Recent content by Mr.Pleco

You can leave the loaches and BN. I had my cichlids in my 55g before moving them all over to my 150g. Acei and Yellow labs looking really good.

Perfect. If you need anything else I'll see if I can help. We all start off in the dark. Keep researching and you'll be helping people in no time. I'd tell you to look at my pictures but those are the old setups. Forgot I never updated the pictures after I switched the tanks around.

Amazon.com: Db Solarmaxh02 Double T5 Ho Strip W/led 36": Pet Supplies that's what I'm running. What people don't realize is all the hard work that goes into making the tanks look so nice. Most of them dose dry ferts every day or every few days, as well as having a co2 system. Most people buy...

Quad's to me seems like it might be overkill for a tank that size . It'll scorch it. I have 2 Deep Blue t5 HO's on my 55 planted. I have 4 fixtures total, never had any problems and they are in your range.

Amazon prices are always much cheaper. Can also check Craigslist. Bought a Fluval 405 awhile back for cheap. After buying a Fluval I'd never go back to just HOB. I leave hangs on my 55 and 37 for the hell of it. Thankfully I have a sump on my 150.

Yeah, I've had a 4 1/2 ft piece in my 150g and it's still not completely waterlogged after about a year or so, not to mention it soaked for over a month in a tub. I attacked slate to the pieces in my 55g. So no worries.

I'd shy away from it. I tried with my 150 since it was previously a sw tank. You could get away with low light plants that won't need ferts. It was hard to keep nicer plants since the co2 would gas off so easily and makes it harder for ferts. I switched the plants to my 55 with a can and stuff...

I'd look into Special Blend. You can find it at petco. It's the same stuff. I've used it on all my tanks from 10g-150g. Amazing stuff. Got my friend to buy some when his tank was stalling in cycle and it cycle in 2 days. It smells bad but it works lol

I've been to all the places in Tampa. Most are sw. Coral Reef has a small fw selection but mostly sw. Hoping to make it to Brandon to see the places out there

In Tampa. Not too much to choose from fish-wise that's close. Marine Warehouse has the most selection in Tampa but I've noticed every once in a while they get lazy and get some ich in fw. Other than that there are a few smaller places but they don't have much.

Thanks man, rocks have always been my favorite. I'll sit there for hours and figure out what I want.

Thanks Border. I still have all the plants and I'm putting them all into the 55. Having a sump on the 150 didn't exactly help so I'm hoping the closed system on the 55 makes it all better. I won't have my fav piece of dw but I do have another nice piece.

Jumped at the thought of planted tank with dw when I got my hands on this tank but ended up deciding I'd rather have my cichlids in it. This is my transformation. Cichlids were in my 55g prior to switch. 55g 150g before Could never get the look I wanted with plants. The plants I liked...