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New 87l Ciclids Tank


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I just brought today a 87l tank that im going to set up as an african ciclids species tank. what i have at the moment is an undergravel filter system but im going to add another internal filter. it will have a 100w heater. a lot of stones(if anyone in auckland has some flat rocks that are very cheap or free please PM me). the pH will be around 8 hopefully.i will be posting pics of it when its set up ready for fish. is there anything else that african ciclids like or what i have to watch out for.

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I have got the 87l african cichlid tank set up now, no fishes in it as yet. The pH of the water is around 8.5 at a guess but i tested the water and it read 8.2-8.6, to keep the pH like that i have aragonite and coral sand as a gravel. there is the u/g filter plus a AquaClear 50 external power filter that is turned on high that pumps around 700lph. in it, it hjas a 150w heater thats keeping the water at around 27C/81F. the lighting is 40w but that lighting is shared over another tank next to it.

some questions i would like to ask are.

What fish could i have that can cycle the tank for me for about a month?

Is there anything i need to look out for in the tank with the pH above 8 and the temp around 27C/81F?

What algae eater could i have in the tank?

Could i get some common names of african (malawi) cichlids that i could have in this tank?

Also if anyone has some 'fish safe flat rocks in the auckland region for free or cheap pleras PM me.

Cheers

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Hello Again

In the tank at the moment i have got 4 Electric Yellows(3 from DG)(1M,3F) and a pair of Royal Blue Peacocks. African Cichlids are so fun to watch especially at feeding tim and how they weave in and out of caves.

I will be posting a pic soon. i am gona be getting a pair of lombardoi and havent quite decided what else.

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Looks neat sc. Are those the rocks you got from stoneworld? The fish should have fun in there :P One observation tho is those plants you have I believe are called acorus gramineus or Japanese rush. These plants won't grow submerged and will ultimately die. They are a bog plant and really need most of the leaves out of water to grow. Its a shame when LFS stock and sell these - and they are very widely available - that this is not pointed out to people.

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