Going blackwater.

[oneyedfish]

It all started with adding almond leaves to my Rhom tank. I love the was it looks and the fish seems happier as well. I have since converted my HRP tank to blackwater as well. Time to do it with my 180 which is primarily Cichla and Oscars. Here is the tank before adding leaves

I will update over the next few days with my progress.


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[gangster]

Do any of your fish have HITH?
We have a big discussion regaurding this issue....almond leaves may benefit our bw fish more than we thought.
Ohhh...ditch that ugly decor for some driftwood

 

[tydus]

Lol I would agree with the driftwood idea. It will also help with the blackwater idea and it looks good at the same time. Can't wait to see the progression.

 

[oneyedfish]

Do any of your fish have HITH?
We have a big discussion regaurding this issue....almond leaves may benefit our bw fish more than we thought.
Ohhh...ditch that ugly decor for some driftwood

I saw the convo about HITH, none of my fish have it, but I figure if I could possibly prevent it...
And yes, my 180 SERIOUSLY needs re-aquascaped. It's next on my to do list.


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[fish042099]

I was thinking about doing this too my 155 cichla tank. Keep us updated with the progress, i am curious to see how it turns out!

 

[oneyedfish]

I added (20) grade C leaves in a nylon stocking to an AC110 running just the sponge. I'll post pics every 24 hours until the color stabilizes to see how dark the 20 leaves stains the water. I plan on adding Mopani wood when I re-scape the tank in the next few months. The tannins from the wood should help a bunch with the color.



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[daveunkefer]

im actually thinking about getting some almond leaves for my L183 plecos. Im interested in seeing how this works.

 

[cigars]

It all started with adding almond leaves to my Rhom tank. I love the was it looks and the fish seems happier as well. I have since converted my HRP tank to blackwater as well. Time to do it with my 180 which is primarily Cichla and Oscars. Here is the tank before adding leaves
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I will update over the next few days with my progress.


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Can you post some pics of the rhom tank

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[oneyedfish]

im actually thinking about getting some almond leaves for my L183 plecos. Im interested in seeing how this works.

I have a thread in the Piranha Media section titled 'Blackwater Rhom Tank' that has a 72 hour almond leaf progression, if you wanted to see what I have going on there.


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[SePPii]

I saw the convo about HITH, none of my fish have it, but I figure if I could possibly prevent it...
And yes, my 180 SERIOUSLY needs re-aquascaped. It's next on my to do list.


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Hey man, I have 9 pieces of driftwood
I am selling that would look great in that 180 Pm me!


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