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For sale, 40 Gallon Acrylic Tank with included bio-filter, poret foam pre-filter and pump. $200 OBO

For reference this is the tank as commercially listed:

For lighting, you can choose between an Aqueon 30 inch LED light or a 36 inch current USA 12000K LED strip.

Tank dimensions are 36" wide X 15"deep by 14" high with the filter and heater area about 4" wide.

Includes Poret foam pre-filter, bio-balls for bio-filtration and return pump.

Pickup in Olney, MD or can deliver to a CCA meeting. Very light weight, one person can easily carry it.


Front

Rear of tank including pump on left and poret pre-filter on right. Bio media goes in middle plus there is space for a heater.

Current USA LED strip

Aqueon LED

bio balls

Acrylic care supplies

Everyone is welcome! Details are here:

Hello

Over the past week; I have noticed a few of my cichlids occasionally flashing (rubbing their sides against rocks / the substrate), even though they show no visible signs of parasites or illness no clamped fins, spots, or rapid breathing. Water parameters are stable and in the ideal range: ammonia/nitrites at 0, nitrates under 20 ppm, pH around 7.6. They're eating well and displaying normal social behavior; so I’m puzzled about what could be causing this.


I recently did a minor re-scape of the tank and added some driftwood (boiled and soaked beforehand), which makes me wonder could this be a delayed reaction to changes in the tank’s chemistry? Or maybe even low-level stress from shifting territories? I've read that micro-irritants like fine sediment or leaching tannins can cause mild flashing without leading to full-blown illness. I'm hesitant to treat the tank blindly without understanding the root cause. Checked https://www.capitalcichlids.org/forums/forums/general-fish-talk.32/Snowflake Course guide related to this and found it quite informative.


Has anyone here seen similar behavior in an otherwise healthy group? I’d really appreciate thoughts before I jump into meds or salt baths. Also, is there a good way to monitor for very early stages of external parasites that don’t present visually? Thanks in advance for any advice—trying to stay proactive but cautious.








Thank you!

CCA! We're gearing up for our next fun adventure! This time, we're making our way all the way to PA to visit our friends Blake and Tara at Fish and Friends and ending our trip with our friends Dale and Adam at Londontowne Tropicals! Below is a list of stores we plan to visit (plus lunch). We meet at Londontowne Tropicals at 8:30am., Saturday, May 17, 2025.

111 Mayo Rd, Edgewater, MD 21037

This time, I will be asking for contact information so we can coordinate any last minute changes. If you would like to join us, please comment in the thread below. We are asking that everyone chip in $20 to cover the cost of the rental car, gas, and snacks. (Everyone pays for their own lunch.) Hope you can join us! (Some of these stores are offering our group a discount! Let's go show our fish community some support!)

List of stores:
Fish and Friends
CTE Aquatics
Tom's Tropicals
Go Fish
Londontowne Tropicals

I have a big female nanolutea I'm looking for a male for. She is about 4". Shipping is fine if necessary