Hi all well it's official i've gone insane, borderline addiction to FISH !! thats right Fish lol, well last nite I came across a 125g tank and talked the guy down to 300$ i was in shock that he went that low, the tank itself is in near mint condition( he use to own a fish store ) and the stand is a very nice pine/oak so not a cheapie and then there is all the wet dry stuff
and skimmers and something that kills algae with light ?
i forget what it's called but it puts a beam of light into the water before it goes into the tank to kill the algae
and also it has decent light setup, 2 36inX4 flourecent
2 normal ? and 2 blue lights ?? I'm still very much a rookie and finally got my 55 gallon up and running great with Cichlids
but i just couldnt pass up a deal like that !!
so anyhoo the reason for the p ost is this, I want to take my time and set this up right i kinda rushed my 55 and it could look a bit better in my opinon (I'll post some pics soon)
First off It was a saltwater tank before so ill have to clean it somehow for freshwater, and im almost sure ill be putting cichlids in it but not sure what ones, I have 16 in my 55 7 labido cromis ranging from 1-2.5in and i have 1 3in poscotamous 2 psuedo tropheaus ? 2in and 6 peacocks 5 are mostly around the 3in range with one female that is about 4 in and one male that is 6in. I want to put big fish in this new tank tho so should i just keep what i have and put them in the 125g and then keep the 55 going and use it as a quarentine for the big tank ? so i dont end up putting one sick fish in it and killing off the rest of my fish. I really need help with the Design of it tho plants and rocks etc etc, I can get some lace rock here in town from a guy for 34cents a pound so thats cheap and its nice stuff too, I have some in my 55 that looks nice. I realllllllllllllly want to make this tank look nice ! so i'm willing to take a longtime to get this done right.
Look fwd to seeing lot's of replies to this. I'd love to see lots of pics too for ideas, post them here or email them to me thanks again everyone !!!
This is the best forum on the net !!
Rd
and skimmers and something that kills algae with light ?
i forget what it's called but it puts a beam of light into the water before it goes into the tank to kill the algae
and also it has decent light setup, 2 36inX4 flourecent
2 normal ? and 2 blue lights ?? I'm still very much a rookie and finally got my 55 gallon up and running great with Cichlids
but i just couldnt pass up a deal like that !!
so anyhoo the reason for the p ost is this, I want to take my time and set this up right i kinda rushed my 55 and it could look a bit better in my opinon (I'll post some pics soon)
First off It was a saltwater tank before so ill have to clean it somehow for freshwater, and im almost sure ill be putting cichlids in it but not sure what ones, I have 16 in my 55 7 labido cromis ranging from 1-2.5in and i have 1 3in poscotamous 2 psuedo tropheaus ? 2in and 6 peacocks 5 are mostly around the 3in range with one female that is about 4 in and one male that is 6in. I want to put big fish in this new tank tho so should i just keep what i have and put them in the 125g and then keep the 55 going and use it as a quarentine for the big tank ? so i dont end up putting one sick fish in it and killing off the rest of my fish. I really need help with the Design of it tho plants and rocks etc etc, I can get some lace rock here in town from a guy for 34cents a pound so thats cheap and its nice stuff too, I have some in my 55 that looks nice. I realllllllllllllly want to make this tank look nice ! so i'm willing to take a longtime to get this done right.
Look fwd to seeing lot's of replies to this. I'd love to see lots of pics too for ideas, post them here or email them to me thanks again everyone !!!
This is the best forum on the net !!
Rd
your 55 will definately be over-stocked. You may want to consider separating your Peackcocks from the Mbuna. The Mbuna will probably take over the tank (if the haven't already done so) and bully the Peacocks. 