And So The African Adventure Begins

[markandhisfish]

ive just ordered my substrate and test kits , im going to the landscape centre to pick some rocks today too. all being well i should be ready to order fish by the weekend

 

[creg]

nice, what substrate you had?

 

[bullit]

start another thread when you get your fish

 

[markandhisfish]

creg i think its the same stuff you got . http/www.warehouse-aquatics.co.uk/gravel-substrates-rock/substrates-pebbles-sand/caribsea-fine-grade-cichlid-complete-9kg-p-4645.html

bullit i will do a photo journal of the stages of the setup from csaping right through to stocking , and then regular fishy updates

 

[creg]

yeah exact same stuff i got, how many bags did you order? i used 2

 

[markandhisfish]

ive ordered 2 but ive got a bag of playsand to use up so im gonna use the playsand underneath and top it with the 2 bags of this. how deep is yours? just spent about an hour on the phone to the breeder im buying my fish from and ive got an absolute pant wettingly exciting list of fish together to be ordered once the tank is set up . this guy is brilliant , really knows his stuff and talks an awful lot of sense . im getting mostly peacocks with some hap sp. 44s and a few select mbuna check the link out and scroll down to the bottom and check out those hap sp.44s man they are gorgeous!! http/www.tonysafri...o.uk/page2.html . substrate and rocks are being delivered tomorrow and once the tank is scaped il be ordering the fish .

edit: update . landscape supplier just rang , my rocks are now being delivered in about an hour and a half . so looks like il be busy washing rock tonight!

 

[markandhisfish]

rocks have been delivered , ive scrubbed them and built a mockup in front of the tank of how i will build them . sand is due for delivery tomorrow . then its a bit of aquascaping and then fish ordering. i cant wait!!

 

[creg]

we want pics!

 

[markandhisfish]

lol they aint even in the tank yet! you seriously want a pic of a pile of rocks on my living room floor? well who am i to deny you lol il take a couple now

 

[Squidward]

Sorry, seem to have missed it. Are you going the Tang or Malawi route? Mbuna?

Edit: Just seen in your other thread, Haps/Peacocks.
Very nice

 

[markandhisfish]

thread started with photos in the journal section

 

[elisew]

rocks have been delivered , ive scrubbed them and built a mockup in front of the tank of how i will build them . sand is due for delivery tomorrow . then its a bit of aquascaping and then fish ordering. i cant wait!!

Are you using egg crate mark?

 

[markandhisfish]

no i couldnt find any . i will be putting something underneath the rocks i just havent figured out what yet

 

[elisew]

The link below is what I bought for my setup, it`s the cheapest I could find at the time but because of the delays due to the bad weather I ended up buying plastic drain grids from B&Q, they were perfect
Have a quick nosey through the thread I started about my Tang setup and you`ll see what I`m on about

Egg crate:
http/cgi.ebay.co.uk/Filter-Media-Grid-Egg-Crate-Koi-Fish-Pond-Marine-Coral-/280463489831?pt=UK_HomeGarden_Garden_PondsWaterFeatures_UK&hash=item414ced3b27#ht_814wt_907

 

[markandhisfish]

cant use ebay , my account is suspended as im in a dispute with them ripping me off over fees , but il take a look through and check the drain grid out .