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Hey every one! looking for some cherry spot tropheus in Canada? any one got somefor sale?
 
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> My custom 265 gallon project begins
post Aug 30 2010, 11:44 PM
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I found three other large pieces of lace rock at pet kingdom in San Diego. I had a large store credit so I picked them up today. I power washed them and put then in the tank. I really stirred up the sand so the water is a little cloudy. I will add the Petros and Trophs soon along with the cycled Fx5. Also all the rocks are filled with holes and nooks for fry to hide.



This rock actually has a huge cave in it that a full size Petro could fit into. It weighs 52 pounds:




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post Sep 2 2010, 10:38 AM
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The setup is looking amazing! Any more pictures of your progress?
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post Sep 3 2010, 03:08 PM
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The tank is done. For a refresher here is what it consists of:

Custom glass Lee Mar Aquarium (84x30x24)
Starfire glass on 3 sides
Built in overflows (Two 1.5 inch drains and two 1 inch returns)
Black silicone
Diamond edge beveled glass
Euro bracing
Marineland Model 4 acrylic sump (Rated 300 gallons)
Two Marineland 5500 return pumps rated at 1384 GPH each
1 FX5
3 Marineland stealth heaters
200 pounds of Samoa pink aragonite #0 sand
5 large pieces of lace rock
Custom stand and canopy by Precision Woodcraft in San Diego (Canopy will be done next week)

28 Ikola Tropheus (5M 23F)
14 F1 Petro sp. Red Bulu Points (Two different sources to ensure genetic diversity)


Overall, I am extremely pleased with the look. It is clean (No junk showing), crisp, and elegant. Makes an excellent show piece in my family/great room.
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post Sep 3 2010, 10:06 PM
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Looks amazing Don..... thumbsup.gif
I'm loving everything from the tank down to the sand. Hope the ikolas breed even more for ya now.




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post Yesterday, 12:28 AM
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I am actually going to reduce the size of the Ikola colony to 18 or 20 and make more room for a few WC Petro sp. Red Bulu Points to add to the F1's.




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