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I've had my 150 gallon drilled cichlid tank for five years. I made my own filter with Tupperware drawers and plastic pot scrubbers. It's in a Tupperware container sump under the tank. The top drawer has a sheet of polyfil that I replace every other week and the second drawer has my homemade...

Established 150 gallon with only 7 Mbunas.....advice on adding please I've had my tank for a year. It's a 150 gallon with a diy trickle filter. Water quality is consistently good and I feed them New Life Spectrum once daily but usually skip a day every once in awhile. I started with 14 Mbunas...

If the power goes out for a long time, should I immerse the bio balls in the sump or just pour water over them a few times each day?

Thank you for the advice. We have a wood burning stove in the living room where the tank is so we should be able to keep the temp stable. Filtration, aeration, and keeping the bacteria in my wet/dry alive are my main concerns.

Okay experts, there's a winter storm heading my way and we are expecting long term power outages. I have a 150 gallon mbuna cichlid tank with a sump/diy wet dry filter. Is there anything I can do to prepare besides a large water change? How long can my babies go without filtration? My bio-load =...

I did all of my research before setting up my 150 gallon mbuna tank...however, there is one thing that I forgot to research and that is how to clean/maintain a wet/dry filter. I have pfs for substrate with large river rocks for hiding spots. My stock is currently at 16 including a bristlenose...

I want to go with Marine Land double brights, but the tank is 72 inches long....the longest led I've found from Marine Land is 48" with brackets that extend to 60"

I just got a 150 gallon reef ready tank and would like to set it up for a cichlid tank with mbunas and peacocks. It is empty now....no lighting, filtration, heating, substrate, etc. I would love suggestions/opinions on setting this up the right way. I've always had aquariums, but never this big...

I really appreciate the advice. :) Would you recommend mounting the t5 fixture to inside of the canopy? Or should I get some plexi cut to fit the top of the tank and put the fixture on top of that?

The length is 72". I'm thinking some Mbunas and Peacocks. I'm hoping it will be okay to mix them since the tank is so big. I've only had experience with community tropical tanks so this will be new for me. My dad works for an electrical supply company where I believe they stock T5s. Do you...

My husband surprised me with a 150 gallon for Valentines Day. I am planning to set it up as a cichlid tank. It has a nice cabinet and matching wooden hood (opens with hinges), but there is no lighting. I've had aquariums for years, but nothing this big. All of the smaller aquariums I've had...