]

Been awhile since an update. Scape is a little different than last time, but I'm not happy with it at the moment. I must say school and work have eaten up quite a bit of time this semester, partially why I had to shut down the 90. Keeping up with one water change a week on this tank has been tough enough. Sounds crazy I know, but that's how busy I am.

Anyway here's a vid, idk what that sound is my camera is making. Got the new light on the tank, but only running 2x 12k VHO's, don't have the right halide bulbs yet. I must say that at first I wasn't sure how this spectrum was going to turn out, but now that I look at it, these bulbs do help 'pop' out the yellow in the kasakalawe's. The 10k PC's gave the entire tank a 'greenish' glow to it, even the rocks looked a lot greener than they really are, the glass too. Canopy is the next mod on the list along with new MH bulbs, when school's out.

Current specs on the tank:

Equipment:
AGA 150
AGA Pine Stand
72" PFO 3x175W MH + 2x160W VHO
Pro Clear 200 w/ Mag 12
Koralia 4 (need way more flow)

Inhabitants:
52 Tropheus Moorii Kasakalawe (20 WC + 32 F1)(aka Mpulungu, Moops, Pineapples)
11 Petrochromis Trewavasae (WC)(3M/8F)
1 Auchenoglanis Occidentalis (River variant)
1 Lamprologus Occellatus 'Gold'
20 Anentome Helena

Scape:
100lbs Caribsea Aragamax (5 bags)
200lbs of Rocks
30 Neothauma Shells

Feeding:
2x a day NLS + Puppy Chow

Additives:
Aquarium Salt
Epsom Salt
Baking Soda (PH consistent 8.0)

Photoperiod:
12PM-2PM (1 VHO)
2PM-8PM (2 VHO)
8PM-10PM (1 VHO)

oh and, STILL NO SIGN OF MTS!!!

http://pets.webshots.com/video/30534...00456982XBflHu

[geoff_tropheus]

Dude you should see 12K on Ikola. SWEET!!

[J-WS6]

Spotted 2 Trewavasae fry today!!! Whoop! I'll post pics when they're brave enough to come out of the rock caves for awhile!

[gotticgs]

wont the cat eat your fry

[J-WS6]

Maybe the dumb ones, but that's natural selection at it's best. There's prob 10 troph fry swimmin' around in there now the same size no problems. They all hide in and out of the rock caves.

[peterp63]

Looks good man, I like the new scape!

[J-WS6]

Thanks Peter. Still have 1 female trew packing.

[J-WS6]

Pics:

Newest batch of Troph fry




Packin Trew Female




Colony




Pic of one of the Trew fry!



Enjoy!
J

[fshfrk]

Looks great. congrates on the petro fry!

[J-WS6]

Thanks John

[J-WS6]

Another female packing!

Just added a SunSun 3250gph power head as well and plan on getting another! Tank is in need of a re-scape. I'll post pics of it if I can get around to it tonight.

[myjohnson]

Wild that you got them both breeding in the same tank!

Nice set-up dude.

[J-WS6]