New 55 gallon cichlid tank!

[CameronCade]

Check it out!

 

[rlstoll]

Nice looking tank. What stock are you planning on?

 

[CameronCade]

Thanks! I already have 8 mbuna cichlids in there. Plan on getting more. They are mean lil boogers

 

[Convict2161]

It's not bad!! Personally I'd go a little higher with the rock work and try and make it look like they weren't carefully placed there.

Also you may wanna upgrade your filtration when you can. What's there now? A top fin?

Either way... Nice tank and remember beauty is in the eye of the beholder so you can take what I say with a grain of salt. I just believe in being honest, I'd want someone to be honest with me.

The Con

 

[CameronCade]

Yes. I plan on getting another HOB filter as they grow. I like the carefully stacked rocks. I am a lil OCD when it came to that. I spent a good two hours stacking them lol. No eye sores.

 

[CameronCade]

It's actually aqueon 75. Is that do-able for a 55 gal mbuna tank?

 

[Convict2161]

I hear ya about the OCD as I have it too, I wasn't knocking your tank my any means so I hope you didn't think that. It's a very well put together tank.

As far as your filter question IMSO you can upgrade to a bigger one or add another as those fish can be messy and you can never have too much filtration.

Example. I run 2 AC110's on my 75 gallon mixed African Cichlid tank.

 

[tiger terror]

Convict was talking about taller rockwork,here's a pic of my old 75g Malawi reef I had setup for over ayear..

 

[Convict2161]

Convict was talking about taller rockwork,here's a pic of my old 75g Malawi reef I had setup for over ayear..

Yea, sorry if I wasn't clear... As always awesome tank!!!

 

[tiger terror]

Yea, sorry if I wasn't clear... As always awesome tank!!!

Thx,the tank had been changed to planted for SA's but now I'm starting to.miss my Malawi fish&i've got the itch for change..also not trying to highjack the op's thread..

 

[CameronCade]

Thanks for the input. Don't worry I didn't take it as a knock on my tank. The next time I aqua scape, I prob will make the rock base shorter and taller.