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On the bright side.... Thanx to this very reason you can find excellent deals on Fish tanks on kijji and similiar sites

Not to sound mean or anything....BUT Do you and your friend seem to be having the same problems? I believe her name is Lana? It sounds to me as you have taken on too much to fast. I am not sure about how long your tank has been running. But if it is under 2 months and you keep adding fish and changing filters and adding more fish you are going to probably lose all your fish. I have seen many good people give you the same answers and You are still looking to add more fish. I could be very wrong but maybe you should take a step back and learn the balance your aquarium needs to stay healthy, master that then start adding to your fish collection. As it will become a very expensive and not very fun experience for yourself and your fish. There are many good articles on here about the nitrogen cycle which incorporates the neccesity of your filter biological/ mechanical / chemical. 1 Biological filtration is the most important aquarium filtration type because it deals with the growing of the good bacteria in your filter. The good bacteria is the bacteria that converts ammonia to nitrite and then converts nitrite into nitrate. This establishment of bacteria is essential to your success with keeping tropical fish. For more information please read about the Nitrogen Cycle.( http://www.fishlore.com/NitrogenCycle.htm ) 2 Mechanical Filtration Mechanical filtration removes the free floating particles from the aquarium water. The siphoning action of a power filter that hangs on the back of an aquarium does a decent job of this type of filtration. 3 Chemical Filtration Chemical filtration involves removing the dissolved wastes from the aquarium water. Often times this is accomplished through the use of activated carbon in the aquarium filter. Activated carbon can also help to reduce odors. Many people dislike using carbon in their tanks due to the fact that the carbon is useful for only a short period and then must be replaced. If it doesn't get replaced in a timely manner the very wastes that it removed can be released from the carbon back into the aquarium. I use to wash my filter material under tap water and lose fish constantly because my tank kept cycling and my fish kept going through a cycling tank, until I took the time and started reading and undertanding the environment my fish needed to survive. Just a thought sorry about the rambling...

I think you meant stability not cycle....?

Do you have fresh or just salt?

do you put the output of the canister filters under the water line?

really? hummm then i guess i'll have to find another tank for the fish, or sell it?!?!?! because i have another tank with a silver gourami and some guppies and gold fish, but he keeps on beating up on the silver Gourami and the other fish. In the cichlid tank, there hasn't been any aggression towards each other? Is there just 1 electric yellow in the tank? and no other cichlids?

Just takes a few minutes for that fish to be gone in a tank with Mbunas Not a matter of if.. More a matter of when

I am coming to realize how important flow of water is to algae growth... Guess just think of a still water swamp compared to a fast moving stream

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I received these two plecos from tank purchases.. Are they both the common 1 foot Variety?

go snorkelling

What was the reasoning for only one type of rock?

yes most filters are rated with no media in them at all so they have a better flow rate on the box. Noticed a good price at pj's in there flyer on FX 5's if anyone needs one

I use my pressure washer and stick it in the bucket clean it up real good

Is the Auction at the sands hotel on monday? not the lil hall on the west end?

Have not seen any new arrivals posted lately? Has anyone been in to the store this past weekend? It is somewhat of a drive, just curious to what kind of stock situation they have at the moment. thanx

Looks exactly like callamanus to me too watch for red worms hanging out

I have a ton of biomax Is there that much of a difference?

What are you generally use for your middle 3 chambers? and in what order"?

Not at all your pictures and input are appreciated... carry on with the great posts! Jorg I think there was a comma missing in jerry's reply maybe reread it he said NOT AT ALL< Your pictures and input are appreciated... carry on with the great posts! I think you read it as ""Not all your pictures and input are appreciated""

Your question is hard to answer---tank size ---type of filtration--type of food--temperature---water changes---genetics---etc. there are too many variables to give you an exact time frame 75 gallon rena xp3 and aquaclear 200 nls cichlid 1mm sinking pellet 80 degrees once a week... = about 7 mos in general? my electric yellows are from leon who in turn I think received his from african fever? so genetics should be fine.. One of the fish has stayed extremely small though kinda Neat lil guy Just curious as a saw an electric yellow in a LFS and it was double the size of mine which i have had since august

How long does it usually take for Rusties and Electric Yellows to reach full size? From fry to fully matured..... approximately

You can get a waterbed drain kit from walmart... Rv quality water house from canadian tire with your old gravel vacuum end and maybe a couple of connectors probably for 40 - 50 max..