Recent content by ceashel

Thanks guys! You know, it's funny. I have had a lot of people look in there and just look back at me like, "okay...but where's the castle?" lol So I'm not sure why it really appeals to some people and others not at all. My fishies seem to like it. :) Oh my god, Sandnuka, the jenga comment made...

I posted pics awhile back of my empty paver tank and some of you were interested to see how it looks now. Wish the pics were better, but it is awfully hard to take a pic of a mirror back tank. Just for the details, it's a 37 gal. tank, I have an eggcrate on the bottom to help distribute the...

Glad to hear your tank is doing better! Not so much here. Totally underestimated how fast ich would spread and didn't heat things up fast enough. Last night and today has been very depressing. :arrow: Found a great general article on ich and parasites, if anybody is interested. Goes into some...

Thanks for the well wishes. I've got the tank up to about 80 now. Just raising it slowly and will shoot for 86. Did a partial water change and added about half the salt so it's not too overwhelming. I don't need to take out the carbon filter until or unless I add the quick cure, right? The salt...

Looks like one of my new african's has broken out with a case of ich. I noticed today that he he has some perceptible white dots near his head. He and a couple of the others appear to be rubbing against the sand occasionally, too. This is the first time I've ever encountered it, so I did some...

Hey, nice meeting you yesterday! Holy crap, that tank is huge! It's going to look gorgeous when it's all decked out. Oh, and I too am a member of the 'TJ is awesome' club. Seriously nice guy and always willing to help. :D

Aww...thanks, Sandnuka. I'm glad you like it because it has really been growing on me and the fish I have seen to be groovin' on it. I put some air stone under a couple of the pavers, so the bubbles flow up the structure. Looks a little like an upside down water feature. And thanks for your take...

I guess I don't understand the worry about the height on the bricks, other than swimming room. They are on the egg crate and not on top of the sand, so they are on a level surface. The bricks are completely flat, so I don't have to worry about balancing on any weird edges. I tried to make a...

Will be keeping an eye out for when you guys have some ready. You were right. Breeders are the way to go. I went the petsmart route and only 2 out of the 5 were strong enough to survive. What's the point of getting buying one and getting the other one free if the other one is dead? Don't think...

Thanks for the advice. I think I will remove some of them on top to give them more room. I was mostly thinking that they would need a lot of places to hide, so that was my primary concern. I did end up getting 5 little fry from the mixed bag. I got too impatient, I think. They are little, but...

I wasn't until you said something! lol j/k Actually, it's very stable. I built it on egg crate before adding the sand and then spent about 3 days messing with it until it was solid. In fact, I have a small colander holding the old gravel to help out with bacteria growth. I can set that down on...

Hi all! Just discovered the site and think it's awesome! Would like to get some advice on setting up an African Cichlid tank. I have a 37 gal. I've recently converted from gravel to sand. I used bricks (tested with vinegar and boiled) to make lots of hidy holes and think I'm ready to start...