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166 Gallon Mixed African Cichlid Tank and Stocking List questio
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By: summoner2183 Date: October 29, 2014, 6:56 pm
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Hi guys, Andy here... just wanted to show my tank and ask your
opinion on it. My tank dimensions are as follows.
150 cm x 60 cm x 70 cm (59" L x 23.6" W x 27.5" H )
2 x Sunsun Wavemakers (to provide current and promote gas
exchange as they are directed to the surface )
A 40 gallon sump that turns over 411 gallons per hour.
A DIY Moving Bed Filter hanging on the inside wall of the tank
A Jebo 839 Canister
Lights are twin T5 flourescents
With the current setup plus filtration, how many Africans
(mostly Malawi of course ) can I have in this tank?
The current stocklist that I have now is this.
3 OB Peacocks ( 1-2")
2 Auloncara Dragonblood (2-3")
3 Aulonocara Firefish (1-2")
3 Aulonocara jacobfreibergi (unknown strain) - (1-2")
2 Aulonocara baenschi (1-2")
1 Aulonocara (unknown hybrid ) - (4")
1 Aulonocara (Rubescens or German Red ) - (3-4")
2 Albino Eureka Reds or Rubescens (2")
1 Copadichromis borleyi (3-4")
1 Crytocara moori (4" )
2 Nimbochromis venustus (2")
1 Labidochromis caruleus (3")
1 Synodontis eupterus (1.5")
1 Common Pleco (5")
Now some of these juveniles might turn out to be females, so I
plan to wait and see if they turn out to be males/females. How
many more african cichlids can I add to this current setup, and
is it wise to add Victorians or Tangayikans somewhere down the
road? THanks.
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Re: 166 Gallon Mixed African Cichlid Tank and Stocking List que
stion.
By: summoner2183 Date: October 29, 2014, 7:21 pm
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Some shots of the tank, please excuse the glare and the blurry
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Re: 166 Gallon Mixed African Cichlid Tank and Stocking List que
stion.
By: TexMex Date: October 30, 2014, 8:49 am
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Just wondering looks like you have a deep sand bed. How deep is
it? Or am I just seeing things.
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Re: 166 Gallon Mixed African Cichlid Tank and Stocking List que
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By: summoner2183 Date: October 30, 2014, 10:26 am
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There is indeed a deep sand bed... 2-3 inches deep maybe?
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Re: 166 Gallon Mixed African Cichlid Tank and Stocking List que
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By: PaulMartin61 Date: October 31, 2014, 5:14 pm
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That is a great looking tank!
As for the number of fish, John's got a video that explains
really well just how to 'calculate' your fish load:
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVxPGuvUSzw
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVxPGuvUSzw
Paul
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Re: 166 Gallon Mixed African Cichlid Tank and Stocking List que
stion.
By: summoner2183 Date: November 6, 2014, 7:52 am
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Thanks Paul... what do you guys think of my current stocking
list? Is it overstocked?
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Re: 166 Gallon Mixed African Cichlid Tank and Stocking List que
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By: TexMex Date: November 6, 2014, 1:00 pm
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I don't think you have enough in my 120g I have 30+ Peacock and
Haps
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