Huge African Cichlid Tank
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- Опубліковано 24 лип 2024
- This is a LONG video of me setting up this 400 gallon glass aquarium that houses 13 Tropheus Duboisi from lake Tanganyika in Africa. As well as a couple of synodontis catfish. in a future video i will go over the specs of everything as well as all the equipment that im using. i will also include all water parameters and what i feed these fish. thank you for watching and i hope you enjoy. Dont forget to like and subscribe!
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Wow, super jealous.... Amazing tank great job!!!!
Steenfott Aquatics thanks man! I'm glad you liked it! More to come soon! I also added some more comments to the 5k giveaway haha. Hopefully they went through.
Steenfott Aquatics because they don't have the intelligence or humanity to even comprehend the beauty of a project like this.
Bklyns louder well said
Very nice. A tank can never be too long! Nice scape too.
John thank you, and your right about that! Thanks for watching and commenting, be sure to subscribe! I have an update on the tank coming out this week!
Now that is a home aquarium! haha nice work, can't wait to see it fully complete. Still looks awesome for now👍🏼
Shaun Wallet thanks man she came out alright lol
I've watched this three times now; I'm just in awe. I love the long video, and especially like how much care you took in planning and setting up. Thank you.
Patrick Johnston well thank you Patrick! I'm glad you enjoyed! I have an update on this tank also, it's the latest video on my channel. Thanks for watching and for the positivity!
The feeling you must have had when finished ... Masterpiece
My lego world thank you! And yes I was quite proud when it was done. Thank you for watching
Wow that aquarium look so peaceful
Benlecreateur Benlecreateur it is! Thanks for watching and commenting. I have an update video out too! Check it out if you want.
Fantastic tank. The tropheus are great looking.
Robert Brennan thank you man and thanks for watching
Love the tank! I'm getting to redo mine and you have me some great ideas. Thanks!
Thank you I’m glad you like it! Good luck with your redo! Let me know how it comes out.
epic build man! I know how much work goes into this.. even more time consuming documenting it while doing so.. I subbed. Keep doing what you do!
CJ'S AQUARIUMS thank you man I appreciate that. Crazy amount of work. Have a good one!
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very nice looks like you put lot of work in to keep it looking that good
Colin Farrelly thanks Colin, yeah it's a lot of work but it's all worth it.
Awesome tank and effort! Thank you for sharing your video! You rock!
Christopher Sulpizio thank you man I appreciate that!!! I have updates on this tank and a few new videos coming out soon if your interested! Thanks for watching and commenting! Have a good one chris
Great tank, looks awesome. Particularly like the rock work, lights show off the details well
Craig Stacey thank you man I'm glad you like it.
I know this is a bit of an old video but just wanted to say wow. Great job man subscribed
RobsMbuna it's not too old lol, yeah I am enjoying the tank. Thanks for watching and subbing man! Have a good one!
Woody's Discus
What a great aquarium !!! My Discus and Rams would be in fish heaven.Looks like you will be raising Tropheus... Why not add a BUNCH more? Those fish are in "Hog Heaven" in your set up !!!!!!!!
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Craig Woodhull yeah they must think they are back home! I didn't get more because I wanted them to spawn and increase the numbers that way, plus they are expensive lol. Thanks for watching I'm glad you liked it! Have a good one!!
AWESOME tank.....very good presentation. Thank you and God Bless
Daniel Vaughn you are very welcome and thank you very much. Have a great day!!!
Thanks for sharing this video. What a beautiful aquarium you have there. The video was not too long :-) You gave a good impression on building up an aquarium.
Wim Veen thank you man I appreciate that, I have an update on my channel if you havnt seen it already. Thanks for watching and have a good one!!!
The following is:
The best lighting for African cichlids is Blau Lumina Led 152 special reef
But, you have to know how to program it, do not use automatic programming
Schedule manual
My aquarium is 2 meters long and is lined back and sides with panels of - Juwel
So the light gets more concentrated in the aquarium
To avoid excessive light and the opposite
The programation:
Coordinates 10 South
34 East
Midday Function 15:30 Intensity Filter - 60% - yes, - 60% Lake Malawi is deep
Nubellate Days, to your taste, 2 to 5%, as Africa is constant heat and rains little as we have already decreased the light intensity I recommend 2% for occurrence of cloudy days
The Blau Lumina Led 152 special reef - special reef is expectular for dusk with its dimming channels - 2 actinic LED lights per plate
And dawn is also phenomenal
Nini Martin ok it sounds like you have done your research. I'll keep that in mind when I upgrade the lighting. Thanks for the tip.
yeah..that is what they use in the africans lakes...
Wow great research
Good luck, God willing, my wish is to own a fish tank like this
Awesome tank!! Nothing beats the feeling of setting up a new tank.
Martin VD Merwe I hear ya. It's one of my favorite things about the hobby. Thanks for commenting
Absolutely stunning! 😍 have no more words 😱🙊
L the M thank you very much, I really appreciate that. Thanks for watching and have a nice day!!!
Wow amazing job and great video I love your turtle and the tank bro keep it up and you videos are getting poplar bro damn
Noor ALI legend thank you I really appreciate that. And yeah the channel is growing!!! Thanks for watching. But what turtle lol? I have a turtle just don't think it's in this video.
I'm a real planted aquarium guy, but this is beautyfull man, keep it up. :)
Valentino A thank you man I really appreciate that. I love planted tanks as well, but I thought I would try something different. I had it planted and dirted with CO2 before this setup. And it was awesome! Have a good one
What a great idea! I never thought about painting the back of the tank black. Thank you for that. Will use when I set up my next tank, hopefully African cichlids.
It looks much better than the tape on stuff and it’s easier to put on. Plus if you ever want to take it off you can easily scrape it off with a razor blade scraper. Win win. It’s cheaper too! Thanks for watching
@All About DIY yeah once I tried the fake background, I immediately tore it off and zip tied all my cords/hoses together just to keep the clutter down. My biggest tank I've ever had was a 90 gallon. I had a 90 gallon Asian tank. A 55 convict cichlid tank and a 36 bow live bearer community tank. Now I have nothing up right now because I'm looking for a place but it's like having a dog. I can't see myself without having a dog and fish.
Awesome setup. Love the look and feel of it.
Wolf_22 thanks I appreciate the comment!!!
Wow this was like the Green Machine, but with Rocks and Cichlids
Jack Ryan Thank you man! I literally have been waiting 6 months for someone to say that lol. I love the Green Machine and how they do their tanks and videos so that is one hell of a compliment! Your the man!!! Have a great day.
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I like the north pole theme of the tank (as it looks from far away)
-Abdullah
Excellent video yes I stayed till the end couldn't take my eyes off this build great job
that is a beautiful Tank! can't wait to see it grow.
thanks man its been a long journey but it was worth it. thanks for commenting
A.A.D. I have to admit! A jealous side of me watched this video.... I was hoping I could find something not to like about it but, hell what's not to like. Great tank.
Oh and i do have Malawi in a 150 gallon tank, whatever that is in liters I don't know or much care I live in the U.S. as well
Robert P. Thanks man that means a lot! I'm glad you liked it, I have more fish and such in the tank now and I'm doing an update soon so if you havnt subscribed you might want too. I would appreciate that. Your comment is hilarious lol. I'll sub you in return. Have a good one man!!!
All About DIY
already hit the sub botton.
Robert P. Your the man thank you!
Dude that's the manliest tank I've seen.!! Great job building it. I would have preferred no rock in the center with the single light in the middle looked killer.!! But either way thought amazing tank man.! Did you build the tank yourself?
Jose Alcaide thanks man I really appreciate that! And I did like the way it looked when there was just one light in the middle, I don't know if you watched til the end but I did take the ugly rocks out of the middle. Also no I didn't build the tank myself I actually bought the tank on Craigslist and basically restored it. Thanks for watching and commenting!!! Subscribe if you havnt already so you can see the update that's coming out soon! Later
Enjoyed watching your video. No talkies, just showing the actual build and step by step. Nice background music. Wish I had a tank as big as that.
J M Veloso thanks man I appreciate that!!! I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Its perfect brother ,thank you for showing a wonderful tank, cichlids look very happy ,
Thanks man I appreciate that! 👍 and thanks for watching
I like ur diy filters bro
M.Z. Ali well thank you. Have you tried any of them? Also I have a few more coming out soon so stay tuned. I actually am not running any on this tank but they do come in handy on all my other tanks.
All About DIY I run at least one diy filters in my tanks it's just a great back up also extra beneficial bacteria plus they Polish the water !
O.K . so, since February, how many rocks have fallen from the incessant digging? Sorry, but to my minds eye when dealing with Rift Valley cichlids, you have to adhere the basement rocks to the floor of the tank. Otherwise, the Hap's and Troph's will undermine them and cause them to tumble...Just curious, I think the tank looks great, but did it stay that way?
They do dig but the sand seems fine enough to not allow them to form tunnels as it would settle itself back into a flat form. There may be small slides but I doubt there will be a major event.
My same thought when i saw him pouring the sand in first. I lost my largest Cichlid this way and never plan on making that mistake again.
Manuel Garcia sorry about your loss. Always sucks. I havnt had a single casualty from rocks falling and smashing a fish. I pressed the largest rocks down into the sand so they contacted the rocks below and then jammed the smaller rocks in around them to keep them tight. As far as I can tell, not a single rock has moved and all fish are accounted for.
Yeah I checked your page out right after I asked and saw still nice setup with rounded edges looks good, much better than corners
Awesome setup and thanks man not too long at all. Great job.
lol how could people click dislike on this..
This looks awesome!
thanks for that. im glad at least somebody likes it! have a good one and thanks for commenting
You did a great job ALL ABOUT DIY!!! You clearly know what your doing by the way you set things up!! I have been keeping tanks since I was a kid, I have kept tons of African and South American cichlids and would have done things that exact same way!! Huge tank, already cycled with barely any fish in comparison to the size!!
The only thing wrong with this tank is its not in my living room hahaha!! LOOK AMAZING!!!!!!!!
Tom Chiplick thank you man I appreciate that and yeah it's not my first rodeo. Been keeping fish quite a while now. I'm glad you enjoyed
They must have hit dislike due to jealousy on this massive beast of a tank :)
Glassic Gamer I'm jelly ..lol
0.10 the struggle is real
Awesome build. Amazing tank!
First of the Day Productions thank you very much it was quite the project haha. I'm glad you enjoyed. Have a great day!!
Great work my friend amazing stuff God bless you and your family.
You need a bigger tank!
Its just a joke, love your tank dude! :)
Yo Pug haha I started reading the comment like, oh great, here we go lol. Thanks man I appreciate that. Thanks for watching!
NOW THATS A TANK , MAKING ME WANNA GO BIGGER LOL ,, THUMPS UP AND SUB FROM ME
MAD DOGZ REEF thank you for your sub! I'm glad you enjoyed! I put in a few more fish and I will have a video coming out soon with all that. Thanks for watching. Have a good one!
Beautiful tank! I love species only tank. Keeping it simple yet elegant
Very nice tank. Would love to see an updated video of this tank and how it's doing.
Let me have your tank 😂
Cichlid Dude $3000 and it's yours lol
cost of the aquarium itself was 3 grand??? Or everything..........
BTW great idea on the white plastic pieces you put on the very bottom. I'm assuming it both keeps the sand in place, and prevents you from killing yourself when one of those boulders slips outta your hand, and shatters the bottom of the tank!!!
Had a rock slip out of my hand scaping my 125 when I got it from about 6 inches up. Of course it was one of the biggest rocks. Took me an extra hour to move all my gravel out of the way to make sure I didn't break it!!!
Sahadi420 yeah that sucks, I always figure it's better to be safe then sorry! Thanks for watching!!!
ok I love it........ I got 3 grand so can I have it please!!!!!
Beautiful tank mate
Nicely done. Awesome tank.
James Straub thank you I appreciate that.
Beautiful tank. Would love to see it in a few years after it has become a fully functional aquascape
Your tank looks fabulous! I love it!
Thank you sir I appreciate that! Thanks for watching and have a nice day!
Enjoyed the video so much didn’t realize how long it was. Awesome!
Thank you that’s awesome! I’m glad you enjoyed! Thank you for watching!!! Have a great day. Or night depending on where you are.
nice looking tank and set up ... love it.
Aquatic Jedi thank you very much, I have updates and such on my channel if your interested. Thanks for watching
What a dream tank! Awesome job!
Richard Ng thank you very much!
Hands down thats the most spectacular cichlid tank setups on youtube. Fully top class setup. No stupid plastic plants just rock and sand. I have a 150 setup with 2 penguin 400s, rock, and plain sand. All my babies have their own apartment and i have a light system that fades during the day as if becomes night and at night it slowly goes from blue to nealry blacked out to a deep purple. I had it made with a color wheel filter. But that tank is damn awsome beyond words. I love tanks that are set up like nature. You see people putting all these dumb decorations and plastic plants in and it just ruins it!!! I have a feeder tank that i keep stocked with feeders for my peacock bass and my pacu that are in my 150 and my feeder tank is a 30 gallon. Some of my feeders have managed to avoid the death net and have grown quite large and i have given them respect and allow them to live and not net them. But even my feeder tank is set up natural with sand and rock and is beautiful as well.
Joseph Allan wow! What a compliment! Thank you very much I really appreciate it! I couldn’t agree more about just having sand and rocks like nature intended for these fish. I can’t stand fake plants haha. I think we just became best friends lol. Your setup sounds great I would love to see it! Joseph, you have yourself a great day and thanks for stopping by and for the awesome comment. It makes all the hard work worth it. Stay tuned for more on this tank!!!
I thoroughly enjoyed that thx for sharing!
Ren_ 1094 your welcome! Thanks for watching. There are a few updates on this tank if you want to check that out. Have a good day!
Excellent video! Loved it!
Thank you I appreciate that very much! Also, thank you for watching and commenting! Have a great day
great job. amazing tank.
Ivan Petrov thank you Ivan and thanks for watching!
This is Amazing. One of the best Tanks I've seen. 👍
Thank you I appreciate that! Thanks for watching and for the kind words. Have a nice night
Great job
You gotta love Duboisi, an awesome looking fish in both its juvenile and adult form.
Red Fish Incorporated I couldn’t agree more. They are truly an awesome fish. Thank you for watching and commenting!
AMAZING JOB 👏🏾... Love the aquascape look very natural 😍... Good job... I hire you😅
Very nice!
Nice, nice job. Lot of hard work. Congrats
gutiersa thank you and thanks for watching
wow!!! Excellent workmanship, it looks amazing!
Cindy Bowes thank you Cindy, I'm glad you enjoyed. Stay tuned for more
Bet they're glad it wasn't a wooden stand attached. I'm even more glad for them it wasn't a wooden stand... enjoy aquarium guys. Fish paradise for life.!.
I ws skeptical at first with just black and white fish but wow it pops after the fish started moving around more. Great job and worth all the work. Thanks for postng.
You are very welcome, I’m glad you like the tank. It was a lot of work but I think it was worth it. Thank you for watching and commenting! Have a great day!!!
Superb cichlid tank 😍
Thank you 👍
Very nice tank it's awesome 👍🏽👍🏽
Nuttcase7 thank you man I appreciate that.
nice tank hope fish are happy
Ad g oh they are happy lol. Weekly water changes, expensive food and plenty of space! Thanks for watching
Damn that was incredible! omg outstanding! Blue LED lights look amazing.. I wish I was a fish living there tbh lol!
Jose Coto haha me too! Thanks for watching man, I have an update on my channel if you havnt subscribed! Check it out when you get a second.
Great job, man. Wow. Goals!
Love how you didnt overcrowd the tank like most people do...them are gonna be happy heatlthy fish
Thanks! Yeah that’s what I was going for. Plus I wouldn’t have to do water swaps as much.
Nice going... thanks for the video!
Gewglesux no problem! Thanks for watching
God I ASPIRE to own a tank like this one day!!! Amazing build and aquascape, the beast has finally come alive and damn is she pretty. Great job on everything, I can't wait to see what else you have instore for this tank.
Sean Tolentino I appreciate that man, it came out better then I hoped. And Your tank inspired this one so I owe you a lot of credit. I got your email too, I'll hit you up tomorrow. Thanks again
Great job ! That tank its in my wishlist 👍🏼
Alejandro Castro thanks man I'm glad you like it. I bought the tank on craigslist and all the stuff on amazon and lowes so start saving lol. Thanks for commenting!
Beautiful tank!!!
I see you practice safe water filling, good idea :) That is one heck of a tank.
mr. FELTON well thank you. And slow and steady wins the race haha. It's especially important with sand so the tank isn't murky for 3 days after filling. Thanks for watching man. Have a good one
Enjoyed this very much! It certainly isn't too long.
Thank you Sir , The rounded front corners fooled me i guess . Been away from this awesome Hobby for about 20 years raising kids Lol !!! Excited to get back to it !!!
scott r I hear you, I just had my first kid. Not a whole lot of time for fish tanks lol. But yeah, the rounded corners throw people off. I guess they aren’t that common. Have a good one
Now that's the way a tank should look. Not all over stacked and still trying to put more in. I give this tank a grade A for creativity and just all around everything, yyeeaahhh.
Thank you very much I really appreciate that. It was a lot of work but I think it payed off. Thanks for watching and commenting!!!
Awesome tank bro. Nice rockscape. I subbed gotta follow progress keep on tanking
Duncan Ward thanks man I appreciate that. Have a good one!
Great video! I thought it was a acrylic tank but I was wrong. Love the rocks and painted background as well.
Yep it’s glass, you realize the second you try and move it haha. Thank you for watching and for the kind words. Have a good one!!!
Looks great. These fishes are happy, :)
joe hobl thanks joe! Unfortunately this tank leaked a few weeks ago so I had to tear it down, but I resealed it and I’m setting it up with Malawi cichlids this time. Stay tuned if you want to see that. Thanks for watching!
man I love tropheus ... especially when young... they just such a kick to watch
Dave Gould I couldn’t agree more, they are a bit temperamental with their diet but it’s all worth it. Thanks for watching
Nice video...beautiful tank.
Marco Isidori thank you very much!!!
Beautiful tank great job
Pgh Trill thank you I really appreciate it!
Thank you for sharing this was awesome to watch it come together👍🏾 new sub!!
LOVE IT BROTHER....I really enjoyed the feeding and seeing how active the fish were!
Thanks man I appreciate that! Thanks for watching!!!
Nice build! Lifting the big rocks so into the aquarium while standing on that small ladder made me hold my breath! :)
Robinsa haha yeah that can be a risky maneuver especially with a piece of crap ladder. Thank you for watching. I have an update on the tank also if you want to check out how it's coming a long.
Wonderful and great work stay safe and connected
I'm climbing on board.. I love DIY projects myself and think you did a great job with set-up !
Free Swimmer thank you very much!!! I'm glad you like it, and yeah doing things yourself is very rewarding. Thanks for subscribing. Not a whole lot of DIY things on this tank but I utilize them wherever I can. Have a great day!!!
If you take a minute you can see my DIY 360gallon plywood and glass build. I built from the floor up.. Thanks !
Free Swimmer cool yeah I'll check it out!
Wow man seriously nice tank! Love the size!
Thank you very much. I appreciate the kind words! Thank you for watching!
awesome tank
Joel Behrens thanks man
this is like watching your city grow in simcity
The beginning tank move/shuffle was freaking hilarious lolol
😂😂 tank is a bit heavy lol thanks for watching
i literally sat here and watched the whole thing, great vid!
The Legend JD thanks for watching man I'm glad you enjoyed. Gotta love a little binge video session lol. I have an update on the tank if your interested also. Have a good one!!!
Unbelievably gorgeous tank though !
I have a dream to make an aquarium like yours, Excellent job.
Surajit Chanda thank you I appreciate that! Thanks for watching
excellent,,,amazing job, wow......
Thank you!
I love this tank!
Very nice 👌