new cichlid filtration

[jpmroane]

(setup for a 75 gallon aquarium) This is a filtration system that has worked wondors for me so I thought I'd share. Start out with a canister filter that will hold foam and carbon (I use a Fluval 404). Hook it up like normal but run the plastic tubeing into a box power filter (I used a aqua clear 400). Remove the impellar housing and fill the entire filter with gravel. Make shure the hose pushes water out at the bottom of the gravel. For even beter results plant a plant in the gravel with a small grow light above it. The plant absorbs nitrate and nitrite for perfactly clean water!

[Tightdog1]

that sounds cool, what kind of bioload do you got in that tank?

[jpmroane]

Thats the best part! I have got 35 three inch severums (growing fast), two festivums of the same size, a four inch salvani, and two corys. Crystal clear water!

[Reiner]

Did you say 35 Severum. You really have 40 fish in a 75 gallon tank. all I can say is tick tock tick tock

[Prometheus]

Originally posted by jpmroane
Thats the best part! I have got 35 three inch severums (growing fast), two festivums of the same size, a four inch salvani, and two corys. Crystal clear water!

:eek:

Thats a whole lotta fish.... Keep up on daily water checks... :eek: :eek:

[The Dude]

I'm all in favor of stocking your tanks to the fullest...but that's just wrong...35???...I don't think the knuckleheads at Petsmart would pile the fish up like that...:p

[Philbe]

you might think that is a heavy load:D ..check out the pic...now thats a lot of stock.C:\Documents and Settings\Phil\Desktop\tanks.jpg

[Philbe]

:confused: sorry about that...try this one instead.

[jpmroane]

hey tone it down a notch Mr. Dude. It's not like I went out and bought 35 severums and threw them in a 75. I had two H. appendiculatus breed and 46 babies split betwine a 75 and a 55 is the net result. I am working on more tanks as I write but the point is that you should try this filtration setup.

[Prometheus]

Originally posted by jpmroane
hey tone it down a notch Mr. Dude. It's not like I went out and bought 35 severums and threw them in a 75. I had two H. appendiculatus breed and 46 babies split betwine a 75 and a 55 is the net result. I am working on more tanks as I write but the point is that you should try this filtration setup.

:D

Some people actually do that.

Anyways, Glad to hear your working on more tanks and doing the best you can given the situation.

[The Dude]

just teasing you a little there, sweet-pants...(notice the :p )
sounds like a nice turbo powered filter, but by the time they get to 3", you need to start finding your babies good homes...:p