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ImRandy85 Enthusiast Bleeding Blue Posts: 254 Kudos: 137 Votes: 75 Registered: 19-Dec-2006	Edited by imrandy85 I ran across this while I was looking for some ideas for caves. I thought it was a neat idea for all the cichlid keepers out there. http://www.duboisi.com/diy/BNdiygrotto/bndiygrotto.htm Does anyone have any pictures of caves you have made? I'm interested in making some kind of cave of my own. Preferably something tiered.
Posted 06-Mar-2007 01:47
OldTimer Mega Fish USAF Retired Posts: 1181 Kudos: 1294 Votes: 809 Registered: 08-Feb-2005	That's a pretty cool setup. I'll have to remember that the next time I'm thinking about setting up a new tank where numerous caves are needed. Thanks for the post and link. Jim Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain
Posted 06-Mar-2007 04:25
fish patty Fish Addict Posts: 539 Kudos: 223 Votes: 255 Registered: 04-Oct-2006	Yeah, that's pretty neat. You have a bunch of caves without all that excess weight from a bunch of rocks you might have used to try & make a bunch of cave set ups.
Posted 06-Mar-2007 05:21
mughal113 Big Fish Posts: 343 Kudos: 160 Votes: 64 Registered: 16-Jun-2006	Wow, thats a nice setup. The only problem I can see with that is cleaning those caves would be very difficult
Posted 06-Mar-2007 08:05
ImRandy85 Enthusiast Bleeding Blue Posts: 254 Kudos: 137 Votes: 75 Registered: 19-Dec-2006	I suppose the cleaning would depend on how you connected it to the tank. He just ties zip ties through holes of his acrylic tank so I assume you could just cut the zip ties and take it off the back to clean. Then you could just attach new zip ties to it. He suggests hangars for glass tanks so you could just take it right off to clean.
Posted 06-Mar-2007 08:25
Fallout Moderator Communications Specialist Posts: 6416 Kudos: 4053 Votes: 742 Registered: 29-Jul-2000	Yea, I remember that one from a few years back. I thought about it for my plecos, but never got around to it. Dr. Bonke did a really nice custom 3D background setup using styrofoam and some paint. The time he put into it was quite a bit more than this setup would need, but the results were amazing!! I'll see if he can get some pics in here if he still has them
Posted 06-Mar-2007 20:41
OldTimer Mega Fish USAF Retired Posts: 1181 Kudos: 1294 Votes: 809 Registered: 08-Feb-2005	That was a nice background that Dr. Bonke did, Fallout. If I remember correcty he had a post with photos that illustrated the process from beginning to end. Jim Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain
Posted 06-Mar-2007 21:00
ImRandy85 Enthusiast Bleeding Blue Posts: 254 Kudos: 137 Votes: 75 Registered: 19-Dec-2006	I saw that one a couple months ago, I think I still have it linked up. Is this it? http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=31078&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0&sid=155f797eafd13324bc9c771ff4b25201
Posted 06-Mar-2007 22:37
fish patty Fish Addict Posts: 539 Kudos: 223 Votes: 255 Registered: 04-Oct-2006	Wow! That guy is something else!
Posted 06-Mar-2007 23:00
Dr. Bonke Moderator Posts: 367 Kudos: 215 Votes: 36 Registered: 15-Apr-2004	Edited by Dr. Bonke Hey all, I got a nudge from Tim about this thread and thought I'd drop in That Ankor Wat background is indeed quite amazing, even though I tend to lean more towards "natural" looks in general, I could consider something like that in the future... Once I get that 500g tank I'd love to have . I just checked the list of threads, and my own background report was still alive, you can find it here: http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/threads/11268.1.htm?22#. It's not quite as fancy as the Ankor Wat, but the general method is pretty similar
Posted 07-Mar-2007 19:52
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	I've seen lots of foam and cork backgrounds but nothing that stands out with caves as much as that. I do wonder about lack of circulation behind it. That could cause some issues unless you stuck powerheads back there or hide your spraybar and intake tube behind it but then you'd have to overfilter and add powerheads to make sure it circulated the whole tank well enough. Cleaning wouldn't be too bad. Just lift it up or cut sections out of the top edge so you can slide a gravel vac tube in there and suck out the waste.
Posted 07-Mar-2007 21:58
Blazzaro Fingerling Posts: 16 Kudos: 5 Votes: 3 Registered: 04-Mar-2007	I was looking to make my own background so I Googled : How to make aquarium backgrounds. There are some pretty nice pieces. They seem to use styrofoam and cement is any of this toxic to the fish and how long will it last. [Click here: how to make aquarium backgrounds - Google Search]
Posted 08-Mar-2007 02:13
Blazzaro Fingerling Posts: 16 Kudos: 5 Votes: 3 Registered: 04-Mar-2007	Edited by FRANK Sorry about the link. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=how+to+make+aquarium+backgrounds&btnG=Search
Posted 08-Mar-2007 02:15
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des_sniper Hobbyist Posts: 65 Kudos: 42 Votes: 11 Registered: 20-Nov-2006	Great idea! I wish I thought of that when I had African Cichlids. The agression was getting the best of them and all the rock I bought wasnt stoping it. Buying all of that lava rock took a big chunck out of my pocket, that would have saved me a fortune. I wish you luck on your endevor to replicate and improve. "There is also a Clown Pleco in this tank some where. I am telling you, HE IS IN HERE."
Posted 11-Mar-2007 07:42


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