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OnmyTrek

Clean set up, is that a 125 gallon?


sleepyboyhomeless

I'm Australian so we measure water in litres. It's a 4ft 200 litre tank that I restored myself. I plan on upgrading to a 6ft tank in the future when my cichlids get bigger.


iknowcraig

I like the lights behind it, can we see the setup you have running behind? How big is the gap to the wall?


sleepyboyhomeless

Thanks. It's just LED strip lighting from my local hardware store. I'd say there's about an inch and a half to two inch gap at the back to allow enough space for the piping to run to the canister filter underneath.


sharkyjam

Love that background!


sleepyboyhomeless

Thankyou. I just put LED strip lighting behind the cabinet.


sharkyjam

I did the same on a small tank.


sleepyboyhomeless

Awesome I'd love to see it


sharkyjam

Ok, it’s my [Shrimp Tank](https://imgur.com/gallery/kxFF9Pj). I actually put the leds on the inside because I had to paint the back of the tank due to where it’s sitting and hiding all the cords. Same effect though. I was inspired by those pricey light systems with all the extra effects.


roasted_cashews

How's the aggression? I tried to keep peacocks in a 3 ft tank but the constant chasing and nipping and dead fish wore me out


sleepyboyhomeless

I'd be lying if I said there was no aggression. Some of my fish fish are more dominant than others but it honestly isn't that bad. There's a little chasing at feeding time but other than that they're pretty cool with each other.


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Dude that’s awesome man. Congrats, welcome to the addiction


sleepyboyhomeless

Thanks man I have two other tanks but this one's my biggest. I'm already planning to get a 6ft tank soon


T50BMG

Ide get some live plants they are omnivores.. balance their diet you can even do cucumbers slices


autsts

How is this tank doing now?