New To Malawi - My Setup And Stock

[manxjason]

Good stuff, but following previous advice I went and paid the cash for the Seachem products. Living on the Isle of Man, it'll be very expensive to replace fish.

Im a believer in providing the best possible environment for them, and I'd rather not skimp on some of the highly rated products

Besides, if the supplier keeps the fish in hard water and then I introduce them into soft, the impact alone could have consequences further down the line.

I don't mean to sound funny about it, as I know there are cheaper options which people use. I'd just rather do it the way a couple of breeders have instructed me to do so.

 

[Malawi MaD]

The lake salts and bicarb will keep your water in top condition without a doubt.

 

[manxjason]

Cool, well I have enough of each to treat over 1000-1500 gallons now anyhow lol

 

[Malawi MaD]

Good stuff, Will last you at least 1 maybe 2 years then as you only need to add to what you take out
Decided on where your getting the fish? And when you planning on stocking the tank ?

 

[manxjason]

Not too sure yet mate, all depends on whether or not I get them from Natural World or Midland Malawis. There's obviously a much larger selection via Natural World, unless Midlands have more fish than whats on the site?

Still quite interested in the Demansoni but Midlands don't have them lol. Then again, still not 100% sure if I'm gonna go with Demansoni, although i do love the idea of them!!!

Also like the look of yellow labs and white top afra's or jalo reefs.

So much to chose from, but then again there may not be depending on the supplier.

 

[manxjason]

Cabinet replacement is on the Island, and I'm off work tomorrow (B*day) so I can get the tank FINALLY set up

 

[Spurry]

Looking forwards to seeing the final setup

 

[manxjason]

Tank finally set up (pics below), and all together we have:

Tank: Juwel Rio 400 in dark wood with cabinet
Lighting: 4x54w T5's & LED Moonlights
Filtration: Eheim Pro 3 2073 / APS 2000lph / Juwel Bioflow Jumbo
Media: Stock Eheim media / 2ltr Seachem Matrix Pro / 250ml Seachem Purigen / Crushed coral sand
Heater: Stock Juwel heater, although a digital fluval just in case

Substrate: Natural aquarium gravel - 45-50kg
Rocks: Manx Stone (slate)

Conditioners: Seachem Prime, Cichlid Salts & Malawi buffer
Testing: API GH KH PH Amm NitrI NitrA

On to the pics

 

[Spurry]

Nice.... I want a rio 400 NOW!

 

[jkarlson]

Very nice tank! Moonlight adds a nice touch as well. Can't wait to see it stocked.

 

[eggo]

very nice setup, carl @ midland malawi's updates his stocking list at the begginning of each month

 

[Malawi MaD]

Looking great mate

 

[manxjason]

Excellent news, Colin can ship them here!

Now I can do some more stocking research!!

 

[Spurry]

Cool great news mate....

 

[manxjason]

How does his pricing work? Are the prices listed per fish or group of 4 etc?