"Cenote Tanganyika": 300G build for our 26-inch Mbu puffer...
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I would never keep a mbu, I do not have the room for a 500+g tank & all the filtration needed to keep the parameters where they should be. I do presently keep 8 tanks, many of which have fish over 20 years old & my fahaka puffer is ~12 years old now. I also run The Puffer Forum, so I have access to the top expert, long-term pufferkeepers in the world there.
Our Mentor, Robert T Ricketts, had his 26" mbu jump out. He & his wife were devastated. It was a long-term member of their family.
Our Mentor, Robert T Ricketts, had his 26" mbu jump out. He & his wife were devastated. It was a long-term member of their family.
You know, as long as a person has the room for them and can meet their dietary needs, I think they make ideal pets. In the three years we have had ours, there have been several "tank disasters" (mostly power outage-related...) that, sadly, killed off one or more Tanganyikan cichids which we have raised for as long as him and depsite all that, he still thrives and does great. Doesn't fight or try to eat other fish, is very personable and entertaining and is a simple fish to care for, in my opinion.
Thanks. I am doing a water change on the tank as we speak and will probably have to start getting rid of some of the plants soon. Their growth is very fast. Also, I really need to get the two Marineland canisters online and running. The wet/dry's are doing a fine job of gas exchange but the blue poly pads in the pre-filters are not keeping the water quite as clear as I would like. When the tank was "canisters-only" the water definitely was clearer.
I already have the intake and return manifold for both canisters mounted in the tank, just been too busy/lazy to hook up the cans and get them started. Need to do that this week...
I already have the intake and return manifold for both canisters mounted in the tank, just been too busy/lazy to hook up the cans and get them started. Need to do that this week...
Thanks. The plastic baskets are actually from Lowes or Home Depot, I don't recall which. They are for planting pond plants, about $3 each. I cut down a length of 1/4" aluminum strapping to act as a brace, sprayed it black, and affixed it between the tank's cross braces with some stainless bolts and nylock nuts. Those baskets are heavy when they have a big plant in them, so I wanted something rigid to span the crossbrace and not place all the load on the plastic eggcrate.
Those are indeed wire shelves from the home storage section at Lowes or HD. It is vinyl-coated, so will not rust. I cut them to fit with a dremel tool and cutoff wheel.
Those are indeed wire shelves from the home storage section at Lowes or HD. It is vinyl-coated, so will not rust. I cut them to fit with a dremel tool and cutoff wheel.
