New Tank Build

[D-007]

There is also the African Cichlids that have species anywhere from 5" up.

In my humble opinion, that would be a great looking tank full of male Aulonocara's (Peacock's) and some Otopharynx lithobates. Plenty of color there

 

[littlevic34]

silver and black aro

 

[aj2000_26187]

I have been doing a tun of reading thanks for the info guys. I think i want to go with sand for the bottom I like the natural look with some rocks and wood will the africans be good with live plants ??? I like the look of the tall grass, and some moss any good ideas on the planting

 

[aj2000_26187]

started putting the base together last night and after the fourth screw the drill blew up so im off to get another drill lol will get more pics soon prob by the end of the week sometime

 

[titanfish]

hoping to see an update

 

[aj2000_26187]

sorry guys its going to be a slow process i just got my 55 gallon tank that im converting into the filter that should be big enough right ???

 

[big dovii]

55 gallon for the sump correct? It'll be fine just jam the crap out've it with bio media.

 

[aj2000_26187]

yep thats correct i was hopeing that would be big enough

 

[Tom500]

That sounds like a really good project! Good luck with the build and keep us all posted with pics etc

 

[Gator]

I have been doing a tun of reading thanks for the info guys. I think i want to go with sand for the bottom I like the natural look with some rocks and wood will the africans be good with live plants ??? I like the look of the tall grass, and some moss any good ideas on the planting

Plants and most Africans don't do well because they will eat them down to the roots in no time at all. Sand is a great option since most of the fish will sift through and dig all day long in it. Be careful though putting rock in there because they will dig under them and the rocks can fall and crush your fish. I wouldn't advise driftwood because it softens the water and all the rift lake cichlids need a high PH of around 7.8-8.0 and higher. If you do go with Africans in that tank I would get some nice big Haps, like the Malawi sand diver 16" (Fossochromis rostratus) and its buddies the Blue Dolphin 9" (Cyrtocara moorii) and the Kabibi 8" (Protomelas annectens) the last two like to follow the Sand diver around when it kicks up the sand. There are so many different Cichlids from the rift lakes that you'll need to take a few aspirin before you start looking into them because your going to get a head ach trying to decide. Another popular fish are Frontosas from Lake Tanganyika which are really spectacular fish.