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Here are some pictures of my tank right now. I wasn't going to use driftwood but I wanted to add a bit more height and contrast to my tank. The Marselia Quadrifolia carpet has been growing like crazy but I want to clean it up somehow. One of my favorite color combinations is red and white. I'm...

Congratulations go to Siena Quinn for winning the kids Monster of a Tank give away. Sponsored by Monster Aquaria Network.

Congratulations go out to Dominic Harris / allmystuff11 on his win of the 90Gallon set up. We need pictures. LOL Sponsored by Monster Aquaria Network....

Everyone I am having a 225 gallon tank built and have ideas on the interior. Fresh water, cichlids - angels, discus - along with other "community" fish. My idea is to have a cutaway mangrove root along a side of the tank, roots extending mostly downwards and bit to the sides. The...

Anybody know the EXACT dimensions of a 180g (perfecto or aga/aqueon, not drilled)...? Yes, I know that they say the dimensions are 72"x24"x24", but that's not what the dimensions actually are. Anybody who has a Perfecto or AGA/Aqueon 180g, can you measure the tank from me (the plastic rims...

Decided to try some plants in my 20L and need some help on lighting. I did some research and need help picking how many watts. I can get a fixture with 2x24watt bulbs or 4x24watt bulbs. My concerns are that the 2x24watts is to little and the 4x24watts are to much for the 20L. Thoughts?

This is my first attempt at a Walstad tank. Well actually my second my first attempt went h0\horribly wrong at the start as forgot how light SMS is when its dry. The soil floated to the top through the SMS. Being that the tank is only 2.5 gallons I just threw the dirt and SMS out the back...

Okay, I am starting with a modest 55 gallon here, and I am broadening my limited knowledge with some equipment that is new to me but that I now own. I'm OLD SKOOL, yo! So, I think I will bury my newfound comrades of the Capital Cichlid Association under an avalanche of questions. I was going...

To help celebrate our big year we have another give-a-way contest. It's our "Monster of a tank" give a way and it's sponsored by our friends at Monster Aquaria Network. Starting January and running through the June meeting we will keep track of who makes it to the meetings. For each month...

Ok the 125 gallon tank I am getting with be set up on a outside wall in the family room. There is a unfinished basement below. The joists will be running parallel to the tank/cabinet stand. It looks like the tank will be sitting on 2 joists . is this going to be safe or am i going to have...

Where can I find cheap silk plants for a cichlid tank locally? Posted via mobile.capitalcichlids.org

Ever since I saw these at a fellow member's house last year, I've been all about trying to find them. But custom size = $$$. 48Lx18Wx13H.... basically a short 75. Behold the glory of the 50 long. :cool: I'll post up some more pics when I get them set up sometime in the next few weeks...

I wanted to try something new -- a low-maintenance tank! My two planted tanks are great, but I was looking for something easy. This is a 40 gallon breeder with black moon sand, rocks, driftwood and lots of silk plants. I stumbled upon a new line called bioorb. They are particularly pretty and...

I broke down and am upgrading my cube to a 50 gallon so I can keep my rainbow babies for a while longer! :-) Question about filter. I currently have a Marineland 220 running. It's not quite enough, I don't think. Which of these two would you get instead: Marineland C-360 or Fluval 305??

New planted 40 breeder will be the most beautiful tank man has ever seen. Wanna know why? Look At the pic. It's already been blessed. Posted via mobile.capitalcichlids.org

lets try to keep it going. Doesnt matter what condition your tanks in just go take a pic and post it. Post as many pics as you want.

A few months ago, I picked up a few of the Aquaclear AC70's that were on sale from Big Al's. I finally got around to swapping out one of the old penguin filters on my 75 with the AC70 and find out that the plastic trim on my tank is too wide to allow the AC70 to slide all the way down below the...

:character0272:whats up new guy from central ind allways looking for good info from good people.fish i have and breeding. cyno afra cobue=albino cobue=sp hara white top all f 1 labs yellow=white nkhata bay my favorite srt hongi.gotto love the dogtooth.also have dafadil brichardi albino brichardi...

The tank is a 54 corner. I am using a dry african mix substrate (the one that is mostly sea shells). I am having trouble finding lighting that makes the substrate show off its crisp, white color. I tried a 30" twin tube flourescent with 1- 10K and 1- actinic but it was too dim. I tried a 30" T5...

As some of you know from posts/conversations, when EthanFish and I started our tank, while we knew we wanted cichlids, we hadn't realized that space-wise we could find room for a bigger tank and that we'd want/need a bigger tank. We are looking in the near term to upgrade our 36bow to a 55...