brendan2u Posted September 25, 2017 Report Share Posted September 25, 2017 Hey guys, I have gotten back into the hobby now that I have an apartment at IU. That being said I would like some advice for my 36 cube. I feel like I'm wasting tank volume with more or less a pile of rocks at the bottom that my kole tang and clownfish swim through. 3/4 of the tanks height is open water which neither of the fish really swim through. Any advice on how to make something taller so the fish will be attracted to the various heights and or different fish I can get so that the entire tank is being used? Wish I could have brought my 75! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CzNik2 Posted September 28, 2017 Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 I am planning my 90 Gallon and was about to create a thread on here to have people show their tanks to give some ideas for us... Good luck and please send us some pics when you get yours done... thanks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsBugmaster Posted September 29, 2017 Report Share Posted September 29, 2017 Quote Quote You could make arches or use mag rocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3FordFamily Posted September 29, 2017 Report Share Posted September 29, 2017 The tank is probably too small for a chrome, but they occupy that part of your tank. for that matter, it's too small for a Kole too, in my opinion! sorry you couldn't bring that 75!! You been well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttoReese Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 I always find that pajama and bangaii cardinals as well as green chromis utilize the top third of the tank. I have had good luck with them. I agree with Amanda. I arch my rock. It still doesn't reach the high point, but I kind of like having the top portion available for the top swimmers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlfalin Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 I used the e-marco cement to aquascape my aquarium. You could use it to build a tower or something taller in the tank to better fill the space. The cement is great. It cures quick due to the accelerator and does a great job binding the rocks together. I sued it to build an arch in my aquarium and the bond is strong enough to hold a 10-15 pound rock with no problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendan2u Posted December 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2017 I will add pictures when I can; Currently the tank has an unnamed goby (got it for $4 back in the day; large and redish), kole tang, 3 bangaii cardinals, purple dottyback, wyoming white and black ice clowns. Also have a jack o lantern lepastria, frogspawn, bicolor hammer, bam bams, a rainbow nem that has been dying since the swap (stomach is out, probably the size of a quarter), alveopora, elegance, and maybe a few others. I will be looking to get more coral over break; I believe that my lights are too high as the parameters are perfect and I have not seen any growth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendan2u Posted December 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2017 Specifically with the light problem; I have some type of algae (Calothrix?) that is going wild on my overflow as well as hanging off my skimmer... I will post some pictures later and see if anyone can ID. In the meantime I will manually remove and try to stock up on some macroalgae in INDY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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