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245 gallons freshwater fish tank (mostly fish and non-living decorations) - cichlid tank!

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Country: Australia
Description: 6x2x2.5 tank with a central overflow running down to a large sump with 900w of heating and a 3500lph Eheim pump pumping back up twin outlets on the overflow. fully welded steel frame with the wood finished in black 2pac paint and stainless steel trim. i have 3 x 150w metal halides as well as 2 x 5 foot t5 flouros mounted in the hood.
Advice: dont mess with your water constantly. i found the more i meddled generally the worse i made it. (water changes excluded of course)
Fish Kept: African Cichlids mainly, frontosa , peacocks , servrum , have some big silver sharks in there as well as lots of catfish and loaches.
Corals/Plants: plants are fake, but the wood is real
Tank Size: 245 gallons
Quote: i smoke crack joe rogan

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Awesome Bala Sharks bud!!!! fish avatar

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