african cichlid tank - 125 gallon

New African cichlid aquarium 125 gallons , the rock i got from a local landscaping supply company for .17 cents a lbs !!!!! lol yeah baby. try getting those prices at the the fish store the rocks are a mixture of Honey comb rock ie... ( texas holy rock ) and mini baja flats rocks go to your local landscaping supply-company , sand is pool filtered sand, 5 dollars for 50 lbs bags cheap ass hell only thing is you have to rinse it the sand little bit of work but its worth it. drift wood i found in canyon lake , San Antonio Texas along the shore line. enjoy

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[cod0mw2]

hi...i hate gravel...i hate it lol...i want to use sand...wat type of sand can i use???

[jcardo2980]

@cod0mw2 hey i used POOL FILTER SAND from lowes u just have to clean it. i would look into SAND BLASTING SAND ALSO the grains are a little bigger in sand blasting sand ..... hope that helps

[baseballman1321]

How to you clean the sAnd once the tank is up in running how to you get the poop out of it

[jcardo2980]

@baseballman1321 i clean it the same way you would clean regular gravel except u take off the end part of the syphon and just use the hose then you just hover the hose above the sand the lighter particles ie.. pooo and waste will get sucked up into it. take a lil practice but ull find that its easier to clean

[aaaaaaba]

how much was the pool filter sand and do they come in 50bls bags like the playsand

[jcardo2980]

@aaaaaaba sorry im replying so late, the pool filter sand was 5 to 6 dlls per 50lb bags . i got them at home depot

[bg12082007]

If you are looking for cheap sand, get pool filter sand. It is a million times cleaner than play sand.

Also, nice setup!

[ccole217]

Where do you buy your fish from?

[PaNdeM0niuM]

nice tank

[grimmreapo]

I have a 125 as well with malawi cichlids.I have crushed coral for substrate and two fluval fx 5 canister filter,as well as 4 aqua clear power filters for a total of 1700 gph filtration.Why the massive filtration? To qwell the fighting that cichlids so often do i overstocked the tank with 75 cichlids ranging in size from 4-8 inches long fully grown.So by overstocking the tank there is no aggression and tons of coulour and with all that filtration very clear water,perfect water conditions!!!

[95z28camaro6]

@cod0mw2 i used play sand in a 50 lb bag like he said it was like 5 bux at the most and i cleaned my sand befor use to get all the lighter partials out so the water docent merk up when the sand gets kicked around i put half the bag of sand in a 5 gallon bucket and just kept sifting the sand till the water was clear then did the same with the other half i love the sand for sure much nicer cleaner look and its wayy cheaper then gravel

[JosieF121]

Nice tank man. It looks like you're running 2 penguin filters(if im right). I was considering on buying a 125G tank as well and was wondering whether yours was acrylic or glass and if you know the weight of your tank + water and decor.

[pjo17]

beautiful tank but im not a fan of the fish

[cod0mw2]

@jcardo2980 cool thanks... is it alot of work to clean the sand??