Photo #2 - This Is My 240 Gallon Malawi Tank With About 50 M...

previous
240 gallons freshwater fish tank (mostly fish and non-living decorations) - This is my 240 gallon Malawi tank with about 50 Malawi cichlids and 1 Pleco.
next
Submitted By: tinus on
Photo Caption: This is my 240 gallon Malawi tank with about 50 Malawi cichlids and 1 Pleco.
8 comment(s) for this photo | Leave comment
freshwater fish - labidochromis caeruleus - electric yellow cichlid stocking in 240 gallons tank - some of my Mbuna and other Malawi cichlids
240 gallons freshwater fish tank (mostly fish and non-living decorations) - This is my 240 gallon Malawi tank with about 50 Malawi cichlids and 1 Pleco.

Rank Info

Ranked #216 out of 5268 freshwater tanks pictures worldwide
This picture looks better than 95.9% of pictures in this category
10 1
The Average Score for this picture is: 5.55
This picture has been rated : 127 times.
The Average Score for this category is: 4.13

More Info

Country: Netherlands
Description: Size: 200x60x75cm, 900 liters, 2 Aqua Pro 4 filters 2,400 liters per hour, 300W Jaeger heater, 36W Sera Blue Sky Royal, 36W Arcadia Marine Blue Actinic. Background, stand and hood homemade.
Advice: start big because you'll always wish you'd bought a bigger one later.
Fish Kept: Iodotropheus Sprengerae, Aulonocara Firefish, Labidochromis Caeruleus "Lion's Cove", Pseudotropheus Lombardoi, Cyrtocara Moorii, Pseudotropheus Elongatus Mpanga, Pterygoplichthys Disjunctivus. total of about 50
Corals/Plants: none
Tank Size: 240 gallons

COMMENTS

very nice !! fish avatar
That is a sick a$$ Tank. I will be building a 700 Gal. in the near future...Is your back drop inside the tank or on the outside. Also can you be more specfic what type of expoy you used. Thanks fish avatar
mind blowing. i just luved it fish avatar
Before I sprayed the polyurethane I layed a layer of bricks under the plastic on each side to create indentations on the back of the background. The imprint of the bricks was enough to fit my hoses for my pumps and the heater in it. I think if you want to create custom openings for certain equipment, you could just lay that equipment under the plastic before you spray and you should end up with a custom fit! fish avatar
just wondering what you did to the background to get the equipment to fit. fish avatar
AWESOME fish avatar
I sprayed expanding polyurethane (that stuff they use to insulate walls) on a piece of plastic on the floor, waited for it to expand and dry, then turned it around and pulled the plastic off and let the other side harden. Then I made it fit in my tank and finished it by spray painting it and finally covering it with a layer of two component epoxy resin with some sand sprinkled in it before it dried to take the shine off. fish avatar
What did you make the background out of? fish avatar

MOST RECENT ARTICLES

How to Set Up A Hospital Tank
HOW TO SET UP A HOSPITAL TANK
Every passionate aquarist eventually faces a moment of crisis when a prized fish exhibits symptoms of illness, whether it is a stubborn case of Ich, frayed fins, or unexplained lethargy.
How to Prevent Fish from Getting Trapped Behind Filters and Decorations
HOW TO PREVENT FISH FROM GETTING TRAPPED BEHIND FILTERS AND DECORATIONS
Few experiences in the aquarium hobby are as heart-stopping as looking into your tank during feeding time, counting fins, and realizing one of your favorite fish is missing, only to discover it squeezed into a perilous gap behind the filter or wedge-pinned behind a heavy resin castle.
Freshwater Aquarium Salt: When to Use It and When to Avoid It
FRESHWATER AQUARIUM SALT: WHEN TO USE IT AND WHEN TO AVOID IT
For decades, freshwater aquarium salt has been hailed as a staple remedy in the fishkeeping community, often passed down from experienced hobbyists as a universal cure-all for sick, stressed, or newly acquired fish.

READ AQUARIUM ARTICLES

Aquarium News and Trends
General Aquarium Articles
Freshwater Aquarium Articles
Saltwater Aquarium Articles
Miscellaneous Aquarium Articles
Product Reviews (Freshwater)
Product Review (Saltwater)