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[GSAS-Member] Feeler - Tanganyika Tank
I'm sure you've all seen photos of my 29 gallon Tanganyika cube.
Between being busy with school and work and other things going on in
my life, I don't really have the time or energy to take care of this
tank as well as I should anymore. The fish in it are all happy, 3
full-grown and 2 juvenile Lamprologus Multifasciatus, and a single
full grown julidochromis transcriptus. Multies are interesting to
watch shell-dwelling fish. They live in colonies that span several
generations and they all pitch in to protect and help raise the latest
brood. They're also the smallest cichlid as far as I know and fairly
prolific spawners if they get a diet high enough in protein.
Julidochromis Transcriptus are also very cool fish. They're rock
dwelling cichlids that are shaped sort of like submarines. They
orient not based on gravity, but based on planes, so it's not uncommon
to find a julie hovering under a rock, upside down, or sideways. Here
are links to the "profiles" of each of the 2 fish, but the crappy
shots don't do the fish justice. Multies have beautiful tinges of
green and yellow in their fins and above their bodies, and julies have
great rings of blue around their fins.
http://cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1749
http://cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1536
The tank is an Oceanic Biocube 29 gallon "all-in-one" type of a tank
which makes an excellent show tank. We paid $470 for it and the
matching stand just over 6 months ago at Denny's Pet World. I believe
that it was designed as a "nanocube" style reef tank, but it does
excellently as a freshwater tank. There is a built in trickle style
wet/dry sump filter in the back, and the hood houses 2 36watt compact
flourescent bulbs. In the hood are an actinic(420nm?) and a 10,000k,
but I also have a 6,700k bulb still in the packaging if you want to
grow high light plants. When the regular lights are off(they're
controllable separately), there is a single blue LED for "moon
lighting" so you can watch your fish's nocturnal habits without
harassing them too much. I have a 250 watt visitherm
stealthheater(yeah, a little overkill, but also very reliable) too,
that's positioned in the filter area so the only equipment that can be
seen is the powerhead outlet. The glass and black plastic background
are in perfect shape, no scratches that I've been able to see. The
glass is cool too, because the whole viewing area is seamless. The
stand comes with 2 timers
The tank is fully cycled, has no disease and all-around looks nice,
but I've had trouble finding an algae-eater to keep the tank super
spick & span, so there's a little algae growth. There are about 15
lbs of black 3m Colorquartz in the tank, as well as about 30lbs of
black limestone rocks, and probably 7-10 java ferns(they have algae on
their leaves in some spots)
I'd prefer that the fish go with the tank, but of course that's not a
requirement, especially if you're not going to give them the water
parameters that they need. I keep them around pH 8.6 with very hard
water. It's not difficult, even with Seattle's notoriously soft
water, you just add some buffer(of which I'd be willing to provide you
with a fair bit to get you started) dissolved in some water when you
are filling the tank back up.
I'd like $350 for the tank with the stand, the decorations, timers,
heater, extra bulb, digital thermometer, teeny tiny magfloat and
everything else. The fish are free. If you want the tank and not the
fish, but the fish haven't gotten a new home yet, tough luck, this is
the only suitable place I have to keep them. If you want the fish
without the tank, come get them in Mountlake Terrace.
Here are some shots of the tank and fish
http://s58.photobucket.com/albums/g254/Laurelthequeen/Fish%20Tank/29%20Gallon%20Cube/?action=view¤t=DSCF4581.jpg
http://s58.photobucket.com/albums/g254/Laurelthequeen/Fish%20Tank/29%20Gallon%20Cube/?action=view¤t=DSCF4602.jpg
http://s58.photobucket.com/albums/g254/Laurelthequeen/Fish%20Tank/29%20Gallon%20Cube/?action=view¤t=DSCF4836.jpg
http://s58.photobucket.com/albums/g254/Laurelthequeen/Fish%20Tank/29%20Gallon%20Cube/?action=view¤t=DSCF5840PP.jpg
http://www.oceanicsystems.com/assets/006/12538_400wh.jpg
http://www.oceanicsystems.com/products/biocube.php
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