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i've asked questions about all this before, but becasue of moving house etc i've never got around to doing anything.

i've now been told that i have to have my fake marine in the living room, so it will be a 4ft tank, probably 48x15x20 or close to.

questions

what is best exturnal filter for 4ft tank?
best lighting? - no plants but want it to look like marine
so which blubs K number etc?

fish! it's either going to be tanganyikas or malawis plus a RTS cause i thing they would look great in fake marine setting and a bristlenose to keep algae down and i have one in a 10g which would be happier in a larger tank.

1 idea
lemon cichlids
shellies
Julies - masked
RTS

2rd idea
p. acei x3
yellow labs x5
others unsure?

tank will be setup with coral sand ocean/limestone rocks with shells such as turbo snails.

any other ideas or pictures

What fish would you usein fake marine.

cheers shekoi

Last edited by shekoi at 27-Nov-2005 09:21

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I think this could look very cool, and with some of the new fake corals available now, you can create what looks like a pseudo-reef tank. For lights, go with actinic lighting. it's a deep blue color. If you don't have plants, K rating isn't going to matter much, so go with the lowest you can find. For filter, a 4 ft. tank should either have 2 power filters, or a cannister filter.
The only problem I see with your stocking list, though, is the RTBS and the BN. These are soft water fish that may not aclimate well to a very hard water environment, especially if you add the stress of putting them in with a bunch of agressive african cichlids. For bright marine-esque colored fish, I'd go with Mbunas from lake Malawi.

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