dreadbunny

OMG thats gorgeous! :bounce:

This is probably a little too late to help :roll: but I did 3 thin coats of concrete on my background, I didn't seal it and the water in my tank is a constant 8. I did soak it in the bath tub for a few days though after it had finished curing.

Thats going to look great when its all done :bounce: My poly/concrete background has recesses cut out for the intakes but the heater I put on the end side off my tank. The spray bar shoots down onto it to get some more flow past it. You might want to try a final light coat of plain concrete (without oxide) to give it some definition and contrast. I just brushed it lightly over the high points.

I have 6 rainbow fish in my peacock/hap tank, no one hiding anymore and they blend in nicely with the colours of the other fish.

Thanks for the advice. I have a trio each of electric blues and aulonocara baenschi and 5 yellow labs. all are about an inch at this stage. I'll put the rest in when I put in the background and the rest of the rocks.

Hi there, I have a 300l tank that Im currently setting up as a malawi tank, mostly peacock/haps + some electric yellows. It has a Eheim 2215 running but I'd like to get another canister filter as Im going to need something extra to cope with a fully stocked tank. Im trying to decide between an Aleas brand canister or an internal with UV. Im wondering though if it would reduce the amount of algae growing on surfaces in the tanks, particularly the DIY background thats going in. Anyone had any experience with aleas filters or UV in a malawi tank?