lemonaidjay

If there was that many snail eggs I'm sure you would see snails. I think its something eles .

I'm brining a lot of Cichlids.

Including black calvus

Putting it in a tank with others should help it come out much more. As far as if it will eat its tank mates or try to. Its different for each fish. My big male GT wouldn't hurt a fly but his mate will try hunting every now and then. But for the most part I have found them to be ok with a large mix of tank mates.

Found my new upgrade for my sump. 147 gallon sump not sure if it will fit pictures to come soon. I know its over kill but I just can't stop myself.

What size tank do you have and how many fish are in it ?

Yes I have a male and female and some of there offspring in there. They don't bother anyone.

Just fine no problems at all even when there is mateing.

Plumbed and running . Now to figure out what to do with it.

For sure I'm going to get a HOT Magnum running on it . Maybe use the space for a breeding pair .

Really clear water would be nice to .

To answer a question with a question. What purpose do you want that 2nd sump to serve aside from adding more water to the system?

I was thinking that a 60 gallon sump was not enough for a 230 gallon tank so I am trying to gain better filtration and more water . The main tank is also filtered with an FX5. I do weekly min 50% water changes as well .

This is what I think will work. What do you guys think I should do for the second sump ? floating bed maybe . Maybe even change how the first sump is set up .

Is there an opportunity to set up another tank inline that's slightly lower than your current tank? Then you could just have the overflow from your current tank go into the next tank. Then the 2nd tank can just overflow into the main tank. No more pumps or valves, just more plumbing, tanks and fish!!

You might be on to something my first sump is off the ground and has a drilled hole at the top on one end. I could plumb it to drain into the second sump.

Looking for options and opinions on adding more water capacity. I would really like to up the water capacity for a few reasons. One being the tanks stock level . two being the added ability for more/better filtration. So I am thinking bigger sump but that has a problem. My sump is in a crawl space and would be very hard to get a large tank down and in (very narrow stair well and very sharp turns) . My plan was to add another tank inline but I am thinking it will be some trial and error to get pumps to work at the same volume. Would a ball valve work to help control flow? or should I maybe look at making a plywood sump . take all the parts down and build in place .

Lol right. Plant is pothos and bamboo.

A few more pictures . one of a tank mate that missed the first photo shot. Some Salvini egg action and my hydroponics lol .

Salvini with eggs

Aquaponics

trays holding the plant roots

very nice tank :thumbs:

The tank looks great! Don't SA chiclids need a lower ph than African? Let me know if you ever breed SA chiclids.

I have green terror's and one salvini available if your interested . As for the PH none of these fish are wild caught and seem very happy with my well water .

curious about the camera...which model?

http://www.getolympus.com/us/en/digitalcameras/long-zoom/sp-820uz-ihs.html

I am an amature so this may not be a top of the line camera but its a big step up from my cell phone.

Anyone know whats up with there web page ? I am look to join and was trying to find out more info .

http://www.calgaryaquariumsociety.com/

This is my fry tanks. I enjoy this hobby very much and like to do as much as I can in it . So raising fry is a fun part. For the most part I just considerate on my Black Calvus breeding group.

Here are some pictures of my fry and one of my grow out tanks .

This is where the new born fry spend there first few weeks .

latest batch of black Calvus

Well I got a nice new camera for Christmas so it is time to make use of this journal. This is my pride and joy

. I will watch this tank more then I watch the big screen in this room LOL.

This tank is filtered by three filters . A 60 gallon sump (want to upgrade this to a 90) FX5 and a fluval 405

As you can see there is a big mix in this tank

They are all Cichlids mix of South American and African as well as a very large size difference Biggest fish at this time is 7+ inches and the smallest is 3/4"here are some close ups of the fish in this tank.

Biggest guy

smallest guy

That is all for now but this tank is a work in progress so stay tuned .

759 gallons. 6 tanks total for me .

Ya that's true. I guess I will give then some more time and see what happens.

The ones I have are close to 2weeks old and some have two spots with a faded third spot and some others don't show any yet.

The ones I have are close to 2weeks old and some have two spots with a faded third spot and some others don't show any yet.