Getting the 240 gallon up and running
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This was a original post on monster fishkeepers of me getting the tank up and running. This post is over about 3 months of time. The tank has been up and running since mid july. I will try to post the othere threads, (me getting the tank, repairing the tank, and getting and preparing the drift wood) up on this forum in the next couple of days.
good work man can't wait to get my 100 gallon going i love doing the decor
where did you get the sand at?
I got the sand from a local pool supply store. I got 200 pounds and it was 12 bucks per 50 pound bag. It is pool filter sand.
how much should i need for a 100 gallon any idea? i want the sand about 1inch deep
Here is the current stock list. The fish in the grow out will be in the 240 in a month or two. They are almost big enough. The tank is about 1/3 the way stocked and im adding fish slowly but surly.
In 240 gallon Stock List
(2)Pleco/ Hypostomus plecostomus
Bumble bee/ Pseudotropheus crabro
Red zebra/ Pseudotropheus estherae
Jack Dempsey/Ciclasoma octofasciatus
Electric yellow/Labiochromis bimaculataus
Convict/Archocentrus nigrofasciatus
Plumb head/ Vieja Synspilum
Johanni Mumba/Melanochromis johannii
Golden Mbuna/ Melanochromis auratus
Chipokee Mbuna/ Melanochromis chipokae
Super VC-10/ Placidochromis milomo
Salvini/Cichlasoma salvini
Malawi Eye Biter/Dimidiochromis Compressiceps
In 46 gallon Grow Out
Albino red zebra/ Pseudotropheus estherae
Blotch red zebra/ Pseudotropheus estherae
Rusty/Iodotropheus Sprengerae
Acci/Pseudotrophus sp
Green Terror/ Aequidens rivulatus
OB Peacock/Aulonocora Nyassue Var.
75 pounds for about 1 inch deep. I would go for 2 to 2 1/2 inches deep if i was you. that would be 100-120 pounds worth of sand.
no problem, If you get pool filter sand I would seriously wash it for a hour to two per bag. You can see the trouble i wen though to get it clean...
