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100 Gallon African Cichlid Aquarium
150 lbs of base coral
50 lbs of crush coral substrate

2x Rena Filstar XP3 Canister filters
Rena 400 Air Pump
2x Marineland Flexible bubble wand - 48"

These pumps are very strong and cycle over 700 gallons of water per hour. This allows me to keep more than 50 fish stocked in the tank.

Shot with HV20 & Raynox HD6600 Pro. Edited in Sony Vegas 8 Pro and Music made in Cinescore

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  • Dan Valentine plus 3 years ago
    Curious, do you really need to cycle the water that quickly? I didn't think it was such a good idea to cycle it so fast. I forget the reason. Great tank though. Envious.
  • Brian Boudreau 3 years ago
    Depends on your fish, Angels and some other community fish like less current, These guys love it and being stocked on the heavy side its good to move a lot of water.

    Technically you could get away with 1 pump, but once you have this many in the tank its good to have 2 and its also a good backup in case your gone for a day or so and 1 pump decides to die. ( this has never happened to me in the 15 years of having the tank) but it is possible.

    This current setup has been running for just over 5 years now.

    Thanks for watching :)
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  • Jason Boudreau 3 years ago
    Something Fishy about this video....not sure what though. Nice job!
  • Brian Boudreau 3 years ago
    LOL

    Thanks Jay!
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  • Rick Horton 3 years ago
    I wanted to let you know that your video passed the kid's test over here. They were all watching it and talking about the fishies.
  • Brian Boudreau 3 years ago
    Glad to hear the kids enjoyed it Rick, Thanks!
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  • bigd1971 3 years ago
    Very cool Brian. I love your aquarium set up. Do you always keep it that clean?
  • Brian Boudreau 3 years ago
    Ya the pumps do a great job at keeping it clean.. I do a water change every couple of weeks (20-25%) and only have to pull the pumps apart every few months to clean them and were good to go again.

    A bigger tank is actually easier to maintain then a smaller one
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  • Lucasberg (Joey) 3 years ago
    Downloading for a PS3 viewing. That is awesome. It's like i'm back snorkling in Hawaii.
  • Brian Boudreau 3 years ago
    Got my new xbox360 hooked up. this one has the hdmi on it. the old one that died didn't. So I shared my video folder with it. now I don't have to run up and down stairs with a USB stick :)
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  • adonis 3 years ago
    Fantastic colors. Did you do any grading? What did you use to deinterlace it?
  • Brian Boudreau 3 years ago
    No grading on this one.. It's straight out of the HV20. Edited and deinterlaced in Sony Vegas 8
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  • PEIKA 3 years ago
    Very cool.
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  • Don Tremain 3 years ago
    Neat! You're a real renaissance man Brian. Film maker with a little Jacque Cousteau thrown in. Looks very National Geographic.
  • Brian Boudreau 3 years ago
    Wow, Thanks Don for such a great compliment :)
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  • Pierre 3 years ago
    My new screensaver ... lol
    Very nice Brian.
  • Brian Boudreau 3 years ago
    Thanks Pierre!
    Glad you have a new screensaver :)
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  • j:boyd 3 years ago
    I'll be right over! Let me grab the fryin' pan & fishin' poll!

    Nice man! Don't these guys fight a bit (territorial)? If I remember right Cichlids are a bit feisty.
  • Brian Boudreau 3 years ago
    I gave away a few pan size ones not long ago.. Just had to many

    yes they are territorial especially when breeding which seems to be 70% of the time in there. If I go away and someone forgets to feed them for more then 1 day I'm cracking out the CSI kit to look for the guilty party :)
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  • Kevhead101 3 years ago
    Brian, that was so cooooool!!!!
  • Brian Boudreau 3 years ago
    Thanks Kev!!

    any new projects in the works?
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  • Mark Jensen plus 3 years ago
    WOW! amazing tank! and great video. added to aquarium channel as well. thanks!

    that's a lot of fishes! my pump does about 750 gallons per hour as well of pumping... amazing they can do that... i have a 75 gallon saltwater tank with startup fishes so far...
  • Brian Boudreau 3 years ago
    Thanks for the add to your channel Mark.

    I enjoyed your Hermit Crabs and Snails video, will be cool to see what else you end up putting in there
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  • rick fiduccia plus 3 years ago
    Guess we’ll have to start calling you “fish man” I tried an Aquarium many years ago – the results were not good. Looks like you have this one figured out “fish man” :-)
  • Brian Boudreau 3 years ago
    If at first you don't succeed try again :) Its relaxing but like everything else expensive to get setup
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  • Sugoi 3 years ago
    Aaah . . . watching your video was quite relaxing :)
  • Brian Boudreau 3 years ago
    Thanks Sugoi

    Its even more relaxing while crashed on the couch :)
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  • 4Moorhens2 plus 3 years ago
    Nice one Brian, and now maybe a video of wild fish up at Duchesnay Falls...?
  • Brian Boudreau 3 years ago
    Hmm you know I've never seen fish in there.. I'll have to ask if there would be. I know the lake it runs into has pickerel and a few others
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  • Spudgun 3 years ago
    Nice stuff Brian. Now there's NO excuse! Get you kit on and get in those stunning stretches of water down your way, and show us a REAL, amphibious environment!
  • Brian Boudreau 3 years ago
    Thanks SpudGun, I don't have any underwater equipment but it sounds like a lot of fun. your underwater stuff is great!
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  • monso plus 3 years ago
    very very nice Brian!!!
  • Brian Boudreau 3 years ago
    Thanks monso :)
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  • haku 3 years ago
    Very nice! You've inspired to shoot my own tank :-)
  • scon 3 years ago
    I hope with your camera :)

    Nice tank and edit!
  • Brian Boudreau 3 years ago
    Thanks haku can't wait to see your tank.

    to funny scon, thanks :)
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  • Greg Rothschild 3 years ago
    That is all around beautiful. Great video and editing and the tank is spectacular. I've always been a saltwater guy but if I ever do freshwater I'll use your tank as a model :)
  • Brian Boudreau 3 years ago
    Thanks Greg
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  • markberry 1 year ago
    2 year late comment but i just seen this and..
    This makes me miss my cichlids
  • Brian Boudreau 1 year ago
    I've had lots of different types of fish over the years, but I kept missing the cichlids and came back to them about 5 years ago.
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