125g Cichlid tank
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Just a little update, I did a little improvement to my tank this past week, or at least I think I have. 
I moved the 3 rocks together to form one big rock formation. Doing that made alot more caves and little nooks, I like it 100x better this way. I also bought a Koralia Evo 1400 to replace one of my Evo 750s. I needed a little more power directing debris towards my FX5 intake. And finally I added a Actinic bulb to my fixture, so now Im running:
2x: 10K
1x: Power-Glo
1x: Actinic
On my 90g I was running a dual fixture with 1x: 10 and 1x: Actinic. The Actinic overpowered the tank where my fish didnt look natural so I originally didnt want to go with any Actinic bulbs on my 125g. I was curious to see how it would look and after adding it I think its the perfect mix of bulbs on my tank now. The Actinic bulb gives off just enough blue to make the iridescent blues in the Peacocks pop and the other bulbs do a good job of keeping the fish colors looking natural.
What do yall think...improvement or no?
The rocks look like theyre all straight but the 2 outer rocks are angled.
Makonde Yellow Blackfin (Alpha-male of the tank)
German Red (Favorite color fish)
Bi-Color (Favorite fish out of my entire tank. This little guy has TONS of personality.)
Bi-Color with camera flash on
I moved the 3 rocks together to form one big rock formation. Doing that made alot more caves and little nooks, I like it 100x better this way. I also bought a Koralia Evo 1400 to replace one of my Evo 750s. I needed a little more power directing debris towards my FX5 intake. And finally I added a Actinic bulb to my fixture, so now Im running:2x: 10K
1x: Power-Glo
1x: Actinic
On my 90g I was running a dual fixture with 1x: 10 and 1x: Actinic. The Actinic overpowered the tank where my fish didnt look natural so I originally didnt want to go with any Actinic bulbs on my 125g. I was curious to see how it would look and after adding it I think its the perfect mix of bulbs on my tank now. The Actinic bulb gives off just enough blue to make the iridescent blues in the Peacocks pop and the other bulbs do a good job of keeping the fish colors looking natural.
What do yall think...improvement or no?
The rocks look like theyre all straight but the 2 outer rocks are angled.
Makonde Yellow Blackfin (Alpha-male of the tank)
German Red (Favorite color fish)
Bi-Color (Favorite fish out of my entire tank. This little guy has TONS of personality.)
Bi-Color with camera flash on
Thanks! Its been a work in progress.
Thanks. I gotta say I love this new tank.
I had to take a lot of pictures to get those good ones.
I tried taking pictures of the new juveniles but I gave up, theyre just too quick and dont stay put long enough for me to get clear shots.Thank you very much!
If I dont stop by sooner I hope everyone here has a safe and fun Christmas with their families. Its so cool seeing how excited my 5yr old daughter is getting, we have plans to catch Santa, not sure how thats going to work out.
Does petsmark still carry that rock? I bought stones from menards and just not getting that look I want.
