Sponsors

Become a Sponsor of CCA

There are many great reasons to become a sponsor of the Capital Cichlid Association. In addition to the benefits outlined below, your support helps sustain our non-profit organization, which is dedicated to advancing the aquarium hobby, educating the community, and hosting engaging events for fellow hobbyists.

By becoming a sponsor, you directly contribute to our ability to host monthly meetings, invite expert speakers, and fund a variety of fun and educational activities.

Sponsorship Tiers

We offer three levels of sponsorship, each providing increasing benefits:

Tier I Sponsor - $100+ Annual Donation

With a minimum donation of $100 in cash, goods (at wholesale value), or services to the club or a club-sponsored event, you receive:

  • Automatic CCA membership for the duration of your sponsorship, granting access to members-only forum sections and club activities.
  • The ability to post new and upcoming shipments of fish, plants, or other aquarium-related products for sale.
  • Your own subforum in the CCA Marketplace, where you can advertise products, promotions, and special offers for club members.
  • Encouragement to participate in the CCA forum to share knowledge and engage with the community.

Tier II Sponsor - $150+ Annual Donation

With a minimum donation of $150 in cash, goods (at wholesale value), or services, you receive all Tier I benefits, plus:

  • Your logo displayed at the top of the CCA forum and social media pages, in rotation with other sponsors.

Tier III Sponsor - $250+ Annual Donation

With a minimum donation of $250 in cash, goods (at wholesale value), or services, you receive all Tier II benefits, plus:

  • At least one club-sponsored group buy per year for full club members.*
  • Promotion of your group buy on the CCA homepage and social media pages, with a direct link to your website.

*CCA Group Buys are coordinated by the CCA Board of Directors or their designees. Tier III Sponsors are entitled to at least one annual group buy at the club's convenience, though the club may also arrange group buys with non-sponsor vendors at its discretion. Local sponsors are encouraged to participate in club meetings, offering special orders or advance purchases for delivery at club events.

Become a Sponsor

If you or your company would like to become a CCA sponsor, please email us at capitalcichlidsmembers@gmail.com.

Become a Sponsor
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135G Aquarium with 33G sump -- $400 OBO in Rockville

Up for sale is a 135G aquarium with 33G sump and solid wood stand and canopy. It's in great condition with no leaks! I just need to get rid of it because I'm refinishing my basement.

I've been keeping it as a planted freshwater aquarium, but it will be just as easy to run it as a saltwater tank. I can't emphasize just how reliable and low maintenance this aquarium has been.

The tank itself is 72 inches wide, 18 inches deep and 24 inches tall. With the stand and hood, it's about 74 inches wide, about 20 inches deep and 60 inches tall

Comes with an Eheim CompactON 3000 (792 GPH) pump, 600W Titanium Aquarium Heater System from Bulk Reef Supply (includes Inkbird digital thermostat), all plumbing and bulkheads needed, 3-inch Poret foam filters (https://www.swisstropicals.com/filtration-shop/poret-foam-shop/) for the sump, glass tops for the main aquarium and sump, and an LED fixture bright enough to grow low-light plants. I can include the sand from the tank in 5 gallon buckets if you'd like.

You can see how it was set up here --> https://www.capitalcichlids.org/forums/threads/setting-up-my-135g-with-sump.36809/

I just moved all of the livestock and plants out of it, but still have it up and running with water and sand in it just in case you want to see it in operation and verify the condition prior to purchasing it.

I have a truck and I can deliver it if it's not too far away. Just a warning, though, I'm much more likely to be willing to deliver it the closer to $400 the sales price is...

Below is a picture from just after I set it up over 6 years ago:

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Free Anubias plants

UFG are 3 bags of plants. Two contain larger Anubias sp (I can't recall exactly which species they are).

The smallest bag has smaller Anubias plants and some Susswassertang.

There is also some hair algae on the plants as I let things get a little out of control after I decided to tear down the tank. However, they're healthy otherwise and FREE obviously
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FS Driftwood -- $50

For sale are about a dozen pieces of driftwood from the 135 gallon aquarium that I'm tearing down. Milk jugs from my winter plant sowing shown for scale.

They currently have some algae and susswassertang on them, but the cold and dry should kill them with no issue.

Price is $50. And pickup is in Rockville, MD near Richard Montgomery High School.

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Two New Canister Filters for Sale

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January 2026 Picture of the Month Voting!

Happy 2026 CCA! We are kicking off the new year with a new contest! Please use the attached poll to vote for your favorite photo. The poll ends on 31 January at midnight.

We're now accepting entries for the February Picture of the Month. Email your entries to CCAPhotoContest@gmail.com

Stay fishy friends!

Picture 1 - Axolotl
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Photo 2 - Planted Aquascape
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Photo 3 - Rostratus - Sand Diver Hap
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