New 125G Tank

verbosity · 01-08-2008, 07:00 AM

This is a 125G All Glass Aquarium.
The stand is by all glass as well. The stand was oak flavored, but has been re-stained to a cherry finish.

It's current inhabitants are:
2 Bala Sharks
2 Blue Gourami
10 Serpea Tetra
1 Chinese Algae Eater
1 Mystery Snail
? Ghost Shrimp

There is 100 Watts of lighting.
2 300Watt Heaters.

Filtration is a Fluval FX5.

I bought 72 pounds of slate rock from a local hardware store. I did the vinegar test and barely got any bubbles. I have boiled all the slate for at least 10 minutes. (More like nearly boil my stove didn't get quite hot enough to make such a big pot boil)
I plan to get more rock. To support all of this rock I have egg crate 4 feet wide and 1 foot deep on the left side of my tank.

The tree root was bought at my local fish store. It came fish tank ready. I had to cut off some of the long leads to make it fit in the tank.

I have a piece of drift wood I found. It has been in a fish tank before but may have been the cause of some guppies dieing. Consider only two guppies died while it was in there... and the other 8 died in a totally different tank I doubt it was this piece of woods fault. I was able to boil most of the wood. Only about 5 inches in the middle escaped being boiled. For now I have the wood being held down with large rocks in my old 55 gallon tank with 10 gold fish. If the gold fish make it, it will probably become a fixture in this tank.

This tanks inhabitants are temporary. I will be taking all of them to the pet store eventually. I plan to make this tank an African Cichlid Tank.
The Tank

Close ups.

The driftwood with gold fish.

elvis332 · 01-08-2008, 04:55 PM

how do you post pics

**JustOneMore20** · 01-08-2008, 06:07 PM

Welcome to FF, Verbosity.

Since you were just showing off the tank and didn't have any questions, I moved the thread to the Fish and Aquarium Photo section.

Nice tank you got there. It looks perfect for African cichlids.

verbosity · 01-24-2008, 01:02 PM

Alright, I've got cichlids!!
Now despite me wanting mbuna's I didn't have much choice on them even though I was willing to travel 2 hours to find some. But I did come home with cichlids. The fish store help me pick them out. Forgive my spelling.

5x Flame Tail Zebra
1x Albino Zebra
2x Yellow Lab
1x Pleco
1x Psuedo Elongatus
2x Yello Fimi Boreliyi
1x Hap Electra
1x Juli Malerie
1x Hybrid (Mystery Cichlid

)

I know the pleco is not a cichlid.
I also know that one of them is not from lake Malawi, it was in a tank with other Malawi's though and he was doing fine.

I added crushed coral to my filter to keep the ph high (it usually gradually drops)

My water is cloudy right now. I figure it is from the crushed coral. I tested a day after I put these babyes in and all my numbers are in the good. No Ammonia

verbosity · 01-24-2008, 01:03 PM

My pH has been getting low, so I replaced my substrate with about 80 lbs of pool sand and 40 pounds of live cichlid sand.

I had a fish die. The albino I believe. The rest seem to be doing quiet well!! YAY.

Ihave some more drift wood ordered and should be on its way already.
Here are some more pictures.

Blue Cray · 01-24-2008, 03:09 PM

Looks great!

Arcfusion · 02-17-2008, 06:54 PM

Man, your so lucky. Well congrats on the giant tank.

Gourami Swami · 02-17-2008, 07:34 PM

nice tank dude, looks good with the africans. I would rethink the aquascape though :P

Buggy · 02-17-2008, 08:59 PM

the sand looks much better and I LOVE that tree trunk. Nice tank.

verbosity · 09-23-2008, 07:55 AM

It's been a while since I updated this thread.

frogman5 · 09-23-2008, 03:21 PM

that looks reall nice

Suess00 · 09-23-2008, 07:32 PM

nice tank how big is the pleco and what kind is it?

excalibur08 · 09-24-2008, 08:20 AM

Where did you get the 125 gallon tank and for how much if you dont mind answering

MaelStrom · 09-24-2008, 03:18 PM

Nice, clean, and open. Wonderful tank!

01-08-2008, 07:00 AM	#1
verbosity Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 9	New 125G Tank This is a 125G All Glass Aquarium. The stand is by all glass as well. The stand was oak flavored, but has been re-stained to a cherry finish. It's current inhabitants are: 2 Bala Sharks 2 Blue Gourami 10 Serpea Tetra 1 Chinese Algae Eater 1 Mystery Snail ? Ghost Shrimp There is 100 Watts of lighting. 2 300Watt Heaters. Filtration is a Fluval FX5. I bought 72 pounds of slate rock from a local hardware store. I did the vinegar test and barely got any bubbles. I have boiled all the slate for at least 10 minutes. (More like nearly boil my stove didn't get quite hot enough to make such a big pot boil) I plan to get more rock. To support all of this rock I have egg crate 4 feet wide and 1 foot deep on the left side of my tank. The tree root was bought at my local fish store. It came fish tank ready. I had to cut off some of the long leads to make it fit in the tank. I have a piece of drift wood I found. It has been in a fish tank before but may have been the cause of some guppies dieing. Consider only two guppies died while it was in there... and the other 8 died in a totally different tank I doubt it was this piece of woods fault. I was able to boil most of the wood. Only about 5 inches in the middle escaped being boiled. For now I have the wood being held down with large rocks in my old 55 gallon tank with 10 gold fish. If the gold fish make it, it will probably become a fixture in this tank. This tanks inhabitants are temporary. I will be taking all of them to the pet store eventually. I plan to make this tank an African Cichlid Tank. The Tank Close ups. The driftwood with gold fish.

01-08-2008, 06:07 PM	#3
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Birmingham, AL Age: 22 Posts: 3,592	Welcome to FF, Verbosity. Since you were just showing off the tank and didn't have any questions, I moved the thread to the Fish and Aquarium Photo section. Nice tank you got there. It looks perfect for African cichlids. __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 20g, 5.5g

01-24-2008, 03:09 PM	#6
Blue Cray Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 17 Posts: 498	Looks great! __________________ 55g Planted -golden zebra danios -striped raphael catfish -angelfish -bronze cories -gold gourami -SAE -brochis catfish -Boeseman's Rainbowfish -Flying Foxes -BGK -kribensis 22g Planted -zebra loach -glo lite tetras 5g Semi Planted -endlers

02-17-2008, 06:54 PM	#7
Arcfusion Canadian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 35	Man, your so lucky. Well congrats on the giant tank. __________________ Fish: 38 Gallon: 3 Boesmani rainbowfish, 3 Sterbai Cories, 1 Gold Gourami, 2 Powder Blue Gouramis, 1 Dwarf Gourami, 1 Pearl Gourami and 1 BushyNose Pleco. 10: 1 pair of German Blue Rams and 1 Zebra Danio (left from cycle, but I like him) Not fish: 1 Black Labrador Retreiver ~Daisy 2 Domestic Short Hair cats ~Night and Jakey 1 Bearded Dragon ~Spikey

02-17-2008, 07:34 PM	#8
Gourami Swami Supreme Dictator For Life Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somewhere out Yonder... Posts: 1,106	nice tank dude, looks good with the africans. I would rethink the aquascape though :P __________________

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01-08-2008, 04:55 PM	#2
elvis332 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 211	how do you post pics

01-24-2008, 01:02 PM	#4
verbosity Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 9	Alright, I've got cichlids!! Now despite me wanting mbuna's I didn't have much choice on them even though I was willing to travel 2 hours to find some. But I did come home with cichlids. The fish store help me pick them out. Forgive my spelling. 5x Flame Tail Zebra 1x Albino Zebra 2x Yellow Lab 1x Pleco 1x Psuedo Elongatus 2x Yello Fimi Boreliyi 1x Hap Electra 1x Juli Malerie 1x Hybrid (Mystery Cichlid ) I know the pleco is not a cichlid. I also know that one of them is not from lake Malawi, it was in a tank with other Malawi's though and he was doing fine. I added crushed coral to my filter to keep the ph high (it usually gradually drops) My water is cloudy right now. I figure it is from the crushed coral. I tested a day after I put these babyes in and all my numbers are in the good. No Ammonia

01-24-2008, 01:03 PM	#5
verbosity Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 9	My pH has been getting low, so I replaced my substrate with about 80 lbs of pool sand and 40 pounds of live cichlid sand. I had a fish die. The albino I believe. The rest seem to be doing quiet well!! YAY. Ihave some more drift wood ordered and should be on its way already. Here are some more pictures.

02-17-2008, 08:59 PM	#9
Buggy Room Mother Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Oklahoma Age: 42 Posts: 745	the sand looks much better and I LOVE that tree trunk. Nice tank. __________________ Fish are people too! *My Animal Family* Dixie - Boxer/Lab Peanut -Chihuahua Cali - American Short-hair Cat B.B. - Parakeet Flower - Western Ornate Box Turtle Loki - White Ferret Odin - Brown Ferret *Aquariums* 55 gal tropical Fresh Water - 23 various fish 29 gal tropical Fresh Water - 4 various cichlids 10 gal tropical Fresh Water - 1 Red Male Betta, 3 black neon tetras, 1 Asian Glass Catfish

09-23-2008, 07:55 AM	#10
verbosity Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 9	It's been a while since I updated this thread.

09-23-2008, 03:21 PM	#11
frogman5 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 260	that looks reall nice

09-23-2008, 07:32 PM	#12
Suess00 Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Texas Age: 21 Posts: 80	nice tank how big is the pleco and what kind is it? __________________ 75 Gallon Tank 1 Peac_ock Eel 1 Choclate Albino Pleco 3 Kuhli Loaches 20 Gallon Tank Empty Open for Suggestions

09-24-2008, 08:20 AM	#13
excalibur08 Fishy Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Age: 20 Posts: 17	Where did you get the 125 gallon tank and for how much if you dont mind answering

09-24-2008, 03:18 PM	#14
MaelStrom Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 353	Nice, clean, and open. Wonderful tank!

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