African Cichlid Setup

[1funguy]

BEAUTIFUL! CLEAN AND SIMPLE I LOVE IT!!

[x22fighter]

how do you clean the sand?

[gunfragger]

nice setup and fish

[chibai13]

Very nice filtration system ^_^

[pete20109]

can ask wht plants they are please i might soudn dumb but i love the way they sit thankyou :)

[CCichlids]

@pete20109 i know i didn't make the video but i thought the same thing before i got them. They are fake but you can get them at petco, petsmart, etc. Some LFS might have them but they are pretty cheap

[jonjohn1321]

nice syno



[cod0mw2]

how much did the whole filter setup cost you//?

[maxmgm212]

Love it maybe different plants they look all the same but I like the I idea!!! is it 4x2x2??

[babyboikit]

So Nice !!! Beautiful!!! AMAZING SETUP!!

[phazon1029]

Why are people asking what kind of rock and sand it is? He clearly says it in the video! Awesome setup man!

[GABooLEcX]

Beautiful setup and fish. Nice crystal clear water-very good job!

[559PT]

tank looks hella clean

with that kind of filter, damn

[559PT]

tank looks hella clean

[WILLIAMR0BERTS]

thats a bad ass tank

[NorthwoodTimberwolve]

but I do love the tank. That dark gentle blue background color makes the scene

[NorthwoodTimberwolve]

aren't yellow labs mbuna?

[NiNjAmAsTeRkiLL111]

saltwater tank?

[ThaJuggaloNinja]

Very nice tank, check out my video, i just set up a cichlid tank and i need advice, feel free to comment

[yuoranasswipe]

awesum tank dude

[SPUD1880]

that tiger loach is gonna get mutilated in that tank

[tlspmm]

@SPUD1880 are you sure you know what your talking about? Clown loaches are great additions to a haplochromis tanks, especially in numbers. Maybe not a Mbuna tank because of their aggressive behavior. As a matter of fact , my loaches have spawned in this tank and fish don't spawn if they are stressed.

[126229]

what kind of sand is that?

[tlspmm]

@126229 Arogonite Reef sand 1.5mm

[alfletch93]

what kind of lights are those??

[KRYISTOY22]

bestaquarium ive seen in a while sooooo clean !!

[foroeste1]

the water is so clean

[kapilkish]

Nice



[SitNDum]

what kinda rocks r those i realy like ur tank

[tlspmm]

@SitNDum Lace Rock

[BrownDarter]

wow piece of art and stunning fish

[irshadzub1]

Brother need some help. will it be ok it if put river sand for freshwater fish tank.....?

[tlspmm]

@irshadzub1 sorry for the delay> sand is ok for freshwater or saltwater but isn"t a great buffering agent. The aragonite holds the water ph at 8.0 - 8.2

[irshadzub1]

Brother could you tell me if i can also use the same aragonite reef sand for freshwater and also how much did that filter cost you. By the way, is your tank is marine or freshwater....? I am asking like this because don't have any idea of fish tanks but dying to set up a one like yours

[tlspmm]

@irshadzub1 This is a Freshwater Rift tank and 95 % of the fish come from Lake Malawi. The filtration is Magnavore 125 Wet/dry purchased online at Dr. Foster's & Smith for 279.00 and is by far BEST made filter made with heavy duty acrylic.

[tlspmm]

Sorry folks for talking so slow!! Trying to get the pronunciation right!

[Gravitysea]

Nice tank! How do you like the sand? Im thinking of switching from gravel to sand.

[tlspmm]

@Gravitysea Love the Aragonite Reef 1.5 mm sand because it is a great ph buffer keeping my water ph at 8,2. Any sand smaller imo just gets blown around.

[trojanshawaii]

are those real or fake plants

[123FIREball200]

@trojanshawaii fake

[28rampage]

cool what other fish are you adding?

[tlspmm]

Thank you for your comments everyone!

[28rampage]

cool setup nice and simple, i think it would be even better with a few more fish.5 stars..

[tlspmm]

Thank you .That's funny that you wrote that the tank would be even better with a few more fish because I was just about to order four new fish.ha lol

[SeaMariners5105]

nice tank man. i also have an all male peacock tank and was wondering how big are your peacocks?

[tlspmm]

On average 4". With the exception the clown loaches and the syndodontis petricola.

[metcalfe87]

i dream that my aquarium will one day look as nice at that

[sbushie]

awesome!

[kevtherev126]

that filtration is amazing

[cichlids4everdotcom]

Nice setup.

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

amazing tank, fish, and setup!

[professorxox]

What are those two blue images on the back of the tank? Are they your windows?

[tlspmm]

They are overflow boxes that handle 600 gph per box plus return lines.

[tlspmm]

Overflow boxes

[professorxox]

What type of sand did you use? Is that playsand?

[tlspmm]

The substrate is Caribeasea Aragonite Reef Floor Sand

[oner55]

wow beauty. what kind of lighting do you run? the colours have so much punch!

[tlspmm]

AGA 48" Twin Strip Light w/ two 50/50 actinic bulbs

[rtneedham]

Very nice, very smart. Love the petricola