jeremoose Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Hello all, I was in Edmonton yesterday and came across a deal I couldn't refuse. Here's the newest addition to my tank family: It's going to be stocked with 4 female Convicts (possibly adding a male), a Jack Dempsey (alpha of the tank), a fairly large Firemouth, a Sun Cat, and a Common Pleco. A little overstocked? Yes. But it's going to be over-filtered as well :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremoose Posted March 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 I threw a little HOB filter on top to help clear the water, there's sand particles everywhere. That will have to do until my large canister filter gets here later in the week. Will post more pictures when items start to arrive and when the water starts to clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-Influence Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 You put a male with them convict and you will have a scared Alfa ! Lol . I had 1 female 1 male in a tank with an Oscar and a large clown knife , needless to say they raised havok . Blake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremoose Posted March 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 You put a male with them convict and you will have a scared Alfa ! Lol . I had 1 female 1 male in a tank with an Oscar and a large clown knife , needless to say they raised havok . Blake A pair of Convicts will even take over a 90g?! Oh boy, maybe I'll rethink the stocking then.. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 At work, we have a 125 with 4 adult oscars and a JD. We added a pair of convicts to add some feeders, but the parents were too diligent and now we have about 40 1" convicts and a new generation on the way - they're quick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremoose Posted March 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 At work, we have a 125 with 4 adult oscars and a JD. We added a pair of convicts to add some feeders, but the parents were too diligent and now we have about 40 1" convicts and a new generation on the way - they're quick! Hah! That's awesome! I'm really second-guessing adding a male now.. But I really want my wife to see how good of parents Cichlids can be, I just hope the other fish can keep the population under control. From what I read that isn't likely but I have my fingers crossed. I'll likely go with a pink male just for something different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremoose Posted March 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 Update incoming as soon as my filter comes in, it's taking its sweet time. The good news is that the sand finally settled out and my heater came in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremoose Posted March 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Filter is finally in! I went with the Odyssea CFS 500. Everyone said not to try their lights since they're so cheap but I tried them anyways and they're fantastic so I thought I'd try their filter as well. The flow on this thing is ridiculous! Quick and easy setup as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremoose Posted March 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Now my only complaint with the filter is that the hoses provided are quite short.. This didn't allow for very good placement of the intake and outtake. They can be apart MAX by about 12 inches. I already have a powerhead in the tank so here's a REALLY rough diagram of how I have it setup.. Do you think I'm getting circular flow in the tank? I was hoping that by my position of things that I wouldn't have dead spots but who knows. The yellow thing is the intake, the green thing is the outflow, the red thing is the heater, the blue thing is the powerhead. I included arrows with corresponding colors for which direction they are directing the water. I guess the question is, will I have a dead spot in the bottom left-hand side of the diagram? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalebReich Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 I have the same set up in a 45g and don't have any dead spots in the bottom left corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremoose Posted March 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 I have the same set up in a 45g and don't have any dead spots in the bottom left corner. Thanks very much! That makes me feel a little better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremoose Posted March 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 (edited) Got it half-scaped.. Have to remove that cave from the left side, so out of place. Going to do that heavy wood and fake plants all the way across. Here's my horribad blurry picture: Edited March 28, 2012 by jeremoose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Think about using 3/4" PVC to plumb your filter - if you do a search for FX5 Mod, you should find a link to a site that has a number of mods to do to the filter to make it work the way you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremoose Posted March 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Think about using 3/4" PVC to plumb your filter - if you do a search for FX5 Mod, you should find a link to a site that has a number of mods to do to the filter to make it work the way you want. Okay thanks for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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