25Gal (tall) Lake Tanganyikan Cichlid tank (java fern)

Title says it all.

Tank Setup: Aqua Clear 30 gallon filter, twin bulb T5HO flourescent fixture, crushed coral and beach coral/shells for substrate, a few large sea shells, quartz rock, and barnacle clusters for hiding. Planted java fern all throughout, im surprised to see a plant survive in such high pH.

stock: Alto Calvus, Inkspot Calvus, 2 Lamprologus Ocellatus (Gold), Lamprologus ocellatus (whitestrain), an unknown white shell dweller with yellow trim on fin?, albino bushy nose pleco, regular bushy nose pleco, two different julie cichlids, Dafodil, two synodontis, and 3 kuhli loaches,

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[KALZONE850]

Sik vid man makes me want to get sme calves. I read that jungle Val and anubious are easily kept at higher ph levels as well

[K4RMA954]

@KALZONE850 thats interesting to hear, itd be nice to add some new kinda plants to the setup, ill prolly do that soon. ive been going plant crazy lately (i set up a 30 gallon planted tank to breed my jewel cichlids in. cant wait)

[nicrow]

Looks a cool set up. I'd looked at trying to do something similar with the Tanganyikan Cichlids but was a bit intimated as it would have been my first attempt with cichlids and found a lot of advice saying not to mix them in such a 'small' set up - so ended up with some rams and a more traditional planted set up. How's the concept worked since your initial set up?

[KALZONE850]

*calvus