Aloha kakou,
I'm about to get a good deal on a 45 gallon long tank (4' x 1' x 1.5'). Although I really wanted to get started on a reef tank, this one isn't going to be it. So, I'm looking at three different possible ideas:
- My first thought is doing another community tank with a school of clown loaches as the centerpiece. What tank mates would they like? Can I have a planted tank with loaches?
- I've also considered doing a cichlid tank. The idea of sculpting a rock environment has a great deal of appeal. Our water around here is approximately 7.6 pH, 5 kH, 8 gH. Would cichlids like that? Also, can I keep cichlids with other cichlids or would it be strictly a species tank?
- Finally I've considered going for a high-light heavily-planted Amano tank with fish as yet another decoration. This one is on the border since I'm not sure I want to go beyond the DIY type of CO2 injection. I'd be interested in hearing from anyone with compressed CO2 experience.
Mahalo nui loa for any insight you can provide!
I'm about to get a good deal on a 45 gallon long tank (4' x 1' x 1.5'). Although I really wanted to get started on a reef tank, this one isn't going to be it. So, I'm looking at three different possible ideas:
- My first thought is doing another community tank with a school of clown loaches as the centerpiece. What tank mates would they like? Can I have a planted tank with loaches?
- I've also considered doing a cichlid tank. The idea of sculpting a rock environment has a great deal of appeal. Our water around here is approximately 7.6 pH, 5 kH, 8 gH. Would cichlids like that? Also, can I keep cichlids with other cichlids or would it be strictly a species tank?
- Finally I've considered going for a high-light heavily-planted Amano tank with fish as yet another decoration. This one is on the border since I'm not sure I want to go beyond the DIY type of CO2 injection. I'd be interested in hearing from anyone with compressed CO2 experience.
Mahalo nui loa for any insight you can provide!
