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I would like to share my 2 DIY projects on Lake Tanganyika rocky habitat that I had done during the last few years.

1st DIY - Underwater Cavern Rockwork
2nd DIY - 3-D Cavern Background

My 1st DIY - Underwater Cavern Rockwork (3x1.5x1.5)ft tank



It all began when I had my first frontosa, an imported rare 7-stripe Kigoma frontosa many years ago. Since then, I have always been fascinated with Lake Tanganyika cichlids and its rocky habitat.
Through the years, I had been collecting many large heavy rocks and travelled island wide to get more and more rocks, yet I couldn’t achieve the desired natural rockscape that is pleasing, firm and safe when they are stacked
in the tank.
I had ideas but I wasn’t too sure how it would turn out. Nevertheless the passion of DIY was the driving force to create my own ‘designer rocks’ that would be tall with strong foundation and also I have to come out with a sizeable piece that would be very much lighter than the weight of a similar size natural rock, or else
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