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fish tank picture - My new malawi tank setup after being cycled for 8 weeks, now awaiting fish

Submitted By: steve on 06/16/2009

Photo Caption: My new malawi tank setup after being cycled for 8 weeks, now awaiting fish

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85 gallons freshwater fish tank (mostly fish and non-living decorations) - My Lake Malawi Cichlid 4ft Fish Tank. 80kg of marine rock, artificial plants 2 pumps one internal and 1 external, 2x air stones. i bought everything very cheap off ebay and love keeping these amazing cichlids!

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Country: United Kingdom

Description: I bought my 4ft tank secondhand from ebay for very little money, mad a custom cabinet, added skirting board top and bottom to finish, then painted in eggshell white, also made the lid from mdf. lighting is Betta LF2t8 800mm 2 x 25w, also have 2x 12" blue led night lighting, 1x 750 lph internal pump, and Eheim Ecco External pump. water is always crystal clear

Advice: Regular water changes (weekly) use good food and lookout for unwell fish. Also for new tank setups dont just put fish in until tank has been cycled, mine took 8 weeks for the nitrite to become 0

Fish Kept: Mostly lake malawi chiclids, zebras, yellow labs, also have 2 plecs and a Synodontis

Corals/Plants: Fake plants, 80kg of marine rock

Tank Size: 85 gallons

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