72g Bowfront Mbuna Tank

I start with a wide solid base and just work my way up, no glue. :) It takes me a long time, this time was about 2 hours. The rocks are not supported in the back in anyway, I think 1 might be touching but I really try not to have the rocks touch the glass. I do have egg crate on the bottom though. Trust me I have been looking for the secret of rock piling and have yet to find one. The best advice I can give you is have patience!

I will go takes some side shots now.
 
thanks!
i have egg crate in my tank...i have the same rock...i want to pile up the rock to a decent height in the middle and want to add plants on both the sides..i was thinking about amazon swords...do u think they wud work???
i have installed UGJ recently its going great...i just need to find a nice sand sifting fish and will be adding a BN pleco soon...
 
It is hard to tell from the photos but none of those rocks are touching the back glass, you can see that the heater is back there towards the bottom. I tried to get a top down shot to show how much room there is to swim too.

1st photo is the left side but you can't see much with the plant there.

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The only plants I know of that can be kept with mbunas is java ferns, anubias & some vals. Every tank is different though so even those don't not always work.

UGJ do work well, I loved how clean mine kept the tank but I they were getting too much sand in them (need to raise them higher) & constricted where my rock pile could be so removed it. Honestly I do not not see a huge difference because when the fish swim around and chase each other it has the same affect as the pumps. :)
 
Beautiful tank and fish! I love the rock. I couldn't find lace rock near me so I went with granite cobblestone. Looks quite different but still nice :)
I ended up having to do fake plants in my mbuna tank as well. They just kept shredding everything I put in there. Now it looks a lot better though somehow they keep taking my plastic plants apart as well lol.
 
Thanks blue! I love your rocks too though! When I am need of another change I will either go with a large round stone like yours or that speckled granite blocky looking stone. My next major money spending project will be a pond though. :D

Mbunas love to rearrange & uproot stuff! You can always count on that. :)
 
myswtsins, thanks for the pics...it looks great...i agree ugj leads to deep sand bed (if aesthetics are important)...i am still thinking it over how to set everything right...currently i am running UGJ and a koralia powerhead 3 too...but my UGJ pushes sand over to a corner and i am not liking it...need to rearrange stuff a little bit....
 
myswtsins said:
Thanks guys! As long as I have Pitbull, efors & ibr3aks approval I am happy. :) If Coler pops in that's a super bonus!!
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On behalf of us, the 3 Musketeers, I want to say you: Thanks for considering our opinion that important. I'm sure that D'Artagnan (Coler) will say something about your tank very soon and that he will like it too.
 
HAHAHA efors so we are the three Musketeers aye i want to be the leader LOL... Yes indeed Jen your tank is pretty neat i rather much like the Lace rock suits the tank and stock very well..

BTW how are those babies i sent you.. please take a photo so i may see, thats if you don't mind aye..
 
Pittbull said:
HAHAHA efors so we are the three Musketeers aye i want to be the leader LOL...
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No problem, buddy; you can be the leader! But remember that...All for one and one for all! Yeah, alright!!! :dance:
 
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