I just bought a 55 gallon tank/stand last night, really good deal at $75 and in really good condition. It came with some equipment but I am going to buy new. It has a Marineland Regent filter system that looks pretty old. What filter system would others recommend for this size tank? In the $50 price range if possible. This is going to be an african cichlid tank, I am not setting it up for at least a month or 2. We may be putting a new home on the property so I am waiting to see what happens there first.
Second question. I have been looking at tank set ups and I think I have decided what i'd like to do. I am going to use the cichlid substrate and I would like to put stone in for decoration. I've noticed some tanks have what looks like slate stacked? What rock is safe to use in a freshwater tank? Do you need to treat it first? I'd like to have some natural rocks in there, possibly stacked. I want the only color to be the fish, besides greed plastic plants I will have in there also.
Any suggestions? Thanks.
Second question. I have been looking at tank set ups and I think I have decided what i'd like to do. I am going to use the cichlid substrate and I would like to put stone in for decoration. I've noticed some tanks have what looks like slate stacked? What rock is safe to use in a freshwater tank? Do you need to treat it first? I'd like to have some natural rocks in there, possibly stacked. I want the only color to be the fish, besides greed plastic plants I will have in there also.
Any suggestions? Thanks.