Help me out on my MONO tank setup please..teach me please..

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wilsonhuweishen

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Jan 27, 2013
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This is the best pic i can take..i had only put one driftwood inside the tank which i found it during a excavation work. i can't find any coral sand(which i think is the best choice) here in Sarawak,Malaysia..while i been thinking is the beach sand(soft and gold) good?can the beach sand control PH like coral sand did?IMG_1910.JPG what is the best filtration? carnister?


Inside tank of my 2 precious MONO and florida gar:
-Dolphin UV filtration
-filtration pump(suitable in 4 ft tank)
-driftwood

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my advice, buy a bigger tank and sump it.. UV is not essential, and i like to stay bare bottom
 
The tank does look a little small? Gallons and dimensions? Sand is good for most Cichlids and Cichla because they like to dig in it. For filtration the best are sumps and canisters. I prefer wet drys because they allow the bacteria to function much more efficiently than say if the media was submerged. You can make a DIY wet dry filter and overflow for about $20 but the only expensive part is the pump. You can buy a 600 GPH pump for about $60. So you get a higher flow rate than an Fx5 with a lot more space for media. Most expensive canister filters are extremely overrated IMO.


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thanks so much for the reply..helped me so much..so bare bottom is fine? they just trained eat frozen prawn which i buy it from market..cause last time i feed them live feeder fish..seem no growing..
 
yeah stay away from live feeders, and make sure u have a nice temp aswell i keep mine at 30 Celcius wen young which is 88F i think for u americans :) also try to get some good quality pellets in there diet, even if u break em up and stuff them in ur frozen prawns
 
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