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I took some pics of my african cichlid tank last night. Thought I would share.

Wow - very impressive. How much work is involved, do you do it yourself, or have someone do it?

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Thanks. I did the tank myself. I had a friend help me with knocking out the wall and framing it out and another friend built the bar. It was a reef tank, but it became a chore and my utility bills were outrageous.

In a previous job i worked for Sydney Aquarium. so this is my tank...

At home i've had everything from salt water to goldfish. at the moment a pretty heavily planted Tropical. Here are a couple of rough shots...

I've always wanted to try a planted tank but after years of keeping reef tanks, I want something that requires less maintanence. Are they a lot of work to keep going?

Mine's not really much work; about 1/2 hr a week. Certainly much less than when i had marine tanks. I've got a pretty basic set up with it; just a Fluval 304 filter and two lights above. I do a 1/4 water change each week and let the plants grow wild and then once a month give everything a hair cut. That takes about another 15 minutes on top of the water change. I've just got community fish in it these days; tetras etc. The shot below's not a very good one; tank was a bit of a mess and hadn't had much love but it's a pretty fair representation of what it looks like. since then i've layered things a bit better and the grass to the right is marching left.



There's a great website called "The Planted Tank". Some really beautiful planted tanks. This is one of my faves.

I've seen some of those tanks, they are stunning. Do you run CO2?

I was running CO2 and then i thought I'd have a crack without it to simplify the tank and it voila! Seemed to make no real difference. So now I'm without it. Don't even use fertiliser anymore; just fish poo! The plants still grow faster than i can trim them.

Quite impressive guys, I've always admired them but never really had the chance or the space to have one. It must surely keep good company and help you relax from a day's hard work.

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I have a Juwel 180 Vision, stocked with long fin Angel Fish. 10 in total.

Lighting unit has gone in it. Nightmare.

Very nice mbuna tank! Your setup is outstanding!

I initially started with a strictly Malawian tank then successfully added Tanganyikans to the group. I ended up with Frontosa, Peacocks, Haps, Mbuna, Neolamps and others co-existing peacfully in my 135 gallon.

I now have a saltwater tank but wish I could go back to Cichlids.

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My 125 reef at the office just took a dump after having it setup for 10yrs. I'm going to switch it over to a hap/peacock tank. It's just hard to get rid of the fish I have in there now. They're like my pets. I'm trying to find them a good home.

A Hap/Peacock tank will be nice. You can stock all show males to keep the aggression down.

It's strange how fish can become a part of the family. Find them a good home.

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I used to be a mod @ PT a long time ago before it merged. I used to do the AGA conference and everything! I used to be a Marine biologist and Project Manager for a company out of Europe and the Middle East.

These days I don't have anything at home, and work in a different industry, but own a small company that works on large custom aquariums.

This thread makes me want to go get something small for my desk. I miss my tanks!

Anyone know of a cool desktop size tank these days for a low maintenance setup? Like Crypts etc.

Thanks guys

Look into getting a nanocube. It's self contained and come in a bunch of sizes.

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