80 Gallon African Cichlid Tank - Hand Feeding

My new setup. Will be redoing all of the rockwork with river rocks and adding some more pool filter sand. Mainly Mbuna with some Central/South American cichlids. Jack Dempseys do really well in Mbuna tanks since they are from Central America (similar water parameters) and they are tolerant of higher pH.

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[oneilwiz]

hi love your aquarium bro i got a question for you i have a frican chichild tan ku can check mine out i want to know if black convict can mix with them since i saw u mix them. Also is it hard to siphon your substrate since it is sand

[Cheekstar00]

thanks, you have a nice tank too. Yes, you can mix a black convict with your africans. Convicts do well in many different water parameters- they are very tough fish. You can mix most Central American cichlids with Africans, but not as easily with South Americans (water parameters are not as close, and colors become dull).

[Cheekstar00]

Sand makes it easy to clean the tank.  All of the food is completely eaten since it stays on the top. You just skim the top of the sand when siphoning...very easy. You might lose just a bit of sand, but it's not a big deal- you can just use pool filter or playground sand. Like $3-5 for 50 pounds.

[heavenly680]

Nice tank, how many gallons is it?



[rosepedal911]

if you dont get sand that has been treated, then put a thin layer on a cookie sheet and bake it at 350 for an hour, it takes a while but youll save money in the long run if your worried about bacteria, which if you have a lot of money invested in a tank, its a good precaution to take!

[ILLGRIPSKI]

Is that really playground sand? I've thought of that but was afraid at what could happen. Beautiful tank.

[mrsandnhs]

i really like your tank! i like chillids but my tank is too small for them! it is 20 gallons! Please check out mine and rate and comment like i have done for you

[celloplayer56]

the orange zebra cichlids are really pretty. i have one. i always think of them as swimming orange dream icecream bars. :3

[dcjcbc]

hey wats up nice tank .how many fish in there ,i have the same tank and same amount of fish ,how many water canges u do ,everyweek i hope let me no

[BRIANLICA]

5/5 if u opened ur mounth when saw all these fish(cichlids)

[keithj2222]

what kind of chemicals do you use when changing the water

?? your tank looks awesome!

[trhisdone]

hey where did you get the sand and what brand was it? I am sitting up a 65 gallon tank and want to use pool sand and yours if very "white" looking.....