125gal finally up and running!!

Looks fantastic, but I'm a big fan of plants....even fake ones if you have fish that would tear up live ones. They make some really nice almost real looking fake plants these days and I think they would really add to your scape a great deal !

I like the way you did your rock work and the addition of that driftwood is a plus. Nice Job ! :thm:
 
Nice set-up. Can you post pics when the fish go in?

Mark
 
Awesome set up!!! Love that rock . . . I pick through the crick!! But I do agree with Emg about plants--I have some faux plants in my cichlid tanks, and they look pretty realistic, especially when they get a little algae going on them. PetSmart sells Giant Fancy plants (36") that are a softer plastic and look pretty good (I normally DESPISE fake plants!!) But overall---WOW!!
 
rosita said:
Awesome set up!!! Love that rock . . . I pick through the crick!! But I do agree with Emg about plants--I have some faux plants in my cichlid tanks, and they look pretty realistic, especially when they get a little algae going on them. PetSmart sells Giant Fancy plants (36") that are a softer plastic and look pretty good (I normally DESPISE fake plants!!) But overall---WOW!!
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Thanks RockabillyChick, Rosita and to everyone else. I was thinking of putting fake hairgrass or willow moss between the rock crevices. Anyways, you know I will be staring at this tank for hours on end so I'll have plenty of time to come up with alternate aquascaping ideas.

To add, there are two caves and 4 interconnecting tunnels for them to play in and make there home. And 200 lbs. of rock makes up the floor of the tank. I then covered the rock with sand. This was done so when my RD digs, He wouldn't expose a glass or eggcrate bottom. Thought it would add a more realistic environment.
 
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First let me say, what a great looking tank! second, if you don't want plants, fine, it looks great the way it is. If you do want plants, get a couple of java fern or anacharis. both can be attached to the rocks either with rubberbands or zipties. Although ugly for a little bit, after a month or two the roots will have attached themselves very securely to the rocks, so you can cut off the rubberband/ziptie. With these plants, you don't have to worry about fish digging them up, and they don't taste good so they won't eat them.
I have both in my african tank and they do great.
 
I really like the tank. Your rocks are awesome! The driftwood is neat but I think where you have it divides the tank ... it's such a purdy tank :D

I can't wait to see it cycled and stocked.
 
I understand this is probably a dumb question, but hey, I'm going to ask anyway. What is the white grid in the bottom of the tank for? I can see that it is not an undergravel filter, so I'm assuming its either to keep the sand in place or to provide a structure for plants roots to anchor to once they begin growing. Anyone want to clue me in on what its actually for?
 
that is what is called "Egg Crate" it is mostly used to cover flourecent lights in office buildings, but in the aquarium hobby, we use it when we're going to have a lot of heavy rocks to help disperse pressure points so you don't get sharp edges digging into the glass of the bottom of the tank. its just to protect the bottom glass.

btw, i think the rocks look awesome, but i do also agree that just a few plants would be nice. i think java fern and anubias would look nice nestled into some of the rock crevaces.
 
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