Because I have become so enamored with the custom ~34g I ordered in August 2025, I decided to get another one. I ordered it this week from Glasscages. You can read more about that tank here.
Another custom tank on order
custom tank
New 34g custom tank
Earlier this year, I posted about custom tanks. In that post, I mentioned getting a 34g tank from Glasscages. Over the past several weeks, I have been fishless cycling that tank.
Replacement tank up and running
In 2024, I posted about some custom tanks that I was fortunate to get. Out of the ten tanks we had made, I kept three. Two of those three were set up in my fish room in March 2024. The third has been in storage until now.
Taking down the last 75g
Last week, I started taking down the last 75g in my fish room. At one point, I had two 75s. Over time, I have increasingly downsized both my fish and my tanks. I don’t mean downsized in the normal sense (i.e., numbers), but literally in sizes – smaller fish, smaller tanks.
Ideal tank sizes for dwarf cichlids
“Bigger is better!” is what so many aquarists say with respect to aquarium sizes. I don’t disagree with that, generally speaking. However, sometimes large tanks aren’t practical considering available space, cost, etc.
Replaced Loc-line with spray bars in custom 45g
Though the two custom 45g shellie tanks have been set up for a while, my original plumbing on each tank created a problem with the filter outflow. The Loc-line Y-reducers I was using on each tank were concentrating the water flow too much.
Fish room re-do almost complete
As true fish rooms go, mine is pretty tame. Rather, what I should probably say is that it’s not a real “fish room,” in the conventional hobbyist sense. It’s more of a finished basement with some tanks in it. Anyway, I now have two of the custom tanks up and running.
Custom tanks revisited
In January of this year, I posted about a couple of custom tanks I had made. Those two tanks were part of a larger custom tank order that my friend Ralph Cabage (owner of Aquarium Life Support Systems) and I placed.
New, custom tanks
Back in November last year, I posted about some changes I was making with my show tanks. In that post, I mentioned custom tanks I had ordered.
Tank changes and future planning
Last year (2022) I posted about making some changes in the fish room. Specifically, I was planning to downsize, both in number of tanks and tank sizes. I also planned to begin working with some species I’ve never worked with.