Plecomania the untold story

[Madness]

I am setting up a refugium style sump using perot foam. The drain water will flow through a combination of small pea sized rocks and then through larger rocks before it flows into the refugium/sump. Through 3 more chambers, one of them being full of foam media, the next will be where all the plants will be located, then into the pump chamber where a 3000gph pump will pump it back into the tank. The water has to lift a good 7 feet so the flow will probably be closer to 2400gph. I have a lot of the wood i want to use as well as several pleco caves.

BUT, if i am going to try and breed the 397s, 398 and/or a couple others i may need to set up another tank because the main tank will be for the bigger Loricariidae.

 

[fishguy1978]

Well heck, i thought that i posted it, my bad.

I am going to try something different when it comes to color. I've seen several use a black substrate some others an orangeish red substrate. I'm going to try:
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So we will see how it turns out. I need to finish the plumbing under the tank but the 75 that i have temporarily, is in the way. So, when i am back from Arizona i will be draining the 75 and temporarily relocating it so that i can finish this pleco tank. Which i better hurry up and complete and get it going, i have several plecos on there way and figured i will QT them all in their "new home" tank.

Where in AZ? I spent 8yrs in the Show Low area.

 

[Madness]

Where in AZ? I spent 8yrs in the Show Low area.

Tucson, our son is graduating college

 

[DMD123]

That looks like Garnet sand. This is what poly/bichir user like to put in their tanks. It really make the polys stripes and patterns 'pop'. Most use the red but I know a few using purple. Very cool natural substrate yet brightish colored.

 

[Madness]

That looks like Garnet sand. This is what poly/bichir user like to put in their tanks. It really make the polys stripes and patterns 'pop'. Most use the red but I know a few using purple. Very cool natural substrate yet brightish colored.

Yep it is, we will see how it turns

 

[Madness]

Picked up 4 L397s this past weekend, hopefully i can find a couple more from a different line soon. Also have 4 newbies on the way. Pics soon.

With these newbs on their way i really need to get to crakalackin on this pleco tank. Not to mention getting this loach tank done as well, i have 10 more (syncrossus hymenophysa) on the way as well.

 

[Madness]

New family members arrived today, 4x L114s, 1x L014

 

[Madness]

Added a couple plants to the tank as well as the sump. Water has been flowing for a couple of days now. Going to throw in here a couple of amphs just to help keep the cycling going.

I am contemplating throwing in here my group of 8 Mesaheros gypherus, which i will need to eventually remove when they reach about 5", or order me in some smaller SA species that would most likely stay in the tank.

Anyway, here is the tank so far

 

[Madness]

This morning is looking better

 

[Madness]

It is ready. Time to start adding the occupants.

 

[fishguy1978]

You might have posted this elsewhere but what can lights are you using? I might consider doing the same thing in my fishroom.

 

[Madness]

Tank is doing quite well so far, added 3 L114s and an L014 a couple days ago. They are all only 1.5" so they could be anywhere in the tank. Looking to possibly place an order soon with freshwater exotics to pic up about a dozen more. Here is a lucky timing shot of the 014

 

[Madness]

Ordered up some more today. 2 of the 128s (blue phantom), and 2 of the 200s (green phantom). They will be here Tuesday. This will bring the total to 8. Still several more to get.

 

[Madness]

2 new additions are on their way. I hope their colors and markings are nice.

 

[Madness]

Some shots of some of the group

 

[lloyd378]

Those plecos have some amazing patterns and colors

 

[fishguy1978]

Did you try to order the Adonis?

 

[Madness]

Did you try to order the Adonis?

Not yet, need to still call them

 

[Madness]

Those plecos have some amazing patterns and colors

If my 91, 137 and 114 would come out so i could get picks of them. They have some really nice markings. I really like the look of my 137

 

[Madness]

Here is the most recent addition, an L024

The L600 is far to small to see in the tank with wood, but here it is in the bag. I think it is going to have nice color

The wet spot just got in some L024 & L025, guess what I'm ordering