New type of breeding/hiding cave/tunnel *feedback required

Hi SilverDub,
Looks good & great idea, in my opinion anything 'natural looking' is preferable to have in the aquarium.
I'm not sure if you've seen my 'hole style caves'......
http://www.plecoplanet.com/forum/photoplog/index.php?n=5891
I use slate as the face with some irregular holes & caves constructed off the back.
A reasonably light-weight construction as opposed to solid rock.
I have had holes cut into stone and know it's not a cheap exercise if you don't have access to coring equipment.
Good luck with your new venture.
Cheers Tony

Hi all,
There was a Norwegian guy, Haarvard Stoere, who used to post on PC, who did something similar to what "SilverDub" has in mind.

It is in one of these posts "1320 liter clearwater biotope" <http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=26493&hilit=Harvaard> or "720 liter pl*co, discus and tetra tank" <http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=21406&p=135587>.

cheers Darrel

Thanks for the links Darrel, I'd almost forgotten about his tank. They're still absolutely superb. I can't believe those threads are almost 4 years old now.

WOW, Gorgeous tanks!

A few more of Alan's rocks.

Thanks for posting the pics Matt.
Thank you everyone for all your kind compliments and further advice.
The good news is that out of the 10 rocks in these 3 pictures 8 of them have already sold (which is fantastic, it feels very rewarding)
The only 2 I have left are in the first picture the Turkish Travatine in the centre front and the Cumbrian Slate to the right.

i use a grey pvc pipe around and inch wide and 6 inch in length and just a tip for you if u use black sand you would not see it

I reckon you would see it unless you are completely blind then you would be correct

FF MkII said:

I reckon you would see it unless you are completely blind then you would be correct

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Lol

The 4 rocks in the second picture are sold and already in the guys tank, to say that he was very pleased with them would be an under statement. I thought I was enthusiastic about them.

Thanks for all your comments and suggestions. I'm sticking with this format for the time being. In future I'm going to work preparing base plates out of rock for a very natural bed rock biotope enviroment for fish that live in or near these sorts of habitats.