90g African to CA/SA

[Crude]

Finally getting around to posting pictures of my "new" 90g (Old: http://www.houstonfishbox.com/vforum...improved!-Lol))

90g Fluval Frontier
Fluval 405 through the drilled holes (Had some fun with some loc-line).
Eheim 2217
Fluval E-Series heater

I wanted to switch to a Hydor in-line heater, but had bad luck getting a tight fit with the Fluval ribbed tubing when I tried a year or so ago... I really like my Eheim 2213 on my smaller tank, so I bought an Eheim and hooked up a new Hydor heater. Yay, no leaks.... except the water started to get a little hot, and when I went to adjust the dial it was completely stuck. 0/2 with Hydor heaters

Anyway, scape is just a 1-3" of PFS, a few river rocks (most are just holding down the wood for now. I'll rearrange when everything is water logged), and 3 pieces of Manzanita driftwood.

Current stocking:
16 Tiger Barbs
1 Jack Dempsey
1 EBJD
1 Green Terror
2 Spotted Rafael

FTS:


Close up on the middle - I don't really like how the rocks look, I just had them there to weight things down. They create a great little cave that the JD hangs out in though. - Tiger Barbs are everywhere. Photobombing.


Portrait


A few shots of my little 1.25" EBJD. He's really active, and more inquisitive than the larger JD/GT.






The normal JD. He's about 2.5"


No pics of the GT... he was elusive.

:)

[HERM]

Very nice tank, love the EBJD!

[Gene D]

Well done sir, very nice looking. The is an especially nice piece of driftwood.

[troy tucker]

A good looking tank and some great fish...

[ScorpiosWife]

Well done sir, very nice looking. The is an especially nice piece of driftwood.

+1!

[Crude]

Thanks! The driftwood is actually made up of three pieces. It's a braced tank and everything had to fit through two 18"x18" holes. It took me forever to find some that would work. Bought em I online based on their dimensions and overall look, and I think I lucked out! Had to wiggle things around a lot but eventually got them all inside and looking how I liked.


As for the ebjd, I'm definitely rooting for him. He's so tiny. It seems like the larger JD is accepting of him, and keeps the gt from messing with him.

[New_Cichlid11]

VERY nice setup and tastefully done. Good job man

[mistahoo]

Definitely a great job! Looks awesome. I think you should keep the rocks, they look nice.

[TaTeR ToT]

Looks awesome man, I would keep it as is and add some almond leaves.

[beto]

awesome scape!

[Crude]

Thanks again!

On the almond leaves, I have done a little research, and it seems like while the positive effects on our city water will be minimal, I do like the leaf litter look, especially if it makes things feel a little more natural. You used to have a SA biotope, right? Was it a pain cleaning out the leaves as they would break down? I just imagine scraps floating all over.

The water is a little discolored form the wood, now. Any idea how many leaves would be appropriate? Will I see some color to the water regardless? Also, I'm not running any purogen yet, but I had planned too.


Thanks for all the comments! Suggestions welcome.

[mistahoo]

Re: 90g African to CA/SA

If you use the leaves there will be tanning. Best way to keep that at bay is consistent water change schedule and purigen. To clean up you could have a hose and siphon the water. Then just suck out what you want out.

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[Crude]

Where do I get them from? Ebay has some listed, but they seem awfully expensive for some leaves

Fish are all happy!