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Equipment: - 5 gallon bucket - garden hose + water - sand to be washed - small hand shovel (optional) -or other stirring device If it's the 50lb bags of sand, then fill the bucket with about 1/4 to 1/3 of the sand. Turn on the water to the garden hose and start filling the bucket. Stir...

Yes, Vfrex, my Denpsey is about 6" overall and did the same as yours. He now almost never really eats (waits for frozen foods), he's much more reclusive, and slowed his growth considerably at about 5 1/2 to 6". I haven't really noticed much growth out of him in a few months now. Maybe 1/2", but...

I'll check out the Rainbows and get back to you. I may check Petsmart for Giant Danios also. I'm so used to ignoring fish stock at Petsmart, that I forget it's an option!;) What do you guys mean by the Silver Dollars getting big? I have read that they only get to a max of 5 1/2" or 6". I...

Thanks guys for input!

How do Silver Dollars par up as dither fish? I have two cichlids I'd like to come out more often and need some quick, robust, active fish to draw them out. I would prefer if they are mid-top dwellers, as they will be forced up there anyways;) I looked at others but Tinfoil Barbs are too big, and...

What size tank do you have these fish in? You have same fish as me almost (Synspilum and Blackbelt are both Veija's). Bye the way, I really like those fish, they look awesome! I have been looking at the fish you suggested, but they don't offer those around here. The three I named above are...

I agree also. I just got some Mondo grass and Green Hedge from Petsmart the other day to add to my new planted setup and I like the looks and they are doing well, but I have found out they are temporary, at best, and sometimes tend to foul water as they rot. Oh, well, I will just keep an eye on...

Does it actually make a difference in fish visibility? Do your cichlids actually spend more time swimming around in the tank instead of hiding in caves? So far I've been thinking of: Tinfoil Barbs, Silver Dollars, or Giant Danios, although the Danios I saw were pretty small to start with. The...

It seems I'm starting to have the same problem common to many cichlid owners......my two cichlids stay hidden most of the time. I have been considering getting dither fish to make them more active in the tank. I currently have a 6" (TL) Jack Dempsey, and a 5" (TL) Blackbelt, and a 4" Blue...

I'm not an experienced green-thumb, but I'm getting started and have read alot for months before I started. Anyways, I agree with Len, to an extent, if it's true that the algae has gone into remission. I have heard countless times by experienced aquatic green-thumbs that if you feed the plants...

Sounds like your feeding them Meat and Potatoes. Don't be surprised if they get a little hair on their chest!:p Seriously, though, The plant seems to be thriving, but this doesn't mean that your fish are thriving. Although, I would usually say that if you take care of the plants, they will...

Why don't you just buy a couple of those systems and refill them in the future with your own brew? You will need more than one bottle (even using soda pop bottles) for a tank that size. You could use up to three of these systems and stagger their refills so you only change one per week. Use all...

I have kits for most basic tests: ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, pH, and KH. I cannot, however find a Potassium test kit and don't want to have to check it all the time if I can help it. I used to "micro-manage" my tanks closely, testing everything every week to two, but I'm trying to get away...

I also just started a 20H tank and have half Flourite Red, half Sand substrate. I am using the Nutrafin (Hagen) Natural Plant System which is glorified DIY CO2. I have had my tank running now for only 5 days and have already had some nice growth. I haven't even started adding fertilizers yet...

Since day 2, I've been getting consistent concentrations of between 15 to 20ppm CO2. I didn't list an exact figure due to my pH test kits ability to only be accurate to about 0.2 degrees. The color most closely matches 7.0, so that comes out to about 17ppm or so. These figures are taken in the...

I'm using this system on my 20 gal. I have only been using it since Friday.....it's Tuesday, today. It seems to be running smoothly and getting more smooth as the days go by. It started off forming large bubbles of CO2 that got buched up in the passive reactor system. But after about 2 days...

Ghost Shrimp are great additions to any tank. They make good feeders in cichlid tanks (I feed them to a couple cichlids in my 55) and good community members too! I saved a few (6 to 8) from a feeder batch and quarantined them for a few weeks till I got my 20 gal planted up and running. I set it...

Thanks alot to both of you. I appreciate the advice.

Yo Joe!:rolleyes:

Thanks for the link.....good read!