Massive 500 Gallon Cichlid Tank! (Nova Tropicals Tour)

Today’s video is a local fish store tour in Washington, D.C., where we highlight a 500 gallon cichlid tank, some beautiful cichlid stocking options, and some rare fish. The fish store is Nova Tropicals in Dale City, VA, just outside of DC. We really enjoyed seeing the amount of cichlids available, as well as a clean and well managed store. You can find more from Nova Tropicals below: 📍 Nova Tropicals 5409 Mapledale Plaza Dale City, VA 22193 From our first two DC episodes, we followed Mike to his local store. We loved seeing all of the different cichlid tanks, but even more - we enjoyed getting to know Mike and sharing his inspiring story. In our previous video, we discussed, how the aquarium hobby saved his life. Like many other first responders or service members, Mike dealt with combat issues, PTSD, and trauma, and his fish room and aquariums gave him a valuable outlet and positive hobby to improve his well being and mental health. You can find the full interview below, along with links to his channel. - Full Video: If you’re interested in any of the products we use in our typical aquarium setups, feel free to check out the affiliate links below. Food - Xtreme Krill Flakes - - Xtreme Big Fella Pellets - - Xtreme Nice Pellets - Equipment/Scape - Sicce Ultra Zero Pump: - Sicce Wavemaker: - Sicce Whale Canister: - FX6: - Carib Sea Sand Substrate: Chemicals/Media - Easy Green Fertilizer - - Seachem Purigen - - Seachem Prime: - Fritz Glass/Acrylic Cleaner: Join this channel to get access to exclusive content: Thanks for watching, and we’ll see you next week!