Don't know why I didn't see this thread...but, this is one very secksi tank! The rocks are awesome, best feature. Where did you find them again?
Update: Mbuna Tank and Fish Pics
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Hrmmm...wonder what shipping would cost. :idea: :grinyes:Thanks Bored
They're the world famous rocks from Coney Island
You should grab a van and make a trip for the CT bbq, we're just a few hours away, you can go crazy and grab as much as you can haul .
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That's fine...just as long as I'm crazy and there is at least one pinto involved...and the rocks.lol fine you can be the crazy fish guy in a pinto
I sent you this in a PM, but thought I would post here as well:
Hi Mate,
Firstly I would just like to say what a beautiful and amazing Mbuna tank you have.
I have recently bought a 380L tank to set up my first Malawi Mbuna tank and was searching for ideas on Google and came across your tank and this site.
It's funny the way you have the two Rocks Piles as I was only saying today how I intend to have exactly the same structure ie a giant pile on one side and a smaller pile on the other. Bascially, I'm hoping my tank will one day look like yours (I will be using a sand substrate though).
Anyway, just a quick few questions if I may...are your rocks secure, did you use any type of silicone sealent to increase stability? Have any of your Mbuna ever caused a rock slide? How do you find your Mbuna 'react' to this type of setup? Do they mainly stay in the large side or are terrortories spilt etc etc.
Any info or advice appreciated.
Many thanks, and again, SUPER TANK.
Cheers,
Istanbul_Kop
Hi Mate,
Firstly I would just like to say what a beautiful and amazing Mbuna tank you have.
I have recently bought a 380L tank to set up my first Malawi Mbuna tank and was searching for ideas on Google and came across your tank and this site.
It's funny the way you have the two Rocks Piles as I was only saying today how I intend to have exactly the same structure ie a giant pile on one side and a smaller pile on the other. Bascially, I'm hoping my tank will one day look like yours (I will be using a sand substrate though).
Anyway, just a quick few questions if I may...are your rocks secure, did you use any type of silicone sealent to increase stability? Have any of your Mbuna ever caused a rock slide? How do you find your Mbuna 'react' to this type of setup? Do they mainly stay in the large side or are terrortories spilt etc etc.
Any info or advice appreciated.
Many thanks, and again, SUPER TANK.
Cheers,
Istanbul_Kop
Thanks IK 
The rocks are just laying one on top of another with no silicone, I just rock them in different directions when I lay them down to make sure there's minimum movement. Never had a rockslide caused by the fish (only dropped a rock once when I was setting it up, cause it was pretty heavy and slippery, good thing there was eggcrate on the bottom and the bottom itself is tempered), I've set up the rocks before dumping all the substrate, so even when they go crazy digging, rocks remain stable. Mbuna pretty much use any cave they find, some like to stay and set up their territories in the bigger pile, some mainly stay around the smaller one.
Recently though I've changed the direction of the tank (as far as stock goes) and traded a bunch of the mbuna for juvie and sub adult peacocks, to kill the majority of aggression and I also like how the male peacocks look. I still have 4 remaining mbuna that stay relatively "peaceful", rusty, acei, yellow lab and afra still remain and will probably stay that way. Got around 7 or 8 peacocks, ranging from lwanda to lemon jake, still growing them out as majority are unsexed and uncolored.
The rocks are just laying one on top of another with no silicone, I just rock them in different directions when I lay them down to make sure there's minimum movement. Never had a rockslide caused by the fish (only dropped a rock once when I was setting it up, cause it was pretty heavy and slippery, good thing there was eggcrate on the bottom and the bottom itself is tempered), I've set up the rocks before dumping all the substrate, so even when they go crazy digging, rocks remain stable. Mbuna pretty much use any cave they find, some like to stay and set up their territories in the bigger pile, some mainly stay around the smaller one.
Recently though I've changed the direction of the tank (as far as stock goes) and traded a bunch of the mbuna for juvie and sub adult peacocks, to kill the majority of aggression and I also like how the male peacocks look. I still have 4 remaining mbuna that stay relatively "peaceful", rusty, acei, yellow lab and afra still remain and will probably stay that way. Got around 7 or 8 peacocks, ranging from lwanda to lemon jake, still growing them out as majority are unsexed and uncolored.
