10 Aquarium Tips: Successful African Cichlid Keeping
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Ten tips that can help establish and maintain a successful African Cichlid tank. Taken from some hard won experience.
A big shout out to the following YouTube channels that have been very helpful to me: KG Tropicals, Pond Guru, Jay Wilson, Lou9294, Cichlid Madman, Mbuna Marcus, Steve Poland, Robert Lee, IFG, HalfMan HalfCichlid, robOzwrld and those I know I missed (sorry).
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Filters:
SunSun 302-B (265 gph):
SunSun 704-B (525 gph with UV):
SunSun HW 3000 (793 with UV):
Filter pads for all SunSun filters:
Cut your own filter pads:
Pinky filter floss:
SunSun Pre-Filter (goes over intake):
Flexible hose cleaning brush:
SunSun Pre-Filter (In-Line Canister):
SunSun Canister O-Ring replacement:
SunSun UV 9W replacement bulb:
Suggested Bio Media that I use in my canisters:
Biohome Ultimate:
MarinePure:
CNZ sponge filled bio-balls:
Pumice stone:
Crushed coral/aragonite:
Chemical Filtration I’ve Used with Good Results:
Seachem Purigen:
Seachem Matrix Carbon:
Mesh bags:
Other items:
Suggested substrate (aragonite):
My favorite LED lights:
Inexpensive Powerheads:
Better quality Powerhead (Hydor):
Heaters I use:
Eheim:
Cobalt Neo Therm:
API (Black Plastic Shielded):
Recommended Meds to have on hand:
Fritz Maracyn 2:
API Furan 2:
API General Cure:
Kordon Ick Attack:
Seachem Metroplex:
Seachem Garlic Guard:
Seachem Focus:
Water Treatment Products I Use & Recommend:
Seachem Prime:
Seachem Safe:
Seachem Lake Salt:
Seachem Pristine:
Seachem Clarity:
Aquarium Quick Start Products I Recommend:
Seachem Stability:
Fritz Turbo Start:
Dr. Tim’s One and Only:
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