Search results

Yes marineland does have new cannister filters out. So far though I don't know anyone who has tried one, but they look like good filters to me. They are kinda pricey, but from what I understand the body of the filter is metal. The weirdest thing for me is seeing a marineland filter that...

I agree, having one more plastic tub for the substrate shouldn't be a problem. The idea of better safe than sorry works here. Also you may want to consider a 29g aquarium. The footprint size isn't too much bigger than a standard 20g and the additional volume could be handy.

I think that Hagen was trying to make things more clear by changing the name of aquaclear filters to the maximum recommended aquarium size rather than the maximum flow rating. I believe it was just to make things easier for people who don't know why flow rates are important.

I believe that your actual issue is the stock lighting. You probably have something in the neighborhood of 40 watts of flourescent lighting at the moment. For a 75g aquarium you should probably have somewhere closer to 110 watts for a low tech aquarium. A 2x55 watt retrofit kit from ahsupply...

Well, since you have so many questions maybe you should start by reading Rex's guide. It gives a lot of information mostly about high tech aquariums. I hope you realize that lighting a 150g is not going to be cheap. If this is a six foot aquarium a 2x96 watt fixture from ahsupply would...

When adding water from a python directly into an aquarium I dose prime for the total volume of the aquarium. As far as water temperature I just check it with my hand, though often I aim for a temperature that is slightly lower than the aquarium temperature. If you wanted you can let the water...

As a question did you prime the filter or did you just fill the filter with water? If you just filled the cannister with water the entire intake hose is still full of air and this will cause the filter not to work. It is also possible that your glued together impeller isn't working properly...

Your mostly just trying to avoid having dead spots. For a 240g aquarium you should probably have something like a pair of cannister filters along with two to four powerheads as needed. Flow rates that are given by manufacturers can be fairly misleading. That is to say the rating on the box is...

I believe that the lighting and Co2 system you are looking at should be fine for an aquarium of that size. If you haven't already read it Rex's guide is good reading for someone wanting to work with a planted aquarium. A stealth 250 watt heater is rated to keep a 75g aquarium at 18f above...

To be honest I would like to see you invest in a second aquarium in the 30g plus range so you can split up your current inhabitants. That is to say keep the cichlids in one aquarium and everything else in another. It's great that you rescued a bunch of fish, but I believe they may be happier...

Also where are you getting your aquarium plants? If you happen to be buying the ones that come in tubes only a couple of them are actually aquarium plants and the rest will die off when submerged.

When injecting Co2 its suggested that you should make sure your water has a kh of 3 (roughly 55ppm) or higher. I don't have one linked, but there is a chart that will show you the relationship between kh, ph, and Co2. If your kh is too low your ph can swing dramatically.

With 40ppm of nitrates hopefully you are drinking bottled water or RO filtered water. I believe that level may be enough to give infants nitrate poisoning. They say as adults we can handle it better, but I'd still go filtered. As for your aquarium a properly maintained refugium would...

It could easily be eight weeks before everything settles down during a cycle. For reference you should try to keep both ammonia and nitrite below the .25ppm level when fish are present. The bacteria that consumes nitrites seems to be the slower bacteria to develop.

Glass Cages is the only place I can think of that carries a 310g square aquarium. After them I have seen several acrylic aquarium manufacturers that can make both square and cylindrical aquariums. Pretty much over 30" diameter or so becomes a special order though.

My first thought would be to use a sponge filter.

To be honest, until I see it on the market I'm not holding my breath. Initially speaking I wouldn't be surprised if they were only available for commercial uses. That is to say stuff such as signage and in store lighting. Believe me having seen some chain stores spend some $2 million per...

Aye, for a 26g aquarium I would have went with an AC50 myself. Anyways if your trying to keep it quiet then I would advice not to go with an air pump.

I'd call that normal myself. I've found that a dwarf gourami can be a fairly resourceful hunter when it wants to be.

It's my understanding that the excel has a mild algaecide in it. That is why it also seems to kill anacharis and sometimes vals. Excel is still a good choice for smaller aquariums. As previously mentioned in larger aquariums it will get more expensive when compared to injected Co2 in the long...