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AikidoGuy
10-25-2003, 10:01 AM
These pics where taken with a digital Video camera that takes 1mp stills, so they are not the greatest but what the heck here ya go. These are just two of my many tanks.
220gallon with room lights off:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid84/p2b36aeb6b2093145dc73a327e3e6a70e/facb43c2.jpg
90gallon:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid84/p07d228680ba329b01d08779aacbfd45f/facb43cf.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid84/pa85044aa1e007d6a91e4c1c0b1c5a710/facb43dc.jpg
chipstahoy
10-25-2003, 11:30 AM
your tanks look sweet. do you use fake plants?
-chip
NickH
10-25-2003, 12:36 PM
Nice tanks!
Where do you get your driftwood?
AikidoGuy
10-25-2003, 4:04 PM
Chipstahoy,
I am forced to use plastic and silk plants because of the types of fish i keep. I have all Central and South American cichlids that would either eat or beat on the real plants.
Nick, Long time no speak man, I literally stop at EVERY LFS that I pass and grab driftwood whenever i find a great piece. I actually found a really nice piece today that I will put in a 150gall that I have. Of all places , Petland down in my area always has a nice selction of driftwood.
chipstahoy
10-25-2003, 10:00 PM
doesnt buying driftwood get expensive?
-chip
Anubisscott
10-26-2003, 12:30 AM
Sweet pics bro. Whats in there, I know that one mst be a male convict right?
AikidoGuy
10-26-2003, 8:45 AM
LOlLChipstahoy, yes it does I guess.
Scott, In the top pic is the 220gallon tank. That tank has
1 V. Synspilum, 1 F1 A. Lyonsi, 1 Wild C. Spectabalis, 1 H. "Escondido", a small breeding pair of convicts, 12 clown loaches that range from 1" to 6", and a redtailed shark. Its a very nice mix in the tank It works out very well.
The bottom two pics are of a 90gallon tank. That is my grow out tank. The largest fish in that tank is a 4" Male Archocentrus sp. Honduran Red-Fin". Also in the tank are 2 juvi V. Argentrea, 3 juvi A. Sajica "Gold", 2 juvi T. aureus "blue", and 1 juvi T. pasiones ‘Laguna Noh’. All are F1 and F2 generation fish.
mtdewlover
10-27-2003, 9:52 AM
I didn't think you could put driftwood in a cichlid tank because it would lower the PH. Is this true? Or is there a special kind of driftwood you have to get?
AikidoGuy
10-27-2003, 5:27 PM
Well it depends on your water. I have pretty hard water and a pH of 7.4. So with all the driftwood in the tanks it softens it up and lowers the pH closer to 7.0 which is ideal for th ecentral and south american cichlids that i keep.
blitzen25bm
10-28-2003, 1:37 AM
he keeps south americans which like the soft water and stuff you just dont want it with africans.
Originally posted by mtdewlover
I didn't think you could put driftwood in a cichlid tank because it would lower the PH. Is this true? Or is there a special kind of driftwood you have to get?
mtdewlover
10-28-2003, 7:01 AM
:sigh: I'm sad. I love driftwood but I have five african cichlids so they probably wouldn't like it. I'm getting a new tank today! :D A 55 gallon and I'm looking for ideas on how to decorate and what fishies to add to my current three red zebras and two yellow tailed violet cichlids. I wish mine could look like the ones pictured here ;) Awesome tanks! :cool:
125gJoe
10-28-2003, 6:20 PM
Nice tanks! Thanks for sharing the pics!
Did the video cam make them look darker than they actually are?
Just wondering...