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       Hello From Florida
       By: vinceinjax Date: March 17, 2015, 7:02 am
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       Hello All,
       I kept fish as a kid and have recently become interested in
       keeping fish again. Africans have always fascinated me but I've
       never had a tank large enough to really get into it. After
       listening to John's podcasts I became inspired to set up a
       Cichlid tank. I watched Craig's List for a couple of weeks and
       scored a 55 gallon tank with florescent hood, stand, a Emperor
       400 hang-on-the-back filter, and a master test kit for $150.
       I thought that was a pretty good deal but I've heard John say
       that 55 is the minimum size tank he would use and I'm hesitant
       to start at the bottom fearing that I would eventually want to
       move up.
       I welcome all opinions.
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       Re: Hello From Florida
       By: GaryJewett Date: March 18, 2015, 7:15 am
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       I only have a 55 gallon setup and have 16 nearly fully grown
       mbunas in it. I kept africans in the 70's and 80's and never got
       a larger tank. If I was going to keep larger hap's or peacock's
       I would get a 6 foot tank. I do run 2 filters that are each
       rated for a 60 gallon tank and clean one, wait a week or more
       and clean the other so my good bacteria stay healthy.
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       Re: Hello From Florida
       By: PaulMartin61 Date: March 18, 2015, 4:25 pm
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       Hello Vince, and welcome to the forums!
       A 55 is a nice size tank to start with, especially since you
       scored an awesome deal.
       The way I see it, starting at the 'bottom' as you stated simply
       gives you a nice 55 gallon quarantine/grow out tank when the
       time comes to move into a bigger tank.
       Good luck, and keep us informed.
       Paul
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