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Andrewtfw

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This has been a busy week for me, fish-wise. With a friend's help, I rehomed all of the former inhabitants of this tank, with the exception of the plecos. I added more sand, rocks and plants. I relocated my breeding pair of Aequidens metae, my Melini cories, Bolivian rams, and a few tetras into this tank. It is still a bit cloudy and the face needs to be wiped free of algae (not easy on an acrylic tank), but I am otherwise happy with it.

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spazmattik

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I think that looks great Andrew. I am not good with plants, what are the sets of broad leaf plants to the right? Are the swords?
 
Andrewtfw

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spazmattik said:
I think that looks great Andrew. I am not good with plants, what are the sets of broad leaf plants to the right? Are the swords?
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Yes, the largest plants to the right are swords.

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blkmjk

blkmjk

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Looks great. How do you like the bigger rocks in with the sand?

Drew

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Andrewtfw

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blkmjk said:
Looks great. How do you like the bigger rocks in with the sand?

Drew

NO GOOD DEED SHALL GO UNPUNISHED!
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So far, so good. I tried to get the rocks deep enough that any digging won't result in collapse. After looking at Lee Nuttal's tanks on fb and on his page (Google "cichlid scene"), I thought I'd give it a try.

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YSS

YSS

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Great looking tank! Love it. This tank would look great with a small school of wild discus! :) Congrats!
 
Andrewtfw

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chriscoli said:
Love it!

What kind of lighting do you have on it?
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The lighting consists of two Current True lumen led pro strips. I am looking to either replace them or add additional lighting that will bring out the blue in the tetras and metae. I am open to suggestions.

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Andrewtfw

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YSS said:
Great looking tank! Love it. This tank would look great with a small school of wild discus! :) Congrats!
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I agree, though discus are not in the plans. I do plan on adding four silver angels (I have two already), and 6-8 red head geos. I will also add more tetras.

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Andrewtfw

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Thanks for the compliments. The wood on the left consists of three pieces of Manzanita.

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