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    55g tank setup for Africans

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    Post by Ben Sat Apr 02, 2011 12:00 am

    Just a couple pics of the actual tank. All the fish can be found under the African section. Just looking for opinions on the lace rock.

    Full tank shot.
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    The white stuff in here is some type of coral I think. I won it at our auction when we held a meeting. Vixen has to tell me what it is everytime and I never remember lol.
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    This is the lace rock I have stacked. Looking for opinions on this. The sand is stacked in the front because one of my sunburst moved it out of his cave lol.
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    Post by H2O Nyck Sat Apr 02, 2011 12:03 am

    Love the look of it!!! I think you should spread the lace rock out a little more, Or add some, I think the white rock, looks like Texas Holey Rock. Its great for african tanks It dissolves slowly over a long period of time buffering the ph the way africans love it.
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    Post by Fern Sat Apr 02, 2011 12:37 am

    The white rock is limestone, holey rock is just the fancy version.

    I like it! Just make sure it is stable and wont collapse.
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    Post by Ben Sat Apr 02, 2011 12:44 am

    Its very stable right now. The plan started out to make it kinda like a v in the tank. But i won those 2 white pieces and really liked them lol. So I may move them to the middle and stack lace rock on both side and add a few more pieces. Not to sure what to do with it.
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    Post by Fern Sat Apr 02, 2011 1:11 am

    Making them your center piece sounds nice!
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    Post by alan j t Sat Apr 02, 2011 8:09 pm

    very nice looking tank
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    Post by FishVixen Sat Apr 02, 2011 8:18 pm

    The rock is older and more dense than holey rock. From an ancient coral bed in Minnesota somewhere.
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    Post by Ben Mon May 16, 2011 12:43 am

    An updated picture after I reworked some rocks and added a few new ones.

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    Post by Fern Mon May 16, 2011 1:30 pm

    Oh I bet they love that!
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    Post by bingerz Wed Jun 15, 2011 1:58 am

    looks great both ways!! i try to change the rocks every so often....it only takes a few minutes to do mine plus it helps in curbing some aggression. looks great!! put up more pictures as it changes!

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