My *BRAND NEW* 6ft Cichlid Aquarium Setup from START to FINISH! (Fish Added)

My BRAND NEW 6ft Cichlid Aquarium Setup from START to FINISH! (Fish Added)

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Жыл бұрын

The new 135 Gallon Custom Aquarium is here! We show the completed setup of this tank all in one video.
- Link to Custom Aquariums: www.customaquariums.com/
If you're interested in any of the products used in this video, feel free to check out the affiliate links below.
Equipment
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- AI Freshwater Blade Light: bulkreefsupply.sjv.io/6eNLgQ
Chemicals
- Seachem Prime: geni.us/R9IbGuj
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Food
- Xtreme Krill Flakes - geni.us/iTAWsN
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Thanks for watching, and we'll see you next week!

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@PavanKumar-fk9gk Жыл бұрын

Basement became a fish shop now😂😂..great tank

@johnleeson6101 Жыл бұрын

It's awesome that you and your brothers enjoy the same hobby and help each other out.

@reggie2803 Жыл бұрын

Nothing more enjoyable than setting up a new tank. Appreciate the video.

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Agreed! Thanks for watching!

@krzysztofkopaczewski4319 Жыл бұрын

I am very impressed with the support you have from your brothers . All your aquariums look really great but the solidarity of the brothers impresses me very much👍👍👍

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thank you! We’re all in it together 👌🏻

@PULAG Жыл бұрын

Yes great when family are helping each other.

@krunalmali6706 Жыл бұрын

True 💯

@markfranklin8831 Жыл бұрын

Very impressive and so lucky you and your brothers share the same passion in fish keeping and it shows thanks for sharing 💗💯✌️👍

@mikej2790 Жыл бұрын

I like the extra move footage, really tells the story of buying a new large custom aquarium!

@seanblake4688 Жыл бұрын

Dang that’s a sick tank and I love those fish. I think this was what I was envisioning when I finish my basement! Well done!

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 👍🏻👍🏻

@LLV50634 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful tank awesome fishes and amazing setups

@makiarn777 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful setup! I just love seeing your basement! The 180 is my all time favorite, but your others are enjoyable as well.

@TheDavis547 Жыл бұрын

Very exciting stuff!! between you and Kaveman’s new Aquarium, I am excited to see both of them setup and running, great video 👍🏽

@80s_monsterkid28 Жыл бұрын

OMG Quinn cracks me up.😂 I thought for sure I would finally see Quinn put in some work, but nope. Lol

@AquariumDomain. Жыл бұрын

Basement is coming together nicely! Gratz on the new tank! 🙂

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thanks, appreciate it! 🤙🏼🤙🏼

@jasono4735 Жыл бұрын

What a beautiful set-up. Great looking tank and entertaining video as always

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@jaymilo8425 10 ай бұрын

The Bob's are so underrated 😂! Myself personally I'm still looking for a therapist or other to hypnotize me into that Peter chill mindset. Any ideas or advice please share. Awesome tank and video!

@CichlidBros 10 ай бұрын

Haha, thank you!

@Jake-ur2wf Жыл бұрын

This is awesome. Your fish room is getting better and better with time.

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Jake!

@johnjr47 Жыл бұрын

Awesome New Tank, from Custom Aquarium !!!

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thank you 👍

@PriceTagAquariums Жыл бұрын

Love the new tank! Was looking forward to this video. Love the Dumb and Dumber references too! Good work Quinn on all your heavy lifting! haha. Your Haps/Peacocks are looking amazing in color! Your channel keeps me inspired to continue and grow this hobby with cichlids and my beginning stages of my own peacock/hap tank! Thanks!

@nehaldhammurkar8236 Жыл бұрын

Bro! The best cichild tank I've ever seen!

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@nehaldhammurkar8236 Жыл бұрын

@@CichlidBros bro it's a request can u make a video on tank mates of only peacock cichilds?

@leo2o915 Жыл бұрын

The cat was like no more tanks 😂

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

😂😹

@leo2o915 Жыл бұрын

@@CichlidBros amazing video love all the tanks you guys got they are amazing keep it up

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

@@leo2o915 appreciate that!

@usmc72409 Жыл бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤❤ love it! Nice fish too. I always look forward to ur channels new vids. Ty for the content!

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thank you for following along!

@usmc72409 Жыл бұрын

@@CichlidBros which brother answers the comments?

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

@@usmc72409 usually Troy

@usmc72409 Жыл бұрын

@@CichlidBros I should have guessed.

@alanbrough6710 Жыл бұрын

Very very nice set up

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@drewsta005 Жыл бұрын

You built up the hype for this tank so long, and it is just a good as I expected. Beautiful tank indeed. Can’t wait to see what the future holds for them

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and following along!

@carlwagers9829 Жыл бұрын

Wow! One day, I'll get to your level 😅 And thanks for the inspiration, guys. I'm being gifted a 75 gallon aquarium in the coming months and will probably do the severum, geophagus, and electric blue acara trio!

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Awesome, love it!

@onlywei Жыл бұрын

If you skip the severums, you can have a very nice planted cichlid tank with that fish selection! I like plants a lot so it’s very difficult for me to give up anubias in favor of severums. Plus 75g is barely big enough for severums. I would do 90g if I ever got a severum.

@carlwagers9829 Жыл бұрын

@Wei Wang thanks for the input! I'll take that into consideration, and I have a few months before this happens, so I got time.

@thehairywoodsman5644 Жыл бұрын

the new tank is awesome. also the reason each tank seems harder to carry down to the basement is simple, you're getting older! I'm 56 , about 3 months ago I moved all of my tanks from one room in my house to another, two weeks ago I had hernia surgery........

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I think you’re correct lol

@kashifkashu7899 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful set up bro...❤ The tank looks amazing..couldnt see your catfishes more they are shy I guess and swim fast between the rocks...😅😂

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thank you! They do love to hang in the rocks most of the day

@noelmangion6316 Жыл бұрын

The basement is starting to look good and the new 6foot set up is great and the cichlids look really nice in there new tank .

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@scotp6362 Жыл бұрын

Looks great, Troy!! That packaging for the custom aquarium was a stand in it’s own right, by most fish room standards!

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thank you, and totally agree! It was a workout unboxing it

@rajishmaharaj7552 Жыл бұрын

It looks awesome. Love how your fishroom has grown over time.

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching the progress!

@dcdude81 Жыл бұрын

Dude, looks great! Really interested in seeing what’s next!

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 👍🏻👍🏻

@javieltaino Жыл бұрын

Awesome new tank!

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@javieltaino Жыл бұрын

@@CichlidBros About to set up my custom aquarium this weekend. You’ve given me some ideas lol!

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

@@javieltaino awesome, love to hear it!

@javieltaino Жыл бұрын

@@CichlidBros Do you ever have issues with overflow from the stealth box?

@crazyaboutafricancichlids1612 Жыл бұрын

Looks beautiful!!🎉 miss my fish so much!! Loving it

@robertsmith8795 Жыл бұрын

Those suction cups give me the fear! Heart stopped when that one came off 😂 looks amazing!

@jerryhigg Жыл бұрын

❤ cichlid Papa Troy! You’ve done it again! Bravo 👏👏👏👍🐠🐟🤩

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thank you, appreciate that!

@shawtyshort2648 Жыл бұрын

Blue Acara aka Electric Avenue song 🎶 nice touch! Lol beautiful tank.

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Haha thank you!

@rustyfan89 8 ай бұрын

You always seem to pick the coldest nastiest days to get new tanks!, I’m guessing when winter hits the Chicagoland area there’s nothing better than sitting inside in a warm basement watching fish!

@CichlidBros 8 ай бұрын

Haha very true! And you bet

@maximusaquatics7835 Жыл бұрын

Amazing new setup for sure! Absolutely stunning man. I've always wanted a tank from Custom Aquariums, but I'm still saving my pennies..😂 Quality doesn't come cheap.

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thank you, and understandable!

@SupraFootwear2013 Жыл бұрын

This is a fantastic setup. I would love to see you guys keep a monster cichlid on the channel such as a Dovii.

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Someday soon 🤙🏼

@28kartavya Жыл бұрын

Beautiful setup! Always inspiring 😊

@sapphirestar4027 Жыл бұрын

The dumb & dumber reference had me from the start. I can't stop laughing 🤣

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Haha love it

@tanktalktime Жыл бұрын

Looks amazing 😍 I bet both the Malawi and the eba's will be extremely happy in the new homes 🤗

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thank you, they seem to be!

@rickvegastar1833 Жыл бұрын

The tank looks amazing! The colors of the fish definitely pop more in this set up! Looking forward to seeing future videos on this tank.

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thank you, appreciate that!

@markfranklin8831 Жыл бұрын

Your tanks are all so awesome thanks for sharing 💯✌️👍

@AntonioCastro-ws8uk Жыл бұрын

Looks good

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@sapphirestar4027 Жыл бұрын

Love it! So happy for you! It looks amazing!!!

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@brianp6180 Жыл бұрын

Awesome tank! Love your substrate idea. The mix looks great

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thanks a bunch!

@MNC122703 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful brother

@mikekotzer9545 Жыл бұрын

Nice setup! Great channel too!

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@razeemarahim Жыл бұрын

Amazing tank and looks awesome. Especially the videos are really informative and entertaining

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thank you, really appreciate it! Glad you enjoyed the video!

@ruthwalker5179 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion on the 36 inch height for my next tank. I’ll definitely be following the sump plumbing step by step so I get it right! I don’t have an app with my lights either. Thanks for showing the benefits of these various products so I don’t have to rely on trial and error. 😊

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Awesome, love to hear the video was helpful!

@RogueAquariums Жыл бұрын

Nice set up.The tank looks great. Reminds me of my days when I used to house Central & S. American cichlids before I made the switch to saltwater.

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@clearwaterscrubbers7589 Жыл бұрын

🎉 Amazing!!! 🎉🎉🎉

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

👊🏻👊🏻

@UnboxingEngineer Жыл бұрын

Great setup

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Cichlids23 Жыл бұрын

What brand are those suction cups?? Moving soon and I have 11 tanks, 2 of them are 125g's so they might be a huge help for me! thanks and Congrats on the new 135g !

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

I rented them from custom aquariums a few years ago. Ended up just keeping them since we always have new setups coming

@sailfinaquatics Жыл бұрын

Looks amazing!

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@papasmerf6453 Жыл бұрын

So jealous. Awesome job. Man I would love a couple of those EBAs.

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thank you! They’ll be at some local fish stores soon

@Nikos_aquatics Жыл бұрын

That electric blue acara army tho!!!

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

⚡️⚡️⚡️

@024DJF Жыл бұрын

Awesome tank

@cichlid_kings Жыл бұрын

Like carrying a 200 # ice cube 😅😅😅 Nice upgrade fellas. Appreciate you taking us along 😎

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Haha, Any time!

@user-ew1hx1ye2u Жыл бұрын

Does chester have extra toes!?

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Haha good eye! He is in fact polydactyl

@user-ew1hx1ye2u Жыл бұрын

@@CichlidBros love it! We've been to the Hemingway house in key west so we fell in love with them after that lol

@crnzsrt Жыл бұрын

I recently found your channel and I really appreciate all the info. I was even more excited when I realized that you guys are local! That’s awesome. Good to see you guys have a great relationship as brothers 👍🏼 I also would love to buy one of your electric blue baby acaras but I couldn’t find a way to inquire about that. How can we make it possible? Thanks for all the content you guys make. I’m learning a lot from all of you. falling in love with cichlids

@jaymilo8425 10 ай бұрын

As a side note and maybe you've tried this or not but I get the blow up sleeping camping pads that are about inch and a half thick and I set my aquariums on them and slide my tanks into my basement that way it really saves the arms and back

@normallife9363 Жыл бұрын

Some of those EBAs are getting BIG! They're gonna be breeding in that 75 gallon before you know it. CIRCLE OF LIIIIIIIFE

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Lol yep

@jeremymoore450 Жыл бұрын

Cichlid bro, That tank looks amazing so jealous I have a 8ft wall that I could put a tank on but it has my 4 ft 90 gal on it. Or even a 6ft tank would work. Lol. Thank you for the recommendation of the Catfishes for bottom feeders. I ordered them along with a chocolate cichlid and 3 Denison barbs. From the Cichlid shack. The chocolate cichlid is so cool looking he is 4 in or so and is in my tank with my jack Dempsey female and red devil female and my green severum. Beautiful fish. I have to let the Denison barbs get bigger so they are in my 55 gal to grow out a bit. My 55 gal has my EBA and Golden severum and green terror growing out. They will be going into my 90 gal when they are bigger. Appreciate this video can't wait to see the finished tank and the other projects you guys have going on.

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Love to hear about the new fish. Glad they’re doing well!

@Jaydunk541 Жыл бұрын

Have you thought about using hose clamps on the tubing for extra security?

@shivchanlakeram4234 Жыл бұрын

Love your video ❤

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@sergiocorrea1235 Жыл бұрын

Wooow beautiful peces y acuario ❤❤

@jonclark8155 Жыл бұрын

Nice setup. I have an ai blade on my 65g saltwater and I’m not a snob I have fresh water to. I like the best of both worlds.

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Very nice!

@shivamsai5068 Жыл бұрын

Hey man love from India.

@markbee4238 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful tank and fish. I'm wondering if the large/hard shell substrate is hard for the fish to sift through and may be harder to periodically turn over to prevent stale sections near the bottom.

@javedkhan-yv5nm 10 ай бұрын

Awesome 👌 my dream 😍 tank also one day lots of ❤️ n happiness 😊 frm india 🇮🇳

@CichlidBros 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@onlywei Жыл бұрын

Awesome setup! Wondering if any of the cichlid bros are ever going to get into dwarf cichlids? Rams and apistogramma are some of my favorite cichlids.

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Definitely at some point soon. Getting the big tanks in place will open our options up for other setups 🤙🏼

@amandasteed4328 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful set up! I love all of your videos!! I have always wondered, How do you know how many fish to add? I have a plan of setting up a 90 gallon tank with a canister (filters up to 100 gallons) and either 2 sponge filters or a tidal 110. For fish, I have my heart set on central/South American cichlids, Sevrums, electric blue Acaras maybe geophagus with my blood parrot and Colombian tetras. I want them all lol but don’t want to over crowd.

@donniehoneycutt164 Жыл бұрын

Awesome setup! I’m in the middle of setting up my first 75Gallon tank. And I was wondering what paint did you use to paint the back glass?

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I used Krylon acrylic latex black paint

@MakoyUnggoy Жыл бұрын

I was nervous watching that tank being carried by the suction cups...Obviously you know what you're doing and must have done it a hundred times but it was still interesting to watch!

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Yeah normally they are very reliable, but the extreme cold/fogging of the glass made it a challenge!

@greenwatertheory-rv3te Жыл бұрын

New tank vibes! Any plans on getting some Mlawi Trout for that new 6 footer?

@natparisi184 Жыл бұрын

Question? I am only familiar with FX6’s. With the seamless pump how do you get the poop out which tends to stay on the bottom. The seamless has its intake on the surface???

@Cp6uja81 Жыл бұрын

AWESOME! Which synodontis are those exactly? Sorry if you mentioned it in the video, I must have missed it.

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thanks! They are Synodontis petricola

@norbertthoens3561 Жыл бұрын

Toll, solche hilfsbereiten Brüder zu haben! 👍 Ein Riesen-Pott, allerdings bietet die Einrichtung zu wenig Versteckmöglichkeiten für deine Chichliden.....

@KE19875 Жыл бұрын

Love the new setup, did I miss hearing the size, gallons?

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thank you! It’s roughly 135 gallons. With the sump adding another ~50 gallons, the full system is about 180

@jc49fishniner4lif7 Жыл бұрын

"AMAZING" 👍💯

@0ptimusprime885 Жыл бұрын

Awesome aquarium how many gallons is it

@jrawles87 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful aquarium Troy@CichlidBros. I wanted to ask you, did you have to rinse the Aragonite Sand and the African Cichlid Mix. I'm still trying to figure out what kind of Carib Sea substrate that I want to use in my custom 65 gallon acrylic for the Mbunas that I want to put in there. I love that Carib Sea Sunset Gold that you have in your other tank but I also need something to help with the PH. Any suggestions are gladly appreciated.

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I usually don’t think you need to rinse Carib sea sand. For African cichlids, can’t go wrong with Aragonite. African cichlid mix can be cool too if you like that type

@jrawles87 Жыл бұрын

@@CichlidBros thank you for your reply. I'm gonna figure out a way to use that Sunset Gold Sand and still keep the PH where it needs to be. Might just go with putting a media bag of crushed coral in the filter. My only problem now is to find a sponge cover to cover the the intake of the tidal 110 HOB to keep the Mbunas from spitting the sand into the filter.

@mattjervis3411 Жыл бұрын

Just purchased the sicce sdc powerhead. Seems a bit underpowered compared to my hydors I replaced them with. For the price I was a little bummed out. But I get the piece of mind with the notifications of temp and power outages. Looking to buy the sicce sdc 6.0 pump for my 90 gallon next. Hard to swallow the 350 dollar price.

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that. I kinda have the opposite, with my wavemakers usually being turned down to about 50% power, as 100% seemed too strong of flow. The 6.0 has been great for me thus far. Definitely love all my pumps on one app too

@Mistyb118 Жыл бұрын

New to the channel, I absolutely love it. Thank you for your video. I have a 9ft tank, I want to make it a planted tank and house South American dwarf cichlids. Which species can I put together and should I only have one of each species?

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thanks for following along! Some smaller species that work well in planted tanks: apistos, rams, keyhole cichlids, angels

@Mistyb118 Жыл бұрын

@@CichlidBros awesome, thank you 😁

@jeremymoore450 Жыл бұрын

I have in my planted 55 gal some Bolivian blue rams and a regular ram. You could also add kribensis as a dwarf cichlid I have one in my 20 gallon. Even some peacock Goby in there they are very unique

@roelissuPer-321 Жыл бұрын

How much watt are the led spotligths above the fush tank and how high from the top of the fish tank?

@operkoi8954 Жыл бұрын

Have you guys ever kept orange chromides before. Heard conflicting information regarding them and they are very pretty

@lboogie738aquatics Жыл бұрын

Awesome video bro. How many gallons is that?

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Roughly 135 gallons

@CoralMan24 Жыл бұрын

tank looks great what is your preference in paint you use on the aquarium?

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I used krylon acrylic latex black paint. I’m sure others would work as well

@CoralMan24 Жыл бұрын

@@CichlidBros your welcome can't wait until one of your brothers wants a coral reef tank :)

@MiamiObi 2 ай бұрын

Hey Troy! I am a huge fan of cichlid bros! I am inspired by your video and I want to set up a 75 gallon all male Hap/Peacock tank. Can you (or any of the other African cichlids keepers on here) please help with a stocking list for an all male peacock/hap for a 75 gallon tank. Thanks!

@dennispeleg7843 Жыл бұрын

Do you peacock and haps dig into the substrate with the extra crushed shells and coral, or does it slow them down from moving sand everywhere?

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Yep, it does some. Still a little digging tho

@tazmex55 11 ай бұрын

in a Peacock/Hap tank, is there separate hierarchy for each group?

@sjgomez79 Жыл бұрын

What is the part number or complete name of the african chiclid mix I tried looking up but it looks like regular substrate really like the look of the big shells

@amuseinthecraftroom6257 5 ай бұрын

Omg the cat! Totally being cat. I can relate.

@kristinezehren606 Жыл бұрын

Any tips for clean sand substrate in my 75 gallon red parrot cichlid tank?

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Strong filters and good water flow (wavemakers)

@katrose1701 7 ай бұрын

What are the dotted catfish called ? Pretty tank !

@CichlidBros 7 ай бұрын

Thanks! They are Synodontis petricola

@fishyabish9557 Жыл бұрын

How you feel about having a pothos onto the tank?

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Would like to, but my cats won’t let me

@huntertippetts3670 Жыл бұрын

Is their a certain type of paint you used ? Or just any black paint?

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

I used Krylon acrylic latex black paint but I’m sure many types would be fine

@tristanmatznick 2 ай бұрын

I have some peacocks of my own but I had a question about should I keep a livingstoni hap cichlid with them?

@CichlidBros 2 ай бұрын

Would likely work just fine!

@tristanmatznick 2 ай бұрын

@@CichlidBros thanks!

@tristanmatznick 2 ай бұрын

@@CichlidBros I had one other quick question do you recommend any specific company or owner where I can get good quality male lemon jake peacock cichlids