In hindsight, how would you guys of recommended to stock my tank?

[AmyKieran]

probably.

i didn;'t know you were using the rift lake salts, but it you are, use them and dark gravel.

Awesome, is there anything I need to do to prepare the sand before getting putting into the tank?

E.g. boiling or something?

 

[GaryE]

The only Cichlids I would ever keep in a triangular tank would be Malawis, given their mobile territory approach to life. It's a good thing you really like them.

I retired ahead of plan to care for my wife, so based on that experience, I think that whatever you do, you need to adjust it. A smoothly running tank that that makes itself work is no distraction later in the evening or when she's asleep, and all caregivers need something busy and fun to allow for a change. You need to lose yourself in projects. My advice would be to take this advice you're getting, get it slightly wrong, adapt, improvise, and move along.

But don't overcomplicate things...

I have ended up with tanks of killies, the ultimate fiddle around, improvise and adjust based on learning fish group....

 

[AmyKieran]

The only Cichlids I would ever keep in a triangular tank would be Malawis, given their mobile territory approach to life. It's a good thing you really like them.

I retired ahead of plan to care for my wife, so based on that experience, I think that whatever you do, you need to adjust it. A smoothly running tank that that makes itself work is no distraction later in the evening or when she's asleep, and all caregivers need something busy and fun to allow for a change. You need to lose yourself in projects. My advice would be to take this advice you're getting, get it slightly wrong, adapt, improvise, and move along.

But don't overcomplicate things...

I have ended up with tanks of killies, the ultimate fiddle around, improvise and adjust based on learning fish group....

Thankyou for the advice, it’s lucky I’m keeping Malawi in my triangular tank haha thankyou for the advice

 

[Colin_T]

Awesome, is there anything I need to do to prepare the sand before getting putting into the tank?

E.g. boiling or something?

wash it in buckets before putting it in the tank.