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 #82: Blueliner Contact User [ Freshwater Tanks ] 
 
135g African - Mostly Mbuna
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State:  None/Other Country: Canada
 
Rank: #82 out of 3214 freshwater tanks worldwide
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Ratings: 5.65
Number of Votes: 474
Photo Caption: 135g African - Mostly Mbuna
Advice: Avoid impulsively purchasing fish. Do your research prior to introducing a new fish. Quarantine first if possible. Choose less aggressive and more peaceful species.
Fish Kept: 1 Nimbochromis venustus 1 Sciaenochromis Fryeri "Electric Blue" 1 Red Empress 1 Aulonocara hansbaenschi, Red Shoulder 2 Aulonocara "Mamelela" 5 labidochromis caeruleus 5 Afra Cobue 8 Pseudotropheus Saulosi 1 Aulonocara koningsi "Mbenji Blue" 1 Placidochromis phenochilus "Tanzania" 1 Otopharynx lithobates "Aristochromis Red Top" 8 Pseudotropheus Socolofi 1 Placidochromis Electra 1 Copadichromis Borleyi (Kandango) 8 Afra Lumbila 1 Labeotropheus Fuelleborni 2 OB Peacock
Plants Kept: plastic
Tank Size: 135
Description: Dec 05 - installed new lighting in the Canopy. I have 2 X 30wt blue actinic and 2 X 30wt Aqua Flora Plus and 1 X 30wt Color Intensifier. I played around with a variety of lamps from different manufacturers and the Quantum Aquatics "Lightning Rods" Superlux (only sold at Big Al's) were by far the best lamps. I used regular T8 electronic ballasts (32wt). Feb 06 update: total re-aquascaping. Removed the old lava rock and went with large basalt stones. In a big tank larger stones look proportionately better. Enjoy.... Nov 07 update: Gone full circle....went from a mixed hap/peacock/mbuna setup to an all hap/peacock setup and now we are back to a mix again, but "mostly Mbuna" of the mildy aggressive nature and the few peacocks and haps seem to have no problem with it. The key is to use only large rocks and have no caves to keep territorial aggression to a minimum. Plastic plants work for me. Hope you enjoy it.
 

 #83: JWhipple Contact User [ Freshwater Tanks ] 
 
125 Gallon CA/SA cichlid tank converted for use with peaceful/community fish.
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State:  Florida Country: United States
 
Rank: #83 out of 3214 freshwater tanks worldwide
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Ratings: 5.64
Number of Votes: 111
Photo Caption: 125 Gallon CA/SA cichlid tank converted for use with peaceful/community fish.
Advice: Stay on top of your water testing.
Fish Kept: Various peaceful/semi-aggressive species.
Plants Kept: Only 1 real plant, not sure what type it is.
Tank Size: 125
Description: 125 Gallon Oceanic tank, two Emperor 400's , generic lighting, nice blue moonlight I picked up on Ebay.
 

 #84: Nathane958 Contact User [ Freshwater Tanks ] 
 
210g Oceanic
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State:  Missouri Country: United States
 
Rank: #84 out of 3214 freshwater tanks worldwide
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Ratings: 5.64
Number of Votes: 586
Photo Caption: 210g Oceanic
Quote: "Deserve's got nothin' to do with it"
About Yourself: HVAC tech by day, aquarist by night. I started a few years ago with a 10gal tank, and grew from there. I have many tanks ranging from 10gal-210g. All of my fish are Malawi cichlids. These fish are gorgeous. Colors of these fish are amazing. People think they are saltwater.
Advice: Can be an expensive hobby, but doesnt have to be. Be creative, give your fish thier own little heaven, let them live in tranquility.
Fish Kept: Fish: Almost all of my fish are at least F1 if not wild. Aulonocara jacobfreibergi "Domwe island" Aulonocara Jacobfreibergi "mamela" "lemon jake" Aulonocara Jacobfriebergi "Eureka Red" Aulonocara Jacobfriebergi "Eureka Albino" Aulonocara Jacobfriebergi "Hongi Island" Aulonocara maulana "Bi-Color 500" Aulonocara sp. "Swallowtail" Aulonocara stuartgranti "Ngara" Aulonocara stuartgranti "Cobue" Aulonocara stuartgranti "malerie island" Aulonocara stuartgranti "red shoulder" Aulonocara mylandi mylandi Aulonocara mylandi kandeensis Aulonocara Lwanda Protomales steveni "taiwan reef" Otopharynx Lithobates "Domwe" Copadichromis Mloto "Ivory Head" Copadichromis mloto
Plants Kept: Lace Rock, Drifwood, Silk plants.
Tank Size: 210
Description: 250g Oceanic Freshwater. Equipment : 1-2260 Eheim canister filter. 3-Rio 2500 powerheads with custom sponge filters 2-Emperor 400's for surface filtration 1-Coralife 12X36 Watt UV sterilizer 1-System 1 Diatom filter i use once a week. 6-250 watt Visitherm stealth heaters 4-Marineland 660r powerheads. 2-36" Coralife Colormax bulbs and fixtures. 1-36" Coralife Actinic bulb. 1-18" Blue actinic. 2-Coralife 2watt LED moonlights.
 

 #85: ELUSIVEFLOUNDER Contact User [ Freshwater Tanks ] 
 
Another tank shot
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State:  Louisiana Country: United States
 
Rank: #85 out of 3214 freshwater tanks worldwide
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Ratings: 5.63
Number of Votes: 369
Photo Caption: Another tank shot
Quote: .
About Yourself: Fishing-fish-aquariums-darts
Advice: Great hobby that becomes addicting.Do the research and don't rush.
Fish Kept: African cichlids
Plants Kept: anubias,amazon swords
Tank Size: 225
Description: 225 gallon...72 x 24 x 30 3--6 foot actinics pro-clear aquatics sump mag 18 return mag 12 inside for circulation 270 lbs lace rock
 

 #74: awiecz Contact User [ Freshwater Tanks ] 
 
44 Gallon corner pentagon tank.
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State:  Pennsylvania Country: United States
 
Rank: #74 out of 3214 freshwater tanks worldwide
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Ratings: 5.62
Number of Votes: 104
Photo Caption: 44 Gallon corner pentagon tank.
About Yourself: I started off with a 29 gallon about 8 years ago, and over the years, I ended up with 7 tanks. I had a 55 gallon saltwater and a 20 gallon with 4 sea horses. I had the pleasure of watching one of my male sea horses give birth, and it was amazing !!! As of today, I am down to a 125 gallon and a 44 gallon corner pentagon freshwater tank. I just love this hobby !!!!
Advice: Do not add all these fish all at once. Add them slowly.
Fish Kept: german blue rams, red fin tetras, australian rainbow, black fin tetra, rainbow preacox, tetra serpae, rosy tetra, corey, african dwarf frog, hillstream loach, head and tail light tetras, rummy nose tetras, panda corey, green fire tetra, rainbow furcata, neon tetras, glow lite tetras, ember tetra, pork chop rasbora, panda tetra, featherfin rainbows, gertrudae rainbows
Plants Kept: one anubias, the rest are plastic, two pieces of malaysian driftwood
Tank Size: 44
Description: I switched to a aquaclear 110 power filter because of the amount of fish that I have in my tank. I have a tall 44 gallon corner pentagon tank, and this filter gives this tank a lot of filtration and water flow. I also have a hydor koralia circulation pump that I placed in the middle of my tank to add more water movement. I use the titaniumtube heater by ViaAqua and it keeps my water temperature stable. For lighting, I use a 15W Aqua-Glo T-8. This light brings out the color in the fish, plants, gravel, and decorations.
 

 #86: candidcamel Contact User [ Freshwater Tanks ] 
 
My super cool tank!!
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State:  None/Other Country: United Kingdom
 
Rank: #86 out of 3214 freshwater tanks worldwide
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Ratings: 5.61
Number of Votes: 656
Photo Caption: My super cool tank!!
Quote: "When you have to shoot...shoot... don't talk" - Tuco (The Good, The Bad and The Ugly)
Advice: Overfeeding causes 99% of problems in an aquarium. If in doubt - feed less!
Fish Kept: The tank is currently set up as a community tank with Gouramis, Barbs, Tetras and some peaceful Cichlids.
Plants Kept: .
Tank Size: 60
Description: My tropical freshwater tank is a custom made to order kit that I purchased from a company in France called Octopus Studios. As you can see from the picture it is a really wild design that gets a lot of wow's from friends. It measures about a metre cubed/3.3 foot cubed and holds about 230Litres/60gall. The kit is a complete setup that includes highest quality eheim filters/ lighting and aeration.
 

 #87: poorman37072 Contact User [ Freshwater Tanks ] 
 
06/04/08
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State:  Tennessee Country: United States
 
Rank: #87 out of 3214 freshwater tanks worldwide
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Ratings: 5.61
Number of Votes: 235
Photo Caption: 06/04/08
Quote: Do Or Die !
Advice: Research is the key to success ! EVERYTHING
Fish Kept: 25 Cardinal Tetra's,2 Flying Fox,Ghost Shrimp,3 Dwarf Frogs,Matched Pair of Blue Rams
Plants Kept: Ozlot Sword,Anubius Nana Petite,Pennywort,Wisteria,Jungle Val,Corkscrew Val,Anubias Coffeefolia,Java Fern,Aqua Fern,Pygmy Chain Sword,Bronze Crypt
Tank Size: 75
Description: All next to home made ! External canister filter,DYI plumbing and lighting.4 65w 6700k pc bulbs and 2 40w 10000k T8 flourecent bulbs.Going to install 4 14k 75w HQI lighting in the summer of 08. 40pounds of aqua soil and top layer is very small black gravel.
 

 #88: cvillanueva21 Contact User [ Freshwater Tanks ] 
 
Filtration: 2x Emperor 400, 2x Fluval 404 
Heater: 2x 250W Marineland Stealth 
Substrate: 50 lbs pool filter sand 
Rocks: 100+ lbs lace rock 
Feeding: New Life Spectrum 1mm 

2 Metriaclima estherae (O) 
1 Metriaclima lombardoi 
2 Ancistrus sp. (1 male, 1 female) 
2 Metriaclima estherae (Red) 
2 Cyphotilapia frontosa 
3 Labidochromis caeruleus
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State:  Maryland Country: United States
 
Rank: #88 out of 3214 freshwater tanks worldwide
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Ratings: 5.61
Number of Votes: 214
Photo Caption: Filtration: 2x Emperor 400, 2x Fluval 404 Heater: 2x 250W Marineland Stealth Substrate: 50 lbs pool filter sand Rocks: 100+ lbs lace rock Feeding: New Life Spectrum 1mm 2 Metriaclima estherae (O) 1 Metriaclima lombardoi 2 Ancistrus sp. (1 male, 1 female) 2 Metriaclima estherae (Red) 2 Cyphotilapia frontosa 3 Labidochromis caeruleus
Advice: 1) Read. 2) Don't rush.
Fish Kept: 2 Metriaclima estherae (O) 1 Metriaclima lombardoi 2 Ancistrus sp. (1 male, 1 female) 2 Metriaclima estherae (Red) 2 Cyphotilapia frontosa 3 Labidochromis caeruleus
Plants Kept: none
Tank Size: 72
Description: Filtration: 2x Emperor 400, 2x Fluval 404 Heater: 2x 250W Marineland Stealth Substrate: 50 lbs pool filter sand Rocks: 100+ lbs lace rock Feeding: New Life Spectrum 1mm
 

 #89: stally526 Contact User [ Freshwater Tanks ] 
 
Mixed Mbuna Tank, Lots of filtration, Lots of Rock, Lots of water changes
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State:  Ohio Country: United States
 
Rank: #89 out of 3214 freshwater tanks worldwide
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Ratings: 5.61
Number of Votes: 173
Photo Caption: Mixed Mbuna Tank, Lots of filtration, Lots of Rock, Lots of water changes
Quote: Are they built for speed or comfort? You motorboated em didn't you, you motorboating son of a.....
About Yourself: I had a South American Cichlid tank in college prior to the emergence of the internet and thereby readily available information. I had no idea what I was doing and it went badly. Since then I have always wanted to do another tank, but this time I had a clue about what I was doing.
Advice: Read, Read, Read - Cycle, Cycle, Cycle Once your tank is set up chill out with the beverage of your choice and feel your blood pressure lower as you enjoy your tank (great for ignoring commercials as well).
Fish Kept: Demasoni, Yellow Labs, Cobalt Blues, Dwarf Afra (waiting to see if they mix with the Demasoni OK) I am finding out its the Demasoni that don't mix well with the Demasoni, I started with too few of them I think.
Plants Kept: Plastic Plants (Mbuna safe) 250+ lbs. of Rock
Tank Size: 55
Description: 55 Gallon Mbuna tank Lighting: simple one bulb hood Filtration: Fluval 405, Penguin Biowheel, Powerhead for circulation. My tank is a 55 Gallon tank I purchased through Craig's List for $75, stand included. I added 2 filters, a heater, mason's sand, lots of river rock (found locally and boiled, a few plastic plants which don't look as bad as I thought they might. 12 fish later and yahtzee, I have a mbuna aquarium.
 

 #90: AquariumRescue Contact User [ Freshwater Tanks ] 
 
This is my 120 Gallon African Cichlid tank. It has been in place about 5 years. It was once of the first tanks we had... now it is one of six that we have... can you say addicted?
By the way, the rating hint made in the rocks at left center was completely unintentional...
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State:  Georgia Country: United States
 
Rank: #90 out of 3214 freshwater tanks worldwide
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Ratings: 5.59
Number of Votes: 269
Photo Caption: This is my 120 Gallon African Cichlid tank. It has been in place about 5 years. It was once of the first tanks we had... now it is one of six that we have... can you say addicted? By the way, the rating hint made in the rocks at left center was completely unintentional...
Advice: Don't overthink your aquarium. Quite often, easy works better.
Fish Kept: Assorted Malawi Cichlids
Rhino Plec
Plants Kept: Java Fern
Tank Size: 120
Description: 120G African Cichlid Tank
Filtration: Four Magnum HOT 250 Pro
Lighting: Four 110W VHO 50/50 URI
Heater: Ebo Jager 300 Watt
Substrate: Crushed Coral, 300 Pounds
Rock: Lace Rock 350, Pounds
 

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