144g pics

**john_auberry** · 02-01-2008, 10:44 PM

Thanks for the warm welcome......Im just starting out in the freshwater world but i here its pretty easy.

My cichlid tank is a standerd 144g half circle by oceanic. Its lighted by two 250watt HQI 10,000k and 4 T5s 10k,65,blue atinic, pink atinic. Its filter system is a berlin setup that the refugium is filled with bio balls, and a H&S skimmer and a UV that Im not running. As far as fish Im not shure watt they are, some are blue and red, some are blue, some are call yellow labs ,and some are peacocks.

**john_auberry** · 02-01-2008, 10:47 PM

dont laugh at the fake plants.......but I ordered a new CO2 tank and its not here yet. I plan on going real when i get it up and running.

**squirt_12** · 02-01-2008, 10:48 PM

WOW....looks amazing.....i see a TOTM entry coming up??.....awesome tank

I love the stack of rocks.....amazing.

**muffin** · 02-01-2008, 10:48 PM

Very nice looking tank!

**Lady Hobbs** · 02-01-2008, 10:50 PM

You also have a couple yellow Labs in there.

Did you get your assortment from the stores "Mixed African Cichlid" tanks? Be careful with that. They mix a bunch of them up and when they are in doubt, those go in the same tank. You may get several that don't go together too well.

Slate looks great.

John, you didn't mention if you cycled the tank first. If not, grab yourself some bio-spira from the LFS and add it to the tank so it doesn't go toxic on you.

**john_auberry** · 02-01-2008, 10:52 PM

the tank has been up about a month now, every two weeks of so I take the day off and drive 2 hours to the wholeseller to hand pic my fish off the plane.....lol I used to be real big into saltwater so I spent so much with one wholeseller that Im in good with them......I even bag my own.

**john_auberry** · 02-01-2008, 10:55 PM

Yea I was afraid of that. None of them are fighting though. I threw some feeder guppies in the tank for the bigger ones and they have eatin them in two weeks. My wife went a head and named them.

**john_auberry** · 02-01-2008, 10:58 PM

I have a bunch growing up in my 220g at my storage trailor

**john_auberry** · 02-01-2008, 11:02 PM

I was thinking you didnt need to cycle fresh water. I added about 10, the first week, about 15 the third, and about 5 today. Is that to fast?

Originally Posted by Lady Hobbs

John, you didn't mention if you cycled the tank first. If not, grab yourself some bio-spira from the LFS and add it to the tank so it doesn't go toxic on you.