New Setup-- River Cobbles

[spikeyboy]

120kg of cobbles

 

[Gatorbait]

Can they get in and out of them ok?

I hope you have them glued down. I'd hate for one to roll off and into the glass.


It looks good and you've done a lot of work.

 

[spikeyboy]

Yes they can.There are plenty of spaces.The cobbles are very secure. I hope

 

[smithrc]

Scary...

Think about all that weight on top of each other - with very little contact area
Do you have anything under the sand to spread the load at all?

I hope it works out

 

[jayjay]

Do you have anything under the sand to spread the load at all?

Of course he does, glass

/me shuts up now

 

[Gatorbait]

Do you have anything under the sand to spread the load at all?

Of course he does, glass

/me shuts up now

That definitely is a lot of weight tho.

 

[mommaloach]

Well, I think it looks great! To me they look pretty secure because the weight seems to be distributed well from front to back. I think I would like to do a tank like this someday. Thanks for sharing!

Jennie

 

[caino]

looks amasing! How big is the tank?

 

[spikeyboy]

The whole bottom of the tank is covered with eggcrate,so the weight is evenly distributed.The tank is 5ft.

 

[jayjay]

Ah, that's good. What's the stocking of this tank then?

 

[caino]

wish i could afford something like that, im stuck with a 12gallon tank waiting for shell dwellers , maby one day when i move out

 

[smithrc]

The whole bottom of the tank is covered with eggcrate,so the weight is evenly distributed.The tank is 5ft.

phew

 

[fishfishfish]

looks good!
where did you get the eggcrate and what does it look like?im very confused on what eggcrate to get so if you have or can find a pic online,id love to see what to get.

 

[spikeyboy]

It is not eggcrate,it is pond filter grid whch is just as good and half the price.I got it on Ebay.It is a plastic grid with small squares and is 1.5 inches thick..If you look at members malawi cichlid tanks you will see my stocklist.

 

[angelmouse]

Love it, good start, looks Fab. I am in the research stage of doing my mbuna tank.
Those pebbles scare me, thats what i want, bad luck seems to be hanging over my shoulder at the moment ,i know if i do that ,one of mine will roll off ssssssmash
Angel