First time out, my 65g Mbuna tank - Aquarium Advice

Marc118 · 03-01-2007, 02:24 AM

Hey all...well this is my first time setting up a FW tank and I am slowly getting the hang of it...and Im starting to like it :P

65g, 2 Fluval 305's, 200w heater, 130w PC fixture ( yea its hella small I know, its from wan of my old reef setups, 48" on order! ), yadda yadda...

Copadichromis Borleyi
Labidochromis caeruleus
Melanochromis Auratus
Metriaclima Estherae

A few crappy pics...

David14259 · 03-01-2007, 02:28 AM

Looking good Marc! Welcome to the wonderful world of FW.

I like the plants too...nice high quality plastic you got there

When you going planted?

LandGhoti · 03-01-2007, 09:59 AM

Nice tank! Very colorful.

rich311k · 03-01-2007, 10:50 AM

Very nice tank. Extremely pretty fish.

Marc118 · 03-01-2007, 12:25 PM

Thanks

Marconis · 03-01-2007, 01:35 PM

What Dave said.

Hopefully my cichlids will look as nice as these.

AngelaOlsenFan · 03-05-2007, 12:50 PM

so pretty!

03-01-2007, 02:24 AM	#1
Marc118 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 766	First time out, my 65g Mbuna tank Hey all...well this is my first time setting up a FW tank and I am slowly getting the hang of it...and Im starting to like it :P 65g, 2 Fluval 305's, 200w heater, 130w PC fixture ( yea its hella small I know, its from wan of my old reef setups, 48" on order! ), yadda yadda... Copadichromis Borleyi Labidochromis caeruleus Melanochromis Auratus Metriaclima Estherae A few crappy pics...

03-01-2007, 02:28 AM	#2
David14259 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Illinois - Champaign/Chicago Posts: 254 Images: 9	Looking good Marc! Welcome to the wonderful world of FW. I like the plants too...nice high quality plastic you got there When you going planted? __________________ David14259 My Tank: 20 Gallon Freshwater High Tech Planted My Plants: Dwarf Sagittaria, Riccia, Crypt Lutea, Rotala Macandra, Corkscrew Val, Blyxa Japonica, Ambulia, Anubias Nana, Flame Moss, Christmas Moss, Echinodorus Parviflorus. My Fish: 1 German Gold Ram, 3 Praecox Rainbows, 1 Otocinclus Catfish, 1 Siamese Algae Eater, 1 Rummynose Tetra, 4 Cherry Barbs My Inverts: Ramshorn Snails, Apple Snails.

03-01-2007, 09:59 AM	#3
LandGhoti Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Le Midwest Posts: 819 Images: 1	Nice tank! Very colorful. __________________ Andrea 29-gallon FW 1 yoyo loach, 2 polkadot loaches, 6 cherry barbs, 2 turquoise rainbows, 1 chinese algae eater, 1 rubberlip pleco, too many MTS to count

03-01-2007, 12:25 PM	#5
Marc118 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 766	Thanks __________________ Come Join The Dark Side

03-01-2007, 01:35 PM	#6
Marconis Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 848 Images: 4	What Dave said. Hopefully my cichlids will look as nice as these. __________________ Lower your head modestly while passing, and you will harvest bananas.

03-01-2007, 10:50 AM	#4
rich311k Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 8,972 Images: 35	Very nice tank. Extremely pretty fish.

03-05-2007, 12:50 PM	#7
AngelaOlsenFan Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 84	so pretty!

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