65g angel tank (first spawning) - Aquarium Advice

zilla870 · 05-23-2005, 01:03 AM

eco-complete and mix with sand so its not so dark...is that ok.
fluval 404
heater

-----------above i am not set on----------------------
ok what would be a good hood and light so i get my 2watts per gallon

i saw a coral-life with lunar light that would do it but is their anything else out there.

any ideal would help. give them to me. i will go through them and find the most that are the same.

zilla870 · 05-23-2005, 01:17 AM

fish: 2 to 4 angels, what a good non-aggressive loach and smaller 2-5"
plants:unknown at time probable some tall one like amazon sword, ozelot sword. and some mid size and what would be a good carpet plant.

i dont want alot of fish, i want 3-6" pretty, maybe a little aggressive but not fin nipper because of the angels. No discus

what about a electric yellow cichlid or peacock cichlid but plants my get pulled up
or a redtail shark?????

mattrox · 05-23-2005, 03:37 AM

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Originally Posted by zilla870

fish: 2 to 4 angels, what a good non-aggressive loach and smaller 2-5"

what about a electric yellow cichlid or peacock cichlid

Water conditions not withstanding, they would be too agressive with Angels [acronym:1d70b0a842="In my opinion"]IMO[/acronym:1d70b0a842].

zilla870 · 05-23-2005, 04:16 AM

i guess if you go with african you have to do all african.

mattrox · 05-23-2005, 04:32 AM

You don't have to. I have seen a mbuna, hap., tangynika, Central American + Clown loach tank!!!! Npt to meantion the [acronym:a05233dbe4="Chinese Algae Eater"]CAE[/acronym:a05233dbe4]'a that they had!

But you need to know behaviour and water prefs of the fish you have.

zilla870 · 05-23-2005, 08:11 AM

thanks what about my other questions. and thanks on the fish question again

SerLunchbox · 05-23-2005, 10:37 AM

well, i personally use the 36" coralife lunar light. I have a complete 24 hour cycle on my tank with 3 timers for that light specifically.

There are other companies out there with lunar lights. i think orbit did one. They are priced about the same amount.

As for what you are not sure on, why are you not sure about it? As for a Heater i would look on eBay for a Won Brothers Pro Heat II ... I personally feel that this is one of the best heaters on the market.

Fluval users will hate me, but i am not a fan of them. I mean for their price they do a good job, but for the same price you can get a filstar XP2 or spend more cash to get an eheim. You pay the extra cash for them but it is well worth it. I would use Eheims exclusively if i had the cash for them.

malkore · 05-23-2005, 10:58 AM

Make sure the coralife has freshwater bulbs. the only coralife's I've seen with moonlights are for saltwater, so you'd have to replace the 2 actinics with 6700K...running you another $40-$60.

I've never kept angels, but I have started keeping yellow labs (labidochromis cerulae) and pseudotrophis acei - very pretty, they don't dig as much as other cichlids, and if you can find juveniles, they may grow up to get along with the rest of your fish. In my case, they are kept with tiger barbs and lemon tetra.

Biggest thing about keeping herbivorious cichlids is limiting their protein intake so they don't get the bloat and die.

SerLunchbox · 05-23-2005, 03:52 PM

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Make sure the coralife has freshwater bulbs. the only coralife's I've seen with moonlights are for saltwater, so you'd have to replace the 2 actinics with 6700K...running you another $40-$60.

yes ... they are for marine tanks, yet i have the 10,000K and actinic lights still on mine and everything is thriving in my tank.

i agree about the cichlid food. Hikari cichlid food is awesome because of the amount of spirulina in it

zilla870 · 05-23-2005, 05:32 PM

thanks guyz, now what about the substrate sand and eco-complete. or eco-complete with some thing else. i want the benefit of eco-complete but its so dark. and i also would like a sand substrate for this tank. i am lost. please help me. so many thing to think about when doing a new tank.

05-23-2005, 01:03 AM	#1
zilla870 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Florida USA Posts: 505 Images: 10	65g angel tank (first spawning) eco-complete and mix with sand so its not so dark...is that ok. fluval 404 heater -----------above i am not set on---------------------- ok what would be a good hood and light so i get my 2watts per gallon i saw a coral-life with lunar light that would do it but is their anything else out there. any ideal would help. give them to me. i will go through them and find the most that are the same.

05-23-2005, 10:37 AM	#7
SerLunchbox Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Calgary Posts: 1,526 Images: 1	well, i personally use the 36" coralife lunar light. I have a complete 24 hour cycle on my tank with 3 timers for that light specifically. There are other companies out there with lunar lights. i think orbit did one. They are priced about the same amount. As for what you are not sure on, why are you not sure about it? As for a Heater i would look on eBay for a Won Brothers Pro Heat II ... I personally feel that this is one of the best heaters on the market. Fluval users will hate me, but i am not a fan of them. I mean for their price they do a good job, but for the same price you can get a filstar XP2 or spend more cash to get an eheim. You pay the extra cash for them but it is well worth it. I would use Eheims exclusively if i had the cash for them. __________________ Lunchbox ... "i'm a man, but i can change, if i have to, i guess" Tankless ... for now ... until i find what i really want (and what the wife lets me get!)

05-23-2005, 10:58 AM	#8
malkore Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Nebraska, USA Posts: 6,540	Make sure the coralife has freshwater bulbs. the only coralife's I've seen with moonlights are for saltwater, so you'd have to replace the 2 actinics with 6700K...running you another $40-$60. I've never kept angels, but I have started keeping yellow labs (labidochromis cerulae) and pseudotrophis acei - very pretty, they don't dig as much as other cichlids, and if you can find juveniles, they may grow up to get along with the rest of your fish. In my case, they are kept with tiger barbs and lemon tetra. Biggest thing about keeping herbivorious cichlids is limiting their protein intake so they don't get the bloat and die. __________________ Visit my aquarium pages - see specs on my tanks, and photos of how they've evolved My other passion: TheNinja 500R - updated 9/18/05

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05-23-2005, 01:17 AM	#2
zilla870 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Florida USA Posts: 505 Images: 10	fish: 2 to 4 angels, what a good non-aggressive loach and smaller 2-5" plants:unknown at time probable some tall one like amazon sword, ozelot sword. and some mid size and what would be a good carpet plant. i dont want alot of fish, i want 3-6" pretty, maybe a little aggressive but not fin nipper because of the angels. No discus what about a electric yellow cichlid or peacock cichlid but plants my get pulled up or a redtail shark?????

05-23-2005, 04:16 AM	#4
zilla870 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Florida USA Posts: 505 Images: 10	i guess if you go with african you have to do all african.

05-23-2005, 04:32 AM	#5
mattrox Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 1,328 Images: 36	You don't have to. I have seen a mbuna, hap., tangynika, Central American + Clown loach tank!!!! Npt to meantion the [acronym:a05233dbe4="Chinese Algae Eater"]CAE[/acronym:a05233dbe4]'a that they had! But you need to know behaviour and water prefs of the fish you have.

05-23-2005, 08:11 AM	#6
zilla870 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Florida USA Posts: 505 Images: 10	thanks what about my other questions. and thanks on the fish question again

05-23-2005, 05:32 PM	#10
zilla870 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Florida USA Posts: 505 Images: 10	thanks guyz, now what about the substrate sand and eco-complete. or eco-complete with some thing else. i want the benefit of eco-complete but its so dark. and i also would like a sand substrate for this tank. i am lost. please help me. so many thing to think about when doing a new tank.