My first ever river tank.

[Rocco]

I'll start by saying thank you to Martin for his article on how to make these manifolds.


The water cleared instantly and I had a cycled filter ready. I was impressed.



I also found me a nice piece of bogwood so I put it in with the aquascaping.







Thats me with the blue shirt!



Here are pictures from my other tank. It will be converted into a river on Sunday.

[Martin Thoene]

Another one!

Great photographs Rocco. That bright blue piping is interesting. Here in Canada it's either white or a pale beige colour. In England white or grey but you can get black through certain specialist suppliers.

I think I see a Black Ghost Knifefish in the tube thing? I'm not sure how they are with lots of current and you may find those Glowlight Tetras are at risk as it grows. And they grow quickly!

My only criticism would be the substrate. I would use that in a Hillstream Loach setup but Botiid species and Corydoras are better on a sand substrate as it allows them to dig easier without damaging their delicate barbels.

Martin.

[Blue]

LOL..Martin is right. BGK here.


The glowlights could disappear soon enough. Lovely setup, Rocco. Now I can identify you if ever we meet.

[Blue]

That bright blue piping is interesting. Here in Canada it's either white or a pale beige colour. In England white or grey but you can get black through certain specialist suppliers.

We have orange one as well.

Edit: And I used blue just like Rocco.

[Martin Thoene]

I actually kept Cardinal Tetras with a BGK up until it got to 10" without any problem. I introduced some larger (than the GL's) Platies and he ate or took chunks out of all 6 within 2 days.
I believe that with fish introduced before or at the same time as the BGK they determine those smaller fish are just part of the "furniture" of the tank. Anyhting small and new is then viewed as a potential meal.
You have to remember that they navigate and make assesments more by electrical fields than by sight.

Martin.

[Rocco]

Martin, yes, I originally wanted a sand substrate for my tank but I can't seem to find good sand over here. Pool supply stuff is iffy and the sand here is well... beach sand.

I'm getting an 80 gallon tank soon and maybe I can fill that with some finer substrate if I can find some good stuff. I'll definitely be on the lookout.

As for the BGKs, I got them at the same time as the GLTs so they are quite safe. When I do turn out the lights, the BGKs come out and swim and seem to like the new setup. I read that they were river fish as well and would be no stranger to moving water.

As for the bright blue piping... over here in the Philippines, bright blue is used for water and yellow I think is used for electrical.

ps. I've named my alpha clown 'Dr. Zoidberg'

[clownloachfan]

very impressive, it looks like they are really enjoying the new setup.

[tariesindanrie]

Really amazing setup, Rocco. Wait until my chief engineer sees the pics- there's a 75-gal tank in the garage that was a hot topic with him a month ago, and now has gotten by the wayside. Hopefully since wetter/cooler weather is coming, I can get him less interested in the motorcycles and more interested in getting the rivertank up and running

Love that little panda cory in the last pic. Wish I could find them around here.
Great job!

Kate