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williemcd
Major
Posts: 852
Location: Brandermill, Richmond,Va
Favorite Fish:: Angels and hopefully soon Discus
 | | Subject: Cichlid Caves 3/13/2011, 9:43 am | |
| Searched dozens of DIY cichlid caves and this is the one that I find most attractive and easiest to assemble.
http://www.duboisi.com/diy/BNdiygrotto/bndiygrotto.htm
I'll be modifying mine a bit in that I'll be building for a 48 corner tank so I am going to make the columns vertical rather than horizonal, stagger the length of the 3 or 4 columns, alter the entry size/orientation of the cave entries. install "shelves" between the columns and finally use gravel and/or sand to coat the surface. OK.. it's quite a deviation from the original plan.. but the "core" is still there.. .. |
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syrus8991
Corporal/Specialist
Posts: 69
Location: Syracuse,NY
Favorite Fish:: Pictus Catfish
| | Subject: Re: Cichlid Caves 3/13/2011, 1:04 pm | |
| Do you have an idea for a bigger cave |
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williemcd
Major
Posts: 852
Location: Brandermill, Richmond,Va
Favorite Fish:: Angels and hopefully soon Discus
| | Subject: Re: Cichlid Caves 3/13/2011, 3:48 pm | |
| My research had me focused on Dwarf Cichlids.. Kribs and Rams etc. What fish are you looking to "cave".. I'll poke around if I know that! Bill |
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mike205
First Lieutenant
Posts: 692
Location: shelby, Alabama
Favorite Fish:: peacocks and koi
| | Subject: Re: Cichlid Caves 3/13/2011, 8:08 pm | |
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mike205
First Lieutenant
Posts: 692
Location: shelby, Alabama
Favorite Fish:: peacocks and koi
| | Subject: Re: Cichlid Caves 3/13/2011, 8:12 pm | |
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2SciCrazed
First Lieutenant
Posts: 644
Location: Middle TN
Favorite Fish:: Anything that's not belly up!
| | Subject: Re: Cichlid Caves 3/13/2011, 8:19 pm | |
| I use various sizes of Terracotta pots and 'hide' them with layers of slate and columns of granite in front. They offer good support for a multi-layer slate sequence of caves. Not to mention they are fairly cheap and easily found in any size you need.[img]  [/img] |
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williemcd
Major
Posts: 852
Location: Brandermill, Richmond,Va
Favorite Fish:: Angels and hopefully soon Discus
| | Subject: Re: Cichlid Caves 3/13/2011, 8:26 pm | |
| Looking pretty good!..I'll admit.. I'm a hard - headed SOB.. so might forge ahead with the design I posted and fall back on what you've done.. Tks for sharing that lovely pic! What is that background? |
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syrus8991
Corporal/Specialist
Posts: 69
Location: Syracuse,NY
Favorite Fish:: Pictus Catfish
| | Subject: Re: Cichlid Caves 3/14/2011, 7:18 am | |
| I was thinking for my convicts |
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Dan W.
Sergeant
Posts: 98
Location: Leakey, Texas
Favorite Fish:: To many to list but mostly Cichlids
| | Subject: Re: Cichlid Caves 3/16/2011, 3:30 pm | |
| Hey thanks what a great idea. To watch the fish swim into the background and come out another hole gives the tank more dimension. Beats the heck out of bundles of pvc pipe.  |
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Guest
Guest
| | Subject: Re: Cichlid Caves 3/19/2011, 6:39 am | |
| I love that setup, very nice design and great looking tank |
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PHISH HEAD
Corporal/Specialist
Posts: 70
Location: RICHMOND/LaCrosse/South Hill,VA
Favorite Fish:: ANYTHING WITH GILLS & FINS:
I Have 7 tanks up and Going
2: 55 gal:African Cichlid"Lake Malawi"FW Community"
1: 35 gal Hex "Breeder"For Angels
2: 20 gal "FW Planted Community"& FW"Peacock EEL"
1:10 gal "Quarantine"
1:1 1/2 gal "Betta"
75 gal build:20 gal refuge, Amiracle Wet-Dry Sump
| | Subject: Re: Cichlid Caves 3/19/2011, 6:55 am | |
|  Nice Aquascaping terracotta pots are the best I use them in my tanks as well and easy to hide if you want. |
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Chuy
Corporal/Specialist
Posts: 64
Location: Las Vegas
Favorite Fish:: I like ALL fish! but here are some of my fav: swordtails, tiretrack eels, small plecos, fw puffers.
| | Subject: Re: Cichlid Caves 3/19/2011, 7:19 am | |
| I was thinking of coating a piece of pvc pipe with pebbles not as grandiose as this but can easily poped into any tank |
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