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Do you have a sponge on the intake also?

So if I go with the FX5, what is the best way to hide the intake while not sucking up sand or snails?

Is the 5/8" going through the heater ok then? Is it going to be hard on the pump?

I guess the other option is to have a split on the output and have one of the splits go through the heater and the other with a valve to restrict a bit but still have flow. Or 2 inline heaters, one for each split and send to each end of the tank.

Can I just use normal clear 1 inch hose then and still use the same intake and output nozzles?

Is it a good idea to reduce the output on the FX5 to 5/8" so I can use the Hydor 300watt ETH?

What is the best way to do it since the FX5 hoses are ribbed?

Or is it a better idea to get the Eheim 2075 instead?

Yep. just tee off the washer outlets.

I've got a hot and cold line with valves running into a filter that has a valve and single outlet. The 2 first valves are set at the temp I want and then I just turn the water on to pass through the filter and fill the tank. Very close every time unless I'm running hot water elsewhere.

Yes I have. Had zero problems.

I use our well water that is run through a conditionner for pretty much everything except the shrimp. We have high iron in our water and high pH.

What cichlids? I'm open to all ideas that don't dig and eat plants.

I'm actually closer to Edmonton than Red Deer. The thing is I'm now going to RDC for 2 months and rarely go to Edmonton. I was just hoping that there was somewhere to go check out. I'll probably head up to All Seasons at one point. I'm starting to run out of MgSO4 and KNO3.

As for fish, I'm not sure what I'm looking for yet. I'd love to find some young senegal bichirs around 2-3 inches and not sure what else. I have a recently empty 55 that I'd like to stock.

Where is a good place to go and have a look at fish in Red Deer and is there anywhere that sells dry ferts there or do I have to go to All Seasons in Edmonton?

Just sold the last fish from my 55gal tank and would like ideas on what to put in it. It's somewhat planted with sand so I don't really want anything that eats plants or digs. Had some young senegal bichirs a little while ago and would like to get some more but can't find them anywhere so I'm willing to try something else out. Currently in my 90 I've got an oscar, JD and an ornate bichir which is what I'm interested in for types of fish I guess.

Any ideas are great

Thanks.

I had a bunch of algae problems in my one tank. I have a T5HO with 2 bulbs on a 90gal. All I did was take out one of the bulbs and problem solved.

I've been using well water since I've had fish. The water does run through a water conditionner which means also a 5 micron and a carbon filter. That's mostly because our water had enough iron in it to turn everything brown. Otherwise I have no issues with most fish. I couldn't keep shrimp alive until I started using distilled water, but that's only a 5 gallon tank so it's not much extra work.

Everytime I've read up on auto water change systems people include a chemical injector. They are quite simple to operate. Not sure on cost though.

I suppose that's worth checking too. My pH is already quite high so I assume a drastic drop would cause problems.

I'm thinking it's something with the water. I tried putting the oscar back in and he wasn't too happy about it. Just stopped moving and sat there so I took him out again. The BGK died today at some point while in a different tank... Not sure if it's from the same thing or because he might have been picked on a bit. I'll be doign a big water change tomorrow and go from there I guess.

I've had them for a bit now. Around a month maybe? They were doing great, eating well and very active.

Excel was fairly old. Wouldn't be over a year though I don't think.

Senegal Bichirs, small around 2-2.5 inches. Also a 1.5 inch oscar in there that wasn't doing too well and a 2 inch BGK that seemed fine.

Tank is 55 gal.

last w/c would have been last thursday or friday.

It's a drop master kit.

I lost a couple bichirs last night and I'm not sure how. They only thing I've done differently was add a bit of excel just to get rid of the bottle that I have. Does excel go bad if it sits for a while? Water parameters are fine other than nitrates is a bit high.

Oscar is the way to go. :P mbuna will eat plants if they are live.

That's actually why I didn't want the silver dollars. They just destroy the vals I have been trying to put in there which in turn becomes rotting plants=algae. They left the Java and the anubias alone though. All my tanks aren't on CO2 and only fertilize because of my crappy well water to balance it out. Also low light. My most planted tank is only 0.55 wpg.

I picked one up from there. They are quite shy to start at least. Hopefully it gets comfortable soon.

That's not bad. Now where can they be found in edmonton?

How much do they usually go for?