discus_noob Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Hi guys, I have been doing a bit of hanging out with ChrisG lately and I finally convinced him to scrap his cray tank in for a biotope. I said I would scape it for him so we threw something together in less than 10 minutes from empty tank to full with water Here was the outcome for a 10 min job; Things may change if it does not look good once its cleared up and tannin water otherwise it will stay like that. There needs to be a layer of peat, and also a layer of ketapang leaves on the bottom still. Thanks, Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasman Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 good old melaluca, where would we be without it Looks good mate for a 10 min job, even a 2hr job. so... apistos, corys tetras?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK_10 Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 wow that looks great good job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
issh Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 wow 10 mins and you came up with this! Looks wonderful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discus_noob Posted September 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Thanks guys. Yep did not take long at all. Basically I was chucking it in and that was it. I knew where everything was to go. Good old melaleuca cannot look bad too haha especially the good stuff. Wait till you see the 4 x 2 x 2 GEO tank that I started on today to scape by removing the substrate and done a 15 minute job scaping it today outside of the tank waiting for water to clear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogan8r Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 It's gonna look epic lol pics to come as empty once tank clears up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadFishFloating Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Yea thats pretty pro man! Like a bit of organised chaos. Fish are going to LOVE it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogan8r Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Heres pic of tank atm devoed lol. wood is only in there atm to sink..... will post pics of it cleared up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discus_noob Posted September 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 (edited) You ruined ChrisG's biotope thread now What are you doing!!!!! hahahaha Anyways yes Luke that tank is a fricken mess. What did you do to it!!! Just joking. Bloody tight ass with the substrate Anyways thanks guys It was mainly orientated around two things: 1. Making sure the fish were extremely happy and active and brought out the best in the fish and also a possibility to breed 2. Making sure it was a good biotope I think we succeeded I hope! It was only a rough 10 min job so I hope it looks good haha. Fish list will be 3 x apistogramma cacatuoides (only the finest ones available in qld ) 20 x ember tetras or 20 x golden pencilfish breeding colony of 8 corydoras sterbai 4 otocinclus Edited September 3, 2011 by discus_noob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogan8r Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 hahah my bad edit the title to chris and luke and Adam_noob's tank scapes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris G Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Haha yer and this will have a 2215 on it cannot wait until i have the filter and the fish all up and running Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris G Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Oh and luke, its alright ill forgive you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris G Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 Ok stocking is now 8 strebai cories (breeding colony) 6 apistogramma cacatuoides (3 pairs) Should i add say 15-20 purple pencil fish aswell. Keeping in mind that right now (3 days after putting these fish in the tank) they are all now breeding, i have eggs all over my glass as well as a female protecting eggs. Sooooo exciting Here are some pictures Adam has some better pictures of the tank with no filters or anything in it that were taken for a comp but these were just my quick snaps on parents camera. ENJOY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris G Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris G Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 Female that has just spawned ^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris G Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 A pair but not the pair that spawned Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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discus_noob Posted September 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 NOTE all these pics are hazy as hell as there was a peat storm going on that didnt settle and also cuz the lighting wasnt up to scratch and the bad background. PROPER photos will be taken soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasman Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 That is one awesome rootball! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris G Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 Yer Adam, how much better is the tank now from when we took the photos God damit and now it is sooo much more brown but still crystal clear and this time you will get shots of the fish because they are hell active now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickadee Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 Yer Adam, how much better is the tank now from when we took the photos God damit and now it is sooo much more brown but still crystal clear and this time you will get shots of the fish because they are hell active now. I wonder why there active ,cause there having a rootin tootin good time in there new surroundings......LOL.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
