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Did you use a water conditioner to remove chlorine and chloramines from the tap water?

Here's a quick read for anyone in the hobby. Credit goes to Josh at Livtideflowdirect. I find it useful so others might also.

1. Stocking Levels VS Tank Size

a. These notes explain how many fish can fit into the tank. For example, the first line is about stocking levels for a 30-gallon tank.

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Using rainwater in a city or industrial area might be your issue, as it could be polluted. Rainwater typically has a pH between 5-6, which is way off from what your cichlids need. Also, it's likely lacking essential minerals.

I'd still try to move those cichlids even if you get the water right, 46l is just not enough space for them, it's more suited for a fry tank, around 10 gallons.

blue tursios need a lot of space, minimum 5ft tank, so at least 125 gallons

what size is ur tank mate

Cheers for sharing, got a few tanks myself with Malawis, actually got 4 Mbuna tanks running, my show tank's got T5 marine white/blue lighting which I think really makes the colours of the fish pop.

My tank arrives tomorrow morning and I'm getting excited, today I picked up some polystyrene for between the tank and stand, also grabbed some paint for the back, a roller and tray. Got 2 new cheap internal 300watt heaters for £21, still deciding on using 2x hydor external heaters with the 2x aps ...

Just picked up 2x 25kg bags of fine coflake sand and 3x egg crates today. Got a great deal with the 25% discount, paid £55 for the lot. The bloke at my LFS was a top fella, gave me 2 large bottles of Tetra Aquasafe for nothing.

Congrats on the new tank, mate. Can't wait to see the setup, when's the delivery expected and when can we get some pics?


Got the tank delivery sorted, should be here in a week or two, just need to re-decorate the room first. I've got all the equipment sorted now, 2x Aps2000ef for filtration, 2x ...