Malawi tank

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    Yes use a nice more darker blue then light blue.... this followin color from Builders is Mod Blue its crafters paint, I will be redoing my Tropheus tank soon with it. need to move tank away from wall meaning having to remove about 600 liters of water and scraping off the black it had on when I got it....:) whoop whoop :)
     
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    awesome thanks guys. ya I also need to move the tank a bit away from the wall so changing to PFS tomorrow and moving thank.
     
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    Its going to look awesome @JDV
     
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    Thanks @hviviers75 I am not keen on painting the tank though going to see if theirs not an alternative. I was thinking I should go to Maize's plastic and see if they have something
    I can use?
     
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    Yes sure you will be able to get something their....
     
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    Maizeys has 1.5mm perspex that works extremely well. you could also buy black stick on vinyl from them which works very well too
     
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    awesome thanks guys
     
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    ok so dark blue Vinyl it will be 1200 x 450 R70 at Maizes
     
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    Wow that is not badly priced please do share pics.... is it stick on or not?
     
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    Not sure if its Stick on , but for that price I don't really care ether or is good. going to buy next week sometime
    don't have time today and they closed weekends. will share pics when all done
     
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    Sounds good I see I have one close to my work about 15km will go check them out...
     
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    on a side note, my big Malawi started to change color. when I got him the dude was whiteish, he's now turning Yellow with blue fins?
    I assume its because his happy?
     
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    Sorry.. I missed your question yesterday

    You don't cut the bottle
    Take a 2l bottle fill with sand and pour into the tank
    As the sand falls, the murky water goes into the bottle and you throw it away

    As for the colour, I like the blue but a rich deep sea blue, not too light either
    If you have a piece of blue and black paper or material, test it out before actually painting.
     
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    Thanks @MariaS, I decided to drain the tank, I want to move it a bit away from the wall, as its to close. might as well do it now.
    I decided to go with a dark blue vinyl I don't want to plaint the tank, just encase I change my mind somewhere along the way.
     
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    Hi all

    So update time, Let me start with why did someone not warn me how much fun it is to wash pfs:tt2:, OMW have a Sateryday
    washing 1 bag of PFS by back was killing me. Anyway here's some picks. I changed the rocks as well to make it a bit more stable and more caves. Its amazing how fast a tank clears with a established filer.
    Water was very cloudy Saturday, Sunday afternoon almost all clear. Going to make a plan this week sometime to get the Dark blue Vinyl for the background.

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    Hahhahhha @JDV... We told you it must be very well washed:):):)

    Oh well... its done.. and well worth the effort because it doesn't take ages for the tank to clear

    And... tank looks very, very, nice!!
    I like a Malawi setup.. its different and has a beauty of its own
     
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    Thanks @MariaS, lol yes these Malawi's are something ells, they were not even 5min back in the tank and already started digging.
     
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    Oh trust me... I know the feeling!!!
    Hehhhe my tank gets a rescape at least once a day!

    The Geos are earth eaters and sift through the sand all the time looking for food so yes..

    The rays.... they just LOVE testing my patience ALL the time..
    Soil.. yes... they flap their wings and you have a crater in two seconds... I put the wood in one place and no sooner my hands are out the tank they deliberately go bite and push against the wood to move it!
    Rocks.. well... anything under about 4kg gets lifted and dropped on the base of the tank or just moved around
     
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