Hello all! I have decided to get out of reef keeping and go back to freshwater. Im trying to decide between keeping discus and malawi cichlids. Im leaning more toward the malawis though. I have a couple questions as I have not kept fresh water in a while and didnt have teh funds to do it very well when i did. The tank i will be using is a 125g with a 29g sump. I have a 6 bulb T-5 fixture over it at the moment.
1. I want to run the sump as my filter, what do I need to have in it? I have seen some making a tray system to put media in.
2. If I go with malawi cichlids, can I just use my aragonite sand that I have and maybe mix in some black sand?
3. How many different types can I keep? Im looking into have a few or more groups and it would be cool if they breed. I have a few types I like but dont have them with me.
4. I have a RO/DI unit, can I use this for the tank? I dont care for our tap water plus its rigged to a 55 gal drum for water changes.
Thats all for now. Looking forward to meeting you and thanks!
1. I want to run the sump as my filter, what do I need to have in it? I have seen some making a tray system to put media in.
2. If I go with malawi cichlids, can I just use my aragonite sand that I have and maybe mix in some black sand?
3. How many different types can I keep? Im looking into have a few or more groups and it would be cool if they breed. I have a few types I like but dont have them with me.
4. I have a RO/DI unit, can I use this for the tank? I dont care for our tap water plus its rigged to a 55 gal drum for water changes.
Thats all for now. Looking forward to meeting you and thanks!