want some opinions

[myjohnson]

would a mag 9.5 be ok for a proclear 200?
i will have 2x Marineland 350 biowheel filters on it aswell.

I basically have the same wet/dry on my 125g now. I'm using the mag 12. I would prefer the mag 9 over the 12. Mag 12 just moves too much water and the noise level of flowing water via wet dry can be bad.

Dump the cheap HOBs.

[Zulaab]

Yeah a 9.5 will do -- you will have slow water flow but at least you will get about a 550-600g / hr water flow with a Mag9.5 (this is considering head height)

[TaTeR ToT]

would a mag 9.5 be ok for a proclear 200?
i will have 2x Marineland 350 biowheel filters on it aswell.

[Zulaab]

A proclear 200 will handle up to a Mag18, and then you better be using both drops from the tank or else you are asking for trouble... a Pro/Clear 175 can only handle a Mag12... I know.. because its maxing out its capabilities..

[TaTeR ToT]

im sure i can pickup a pair of tunze 6100's off of marshreef for half of what they cost retail, not to mention the mag 18, and the 2262.
and im hoping that derrick can hook me up with the wetdry.
and im thinking i can pickup a pretty sweet 180g tank, stand, canopy, and tops for a decent price either on here, marsh, craigslsit, or kwys.
so the only thing i will have to buy retail is the lighting.
HOPEFULLY!

[TaTeR ToT]

well, i will be making enough money to be able to throw around some cash money when im out of school

if im gunna do trophs i am gunna go all out!

i might just do a Coralife Aqualight Advanced with 3x 250 watt HQI's, they dont have the cf's, andi am wondering if i need them with 750Watts on a 180g.

i mean hell, if i cant grow some ridiculous algae with 750 watts, then i think i will have a problem

[myjohnson]

o dang, we talking cash money now!

If you spending that kind of cash then getting some really nice and rare.

WC colony of petros famula would be nice and work in a tank that size.

[TaTeR ToT]

Ohhhhh, thanx for the info, i did not know this.
so just place the heater in the sump, like where the pump sits?
i am still getting a wetdry for my 125g, i am looking for a proclear 200 with like a pump and all the stuff to run it.

what would be a good size submersible pump for a proclear 200?
i will be using it as a CA Cichlid tank.
i will have a male midas, male true green terror, male jag, male trimac, and possibly a amphilophus chanco.

so i will have a tank full of massive tank busters.

[Zulaab]

EaRtHeAtEr -

With a wet/dry you dont need an inline heater.. just put a regular heater in the sump and you are good to go.

Inline.. just expensive, and if for some reason or another water stops flowing the inline heater has very little water to heat up where if power goes out on the sump pump there will be a ton of water that still is heated and you will not have a blow out.... and its ALOT cheaper than a inline heater.

Jesper

[TaTeR ToT]

yeah, i will probably get the annectens kekese, the hitch is, i am just getting ideas at the moment, i wont be able to buy my trophs until i move out middle of next year:(

i am getting a 180+g tank
heres the setup i was thinking of

180g 6'x2'x2'

Filtration -

ADG 30"x18"x18" wetdry, running a Mag 18
Eheim 2262 Canister & Hydor ETH 300 Watt In-Line Heater
2x Tunze Turbell 6100's

Lighting-

Coralife Aqualight Pro - 3x 250 Watt 8K HQI Metal Halides & 4x 96 Watt 6700K CF


Substrate -

Sugar - Sized Aragonite Sand

HardScape -

Rocks -
Probably some kind of Lava Rock Similar to the kind EK had in his 125g with his Ilangi's.

this is the setup i was thinking of, i cant wait till i am out of school and can move out and finally have a troph tank.
i know whatever Sp./Variant i get i want 40 Adults (4m-36f)

if i have to raise fry to adults and cull the males then i will do it.
i am thinking of adding a trio of Petros aswell.
something that will compliment the trophs i get well.
i am really leaning towards the annectens, theres just something about them that makes me want them, they are so cool, i love their blue eyes, and the stripes, but the forked tails is just BADA$$!!!

[myjohnson]

Tropheus Morri Nkonde 'Yellow'
Tropheus Sp. Red Kachese
Tropheus Bulu Point - Cherry Spot
Tropheus Annectens Kekese
Tropheus Sp. Red Livua
Tropheus (i forgot the scientific name) Green Wimple
Tropheus Morri Golden Kazumbe (Sp?)
or Tropheus Katoto?

Finally seeing the light!

1) Annectens: Pro, rarer then most of the other fishes and the white on them stand out like whiteout on paper. No cons in my book.

2) Nkonde: Pro, looks really good and I think matches the looks of the ilangi. Con: everyone and their mom has them.

3) Malagarasi: Pro rarer fishes then others on the list. I've only seen them once in real life at mike's. Con: color is not like wow.

Any fish from the Congo side is going to be bad a$$ to have cause only a few exporters actually go out to collect there. Additionally, the political and ecomonic conditions there are not going to change for a while. So those fishes are going to stay rare.

Democratic Republic of Congo has been at the center of what could be termed Africa's world war, and the eastern region (lakeside) is plagued by militia violence.


p.s. beware of the bulu, they don't look like the pictures in real life. The red was be very washed out at times.

[newb]

and you cant get the K'toto's cause that would be riding my style! I would choose the K'toto's or the Nkonde

[TaTeR ToT]

sounds good jguerra, lmk

[imagirlgeek]

Personally, I like the Nkonde....but that's just me.

[JGUERRA]

does anyone have a complete proclear 200 with pumpoverflow box, hose, media for under $150?
if so i will buy it in the next couple weeks when i get paid.
or does anyone know where i can get one?

i think i might have what your looking for i need to check it out in the garage first if it is a pro clear 200 ill send you a pm. with whatever is included.

thanks
jose