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Hey folks, I've been researching a lot of equipment, but I wanted to get some tailored suggestions on here for setups on my 150 gallon African Cichlid tank. This tank is current setup, but I'm redoing it and changing from gravel to sand. Tank: 150 gallon, 72in long, 30in tall, 18in deep...

It's becoming a man hunt now. I asked if anyone knew what kind of cichlid this was in another topic but it got just too long so I'm making a new one just about this fish. Was wondering if anyone could help me out and tell me what kind of cichlid this is. The girl thought it might be a Ice Blue...

Well I am finally ready to put some cichlids in my tank. Pretty excited actually. Right now I have two bristlenose plecos in my 55g and that is all. I have a lot of rocks and therefore plently of hiding spaces for the new arrivals. I made an effort to have more hiding spaces then there will be...

I have actually posted threads like this a while back that got really long and had a lot of good information in it, but unfortunately whatever I am trying isn't working. Summary: Try to setup a Malawi tank and want my gH and kH higher along with my pH. My pH is currently around 8.0 but the...

I have a Bristlenose pleco alone in a 55gallon tank and he is worrying me a little lately. I have noticed whenever I stressed him out by rummaging around in the tank that he would develop these brighter color patterns on his skin, they are very distinct and symmetric. Well he has that pattern a...

I would pretty much like to know if a Diatom filter would be the right way to go for my 55 gallon tank. I'm having a problem with the crushed coral that I added to my tank causing a nice fine white cloud. I can reduce it with water changes but if I stir up the coral on the bottom I'm pretty...

Was just wondering if anyone knew of any good tests to see if a rock is ok to use in the aquarium. I have heard of the vinegar test (though I also heard you need to get a strong acid to do a real test) I performed that test and it did not fizz. I picked up a few gray and very dark grey rocks...

Ok last night after finally stacking all the slate and adding crushed coral to the floor in my 55gallon I was ready to transfer my Bristlenose Pleco from his temporary 2.5gallon enclosure back to the 55g. So I went to bed around 1am and looked into the tank around 10:30 the this morning and I...

Just did a tank rebuild and I took everything out including the gravel which I kept in a bucket full of water. I left about 25% of the water in the tank and put some eggcrate down and fill that up with crushed coral which I had rinsed a few times. I put my old gravel on top of the and put in a...

I know this is probably a hard question to answer but I am trying to setup my tank for African cichlids and I am trying to adjust my water parameters. I added crushed coral to my media baskets on my HOB's to harden the water and raise the pH. I added the crushed coral to one of the HOB's a...

I'm running a 55gallon tank with one pleco and 5 goldfish until I up the pH of my tank, then I will be getting rid of the goldfish and am getting some cichlids. Basically I just want some testomonials of people who have used a UGF before and have gotten rid of it. Convince me, hah! Basically I...

I'm setting up my Cichlid tank and wanted some suggestions for some catfishes or other bottom feeders. I currently have a bristlenose pleco and will be getting a variety of Cichlids such as johanni, zebras,peacocks etc. Haven't decided yet but will get a preliminary list up soon. I'm current...

Well I have had my 55 gallon tank setup for a while with some goldfish and a bristlenose pleco, and I finally have some time to set it up right and I would really like to do a Chiclid tank. My current pH is about 7.0-7.2 right now and I am trying to figure out the best way to raise the ph. I...