I Built The PERFECT Tank For Cichlids, Yellow Lab Aquascape
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- It's time to give my Yellow Labs the best environment possible for them to thrive. Watch how I do it.
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Congrats to your son. I did my time in the Army and I got a lot from it. I also love your tank setup. And thank you for all the videos. I always think, what works KGTropicals do?
I love this look too. I would suggest universal rocks background and a few river rocks on sand for anyone attempting this look.
Yes and concrete vault?
@@thefriendlyneighborhoodredneck Most of the fish are farm bred and raised in big tanks like concrete and glass. they are not wild caught.
Do you wish you would have used an egg crate or more sand?? Like to try this method at sometime
Just beautiful! The labs really seem to be using the entire span of the aquarium, where before, they seemed more concentrated near the rocks in the middle. They look so happy! You guys are great at what you do.
God I love your labs, I've said it before and I'll say it again, you're the reason I have my own yellow lab colony. Your tank looks incredible
Love it!! And you can tell that the fish love it too. Nice job!!
You did an excellent job, John. I live in Chicago. After watching this video, I went to the Shedd Aquarium. I saw the tank you were referring to. You created the same, beautiful aquascape...just smaller. Regardless, it is astonishing!
I'm also from Chicago and started my mbuna tank after seeing one at the Shedd. I'm going to start my 75g up again soon. Labs/demasoni
The outcome was just perfect! This has turned into my favorite tank of yours! 👏🏼👏🏼
Finally someone who gets it, build a Lake Malawi ie: an all rock environment. Mbuna means rock fish so give them rocks, a natural habitat. I did this long ago, currently working on another mbuna tank. But I am cheating, I am building a PVC support structure which will drastically reduce the number of rocks required and artificially create caves under the rocks. I am calling Mbuna Condo's, opening up in the spring.
Absolutely stunning build! Although I think I pulled a muscle in my lower back just watching you place all those boulders! Yeikes! This makes me want to put up another African Cichlid tank. I just don't have the space for it right now.
The fish swimming in and out of the rocks - stunning. Job very well done, and thanks for sharing and for all you do for the hobby!
I absolutely love how this turned out!! Beautiful!
you ccould just go to your local river and take some of the rocks their for free, thats how i got all my rocks.. Im not buying ROCKS!!
Wow!! I didn't know yellow labs had dark edges on their find- the rock scape really shows the fish off - thank John 💕👍
This looked super scary .... why not ad blobs of marine silicone to prevent a possible shift ...this could happen while cleaning and what about fake rocks? or custom background ? ...im just curious for why you opted for real rock
Oh my, that is drop dead gorgeous! I love scaping with rocks, and you have just knocked it out of the park. I’ll never be able to duplicate your effort, but you have given my dreams wings.😍
It looks so good! And I agree that watching the fish go in and out of the rocks is the best.
MY NEW FAVORITE TANK IN THE FISH HOUSE ❤ You did so good 🥰
Seeing them going in and out of the rocks makes it totally worth it, amazing work!
Wow that's a lot of rocks and weight. And here I am looking at my empty 20 long getting ideas. Yea I'm content with that (maybe). Appreciate your son and his service.
They really do look so happy😍 Love it!
Here's a tip that's too late! I bought a heap of various sized terracotta plant pots, made doors in them and enlarged the drainage hole just by 'biting' off chunks with a pair of pliers, and arranged them all across the back of the tank. Then it was simply a matter of resting the rocks on top of them, and in front of them until you couldn't see any pots.
You get so many more caves that way, not only in the pots, but between them too, it's very stable, and you aren't taking up so much water volume with solid rock!
Maybe next time huh? 😁👍
That looks great. This idea can also be applied to smaller tanks with smaller river rocks. Might attempt this in my 75 gallon tank
Looks awesome! I have questions! What about the pressure points on the sides where rocks are resting against the glass? Thoughts on ABS plastic sheets? I have them in the bottoms of my 150 and 120. Gives me piece of mind! Could definitely silicone them on the back and part of the sides!
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Any concerns about the cichlids undermining the rocks so the rocks tumble or shift? I've always worried about the rock in my tank and put them on a pond liner pad. Not for fear of tumbling, but the pressure points that might be created as you mentioned. I'm thinking light diffuser when I relocate and rescape.
Came here to say this. Sand is NOT going to prevent those rocks from settling to the glass. Certainly not with cichlids. They undermine rocks. It’s what they do. It will probably be OK, since it’s tempered glass (I hope), but I would definitely have egg crate or something similar underneath. The other issue is undermining and having the rock pile shift and smack the side. It’s a cool tank, but I think sand-only was a miss.
That’s how a mbuna tank should look! Very nice 👌🏻
Nice vision and great job! It really turned out great. Hi kitty, and hi Lisa
That tank is beautiful! You did a fantastic job! Looking forward to seeing what happens next. 👍
That’s great looking. I like your CatFish you have in it lol. Hi Lisa and good luck with all the Rocks in there.
Maybe a good Idea to use this rocks for the tank. My yellow lab femal was dead, I`m not sure that she get hurt by a lava rock. Think about using stones from Rhine in my sauloi/ yellow Lab tank.
I really enjoyed watching this video, John. It certainly makes for a beautiful aquarium worth sitting and watching and very peaceful. Thanks, and congratulations!
Beautiful tank. But I wouldnt do it as I am a lazy fishkeeper. You would probably need to remove the rocks once a year to vacuum the detritus at the back.
Looks great! Are you worried about a fish digging the sand out from under any of the rocks on the bottom and cause a rock slide?
I had the privilege of snorkling in Lake Malawi and I must admit, you nailed it!
I can’t believe this tank started two years ago. Time flies. It looks amazing after the rescape. Thanks for sharing, John!!
having that many heavy rocks scares me. How much weight can the bottom glass pane hold?
Can't believe that the bottom glass supports all the weight 😳
John, the tank looks amazing! I have something similar but on a smaller scale in 1 of my mbuna tanks and I love watching them swim in and out of all the rocks, staking claim to areas, digging up sand, it's a fun thing to watch!
Looks awesome! Happy new year ❤️🇦🇺
Great job John......looks outstanding 👌....love your passion on fishkeeping....HAPPY HOLIDAY
WOW that turned out awesome John!
I know you said the weight will be fine, but I'd still be really nervous/worried about it. Also the rock possibly leaning on the back glass. I have bad luck so... 😵💫
Cat in the tank 🤣😂🤣
Loved your aquarium cat
I love this style of tank. The fish are much more lively and confident because at any sign of danger they can disappear into the cover of the rocks.
Lol hello Lisa "-)
the cat absolutely killed me!
Wonderful tank jhon...👍..congratulation .👏.nice job.and i few happy when the people get the goals down...its a good felling.👏👏👏👏regards from spain.👍
It looks amazing! Did you try a few more rocks in the foreground and decide it was just too much of a good thing, or did you purposely leave it just substrate for open swimming?
Regardless, I love, Love, LOVE it!
Awesome looking tank. If you’re worried about rocks falling you could always super glue them in random areas
It looks amazing, I will admit that I myself was cringing while all those boulders were being stacked in the tank, but it did turn out awesome looking. Now I’m contemplating doing the same for my Mbuna Lab tank👍👍👍
Unfortunately you have arranged it to look like a stone wall in rural England , and less a rock bottom in lake Malawi. You should make it assymetrical and if possible with a slope to reflect the normal erosion pattern.
I keep 2 nano aquariums (20 gallons for some CPDs and 7 gallons for shrimp). This video has me wanting a giant 200 gallon cichlid aquarium. This scape is gorgeous and I can't wait to be able to build my own project like this someday, after some good research and prep of course! Love your videos, you guys have got me into this hobby and I'm so glad you did!
😂 you was love struck sir !! At least you was up front with the Mrs...Nice video and trust me I know the feeling seeing these videos made me know I'm doing this wrong..with my cichlid tank
Ever since you put this up I’ve been wanting to do my version of it. Last weekend I went to the beach and gathered several buckets of rock and filled my 75g. It looks really sweet and my lfs is supposed to have the yellow labs for me by late this afternoon.
Hi Lisa 😁
Wow, this tank looks absolutely gorgeous!. I’m obsessed with the rock work that you did. Very impressive!. Keep up the good work 👍🏼
THE CAT! LOLOLOLOL
I have been buying rocks from landscape companies for my tanks for years. I buy flagstone rocks to make different levels like caves and they love it. At least the ones that claim the caves.
Dropping these big rocks is definitely stressful! I can confirm that 100% 😳
nice quality and informational video while including an ad that we aren't really thinking about. I dig it. Quality of your videos have really improved over the years. happy to see you flourishing.
Another solution would be those fake rocks from universalrocks or aquadecor. The look so real and don’t have to worry about them falling and breakin glass. Or even a background with the rocks built in and more rocks in the foreground. Either way this came out awesome. Good job
I tried to rub that schmutes off my screen only to find out it was something on your tank 🤣🤣🤣
Yes you did
I didn’t think you could have made this tank better! You did, though. 😊 Well done!
Your arms and shoulders must be really sore after this! , the results are worth it though, the tank looks amazing.
The tank looks great!
Re: casters on the cabinet - couldn’t agree more. I’m about to set up a new tank. It’s not anywhere near as huge as this - it’s a 45cm cube, 80L. But it’s still got some serious weight. But it’s going into the lounge room, the opposite end of the house of any “wet” area. But it’s a straight shoot, flat run to the laundry door - so I thought casters would be a good idea.
Good to know I wasn’t on the completely wrong page on this 😂
It turned out perfectly!! I love it, too!💕 Your cichlids actually look happier ( if that's even possible) than their original scape!😁
Thanks for sharing, John, your efforts certainly paid off, it’s stunning!
“I’m gonna love it way more in about 6 months”
Because that’s when your back would have recovered?
What a spectacular payoff for the hard work. Well done mate!
Wow... I graduated from Navy bootcamp at Great Lakes back in 2007. I remember that day well.
Hey John, I know it’s a year out from this video, but where in Chesapeake did you get these rocks? I live in Chesapeake and would love to duplicate this build.
Or at least want to know what type of rocks these are.
Awesome aquascape!
One question. When do stones add more pressure to the bottom glass? When they're in water or without the water. Because everything is lighter when in water but the weight of water adds to the pressure as well. Im asking this because i want to know if the bottom can break when you fill the aquarium not knowing you made it too heavy.
I have a tank blowing up on me once. Trust me I got PTSD from that and once more thing I learned 55gallon is a fking huge amount of water I spend one hour and it doesn't make a dent on how much water is on my floor. Now I over build all my aquarium. Never ever again
Great decoration!!!! Do the rocks push the back of the aquarium??
Great job bro .... I may set up something similar... Very inspiring ....
Yeah that's absolutely a beautiful tank... It looks like you Purchased a piece of African waters
Absolutely GORGEOUS!!! But how do you retrieve a dead fish when it’s hidden in the rocks? 🤔
Surprised that didn't break under that weight
The cat in the tank 😂 with all that sand she probably thought she had a luxury litter box 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hey my yellow lab just holded the eggs in there mouth but the thing is there is no male in there then whyy!??? Help
This looks fantastic Sir.
Question for you, if I did this like yers, and I got some plecs. Would you ever see them? Or would you loose them in the rocks.
Regards.
Richard
Hi love you're channel I found your helpful and funny videos when I started and it helps allot TY. Heads up look out for more baby's now I have rocks and 55+ yellow labs and there's 6 or more Generations now lol. How can I stop it???
looks good just 2 questions are the rocks leaning on the glass in the back? Also wandered why you bought the rocks around here we can just go to the streams and pick up what you want. Anyway I enjoyed the video looks great!
How does the weight hold all that on the glass bottom like woah ?!
Very beautiful. But how come the glass doesn't break?
I have several electric yellow, 2 Bumble bee, and 3 demasoni in my 55 gallon. Gets 2 of my cats attention lol.
How much did you pay for all those rocks. I'm inspired my next project
Man I wish I had the room for a large tank. I have a 55 and I just gave away the 4 gold fish I put in it to get the cycle started. I plan to get some yellow labs and some blue labs. Can someone tell me number of 🐠 I can safely put in the tank?
got a question for u.....
what about the cleaning part?
what about all the fish poop and so on under all those rocks?
maybe u can make a video about how change water and so on on this beautiful tank
thanks!
So if you need to remove a specific fish for whatever reason how would you go about it? Do I need to break down my set up?
Are they touching the back glass or is there room back there also for the fish to swim ?
Looks beautiful. Luckily, you are not in Japan. 😅
looks great ! however ild be worried about the weight of the rocks being too much for the bottom glass. do you think most aquariums are capable of this set up?
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Do you think fry could survive in this landscape ?
What kind of truck can handle 1000 pounds??
That orange sweatshirt makes you look like your mean mugging your aquarium cause it looks a prison inmate lol ... 😆
I bet the cichlids were like, did they just set us free? Cuz this feels and looks like home!!😂
They make 3d backgrounds also the tank width does not look as deep as the one you like also does not look natural as all the rocks are the same size