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<blockquote data-quote="Seedy" data-source="post: 1020387" data-attributes="member: 10694">I think for your goal a 75 gallon tank with mixture of Mbuna would be Ideal.&nbsp; As for tank substrate and decoration, don&#039;t pay pet store prices.&nbsp; You can get nice limestone rocks from your local landscape supply company $0.10 to $0.20 per pound.&nbsp; I have something like 100 to 120 lbs of limestone in my 75 gallon tank...For substrate I use 50lb bags of &quot;play sand&quot; from the big box home supply store.&nbsp; You have to rinse the holy heck out of it...but at less than $5/50lb you cant beat it....oh yeah, and while you&#039;re at the Home Supply store...pick up a sheet of &quot;egg-crate&quot; light diffuser paneling from lighting section.&nbsp; You will want something to put on the bottom of the tank, under the rock to prevent pressure point cracks in the glass...Oh...and Here&#039;s some pictures of fish you can go find in your local streams, lakes and ponds.&nbsp; These guys are all Oklahoma Native fishes!&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]73374[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]73375[/ATTACH]Orange Throat Darter:[ATTACH=full]73376[/ATTACH]Green Sunfish Juvenile[ATTACH=full]73377[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Seedy, post: 1020387, member: 10694"] I think for your goal a 75 gallon tank with mixture of Mbuna would be Ideal. As for tank substrate and decoration, don't pay pet store prices. You can get nice limestone rocks from your local landscape supply company $0.10 to $0.20 per pound. I have something like 100 to 120 lbs of limestone in my 75 gallon tank... For substrate I use 50lb bags of "play sand" from the big box home supply store. You have to rinse the holy heck out of it...but at less than $5/50lb you cant beat it. ...oh yeah, and while you're at the Home Supply store...pick up a sheet of "egg-crate" light diffuser paneling from lighting section. You will want something to put on the bottom of the tank, under the rock to prevent pressure point cracks in the glass... Oh...and Here's some pictures of fish you can go find in your local streams, lakes and ponds. These guys are all Oklahoma Native fishes! [attach=full]73374[/attach] [attach=full]73375[/attach] Orange Throat Darter: [attach=full]73376[/attach] Green Sunfish Juvenile [attach=full]73377[/attach] [/QUOTE]

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