125 gal tank

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Finally after waiting 2 months the tank is up and running. I still need to put plants in, of course my wife wants a say so in that . Only bummer is the center rock was too wide to fit in the tank because of the overflow. I tried chiesling  the rock so it would fit but ended up breaking in 3 pieces. Now I have to shim two pieces with broken pieces so The rock will fit back together. With any luck if the tank clears up tomorrow I'll be paying Bob Stevens a visit. Once I put back together the room and setup the computer I'll take pictures.

[Maize-N-Blue-D]

Make sure you go to Josh Cunningham's place as well, he is in Newport, Mi (in your back yard) ! !

Just PM Josh to set up an appt...

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Make sure you go to Josh Cunningham's place as well, he is in Newport, Mi (in your back yard) ! !

Just PM Josh to set up an appt...

I have already seen his setup very impressive.

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I can see the back of the tank, and the water temp is 72. I don't know where it started at hopefully not 72 . What is normal temp for cichlids 78?

[Steve]

I keep mine between 76-78.

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I keep mine between 76-78.

Thanks for the info

[jcunningham0295]

What size fish are you looking for Tom?  I have a lot around 1" to 2".

[Maize-N-Blue-D]

I have found that the warmer you keep the tank the less likely ick will set in when adding fish,  I keep mine between 80 - 82 degrees, but that is because I have clown loaches and they like it a little warmer.

The lower the temp (low to mid 70's) the more likely to bring on ick..

I have also notice that lower temps bring on more sluggish fish, higher temps bring on more active fish...

This is just my observation....

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What size fish are you looking for Tom?  I have a lot around 1" to 2".

Josh,

 I'm probably looking in the 3" range