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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...

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 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...

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...