Tuesday, February 23, 2016

2ft Cube - tropical reef for Cichlids

I final acquired the "biggest" tank ever, for my little space at home. This aquarium measures 2ft by 2ft by 2ft and looks quite huge as compared to my previous cichlids aquarium (1.5 x 1.5 x 2).  It is a next step to my dream size fish tank and will be the final fixture for my home.


























Going forward, I plan to create a tropical reef scape for my cichlids.
Investment include:

Ikea lack table - with dozen of legs
Atman DF1000 external canister
Sunsun 2000L/H wave maker
Fine Coral sand
Holey rocks
Real dead coral (will lookout for couple more interesting specimens). They are cheaper than faked one.

After a back-breaking weekend, trying hard to reach to the bottom of the tank, for rocks placement, here is the final result. A rather randome placment because I couldn't see  the front view due to tank height.































Candidates introduced are:
Couple of tropheus (Bemba, Dubosi)
Peacocks
Mbuna
















































My favourite quiet corner, to simply do nothing but indulge and dream as the night deepened and soothed away all the daily cares.













Update: 13 Mar (Sunday Haul)















Above: Blue Johanni














Above: Yellow & Blue peacock













My Colorfull cichlid tank


3 comments:

  1. Wow u use ikea lack to support, so brave.

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  2. Just add more legs to the Ikea lack, and you will be fine.

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