slate tank

sparkee · Post by **sparkee** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 3:27 pm

i have just set up a new tank for my zebras. its a 4 foot by 14" by 14" ive lined the bottom and back with slate and was wondering if anyone has had experance with a slate lined tank.
thanks
sparkee

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 3:57 pm

Hi Sparkee,

I'm not too sure what you mean.

Have you siliconed the slate on the back and bottom of the aquarium or is it just loosely placed ? If you have layers of slate I have heard of someone who done something similar and was successful in breeding his zebras. He had his tank on a metal stand and the bottom of the tank could be viewed clearly from underneath.

Is your tank set up along similar lines to this:

This was a former zebra setup of mine, the zebras seemed to like all the crevices in the slate but I had no breeding attempts. Personally I would stick to the tried and tested method of providing the zebras with slate caves to spawn in, just my two cents worth.

Regards.

Adam

sparkee · Post by **sparkee** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 9:09 pm

ive siliconed 5mm thick slate to the bottom and back. i thought it might be more effective than just a glass bottom but with the same benefits. ill still be using the slate caves.

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 12:36 am

I thought that's what you meant but I wasn't sure. Glad to hear that you are still going to be using the slate caves. Sounds interesting, I don't think I've heard of this being done before. I would be interested in seeing some pictures of the finished tank. Just a suggestion, you might want to make sure that all crevices are filled with silicone to prevent any uneaten food and debris from getting under the slate.

Adam

sparkee · Post by **sparkee** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 8:59 am

im already on that one. have 5mm strips of slate running over all the joints. the only reason i did this is because its a really old tank someone gave me and the glass is well battered and it needed resiliconing. will have a couple of pics later