Foxglove Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 My new 280l tank is up and running - with one featherfin syno and twelve electric yellows (small and cute). The tank is only 90cm long, but 50 wide by 66 tall, bow-front. I don't have lights on it, so good photos are hard to take - very arty anyway! :lol: The larger holed rocks are limestone I got from Chaz, the pumice is on the top left and right. The front rock is petrified wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 Tank looks good What else you planning to stock it with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeash007 Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 That looks wicked!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxglove Posted February 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 Thanks. I'll add my P. demasoni once they are big enough to cope with the syno - he has a huge mouth! :lol: After that I hope to add a few male peacocks. I am going to set up another tank ( :oops: :roll: ) for some brichardi and julies... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlidmad Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 how do you get the pummace to sink? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxglove Posted February 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Pumice needs to be boiled for a while ( 15-30 minutes) then plunged into ice-cold water. I added baking soda to the hot water to help with the air expulsion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazza404 Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 Looks good, are those e yellows all doing ok? e.g. not eaten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxglove Posted March 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Hiya, one yellow didn't make it - I found it with no eyes (yuk!) and nibbled. The rest are thriving - much bigger. Though they are shy whenever I'm near the tank. Maybe that will change with some bigger fish in - the peacocks etc. And also with some lighting so they can't see out so easily. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeash007 Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Hows the tank going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxglove Posted March 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 The tank's doing well... I've rearranged the larger piece of pumice, and enlarged one cave in it so the syno has a nice cave - which he likes! :bounce: Nice to get it right! :bounce: I will be adding more pumice in a couple of weeks, as well as some new fish. I'm waiting till after I talk at the next KMAC meeting about carving/sinking pumice. The demasoni are still too small to add, but only cos the smallest is very slow growing - the biggest ones are fine. I'm guessing I have to add them at once, or they'd fight. Still waiting on a light too, so I can take better photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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