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rfenst
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2 years ago

#41

Cleaned the gravel and filter yesterday. Filter was disgusting. Forgot to put one on the biomechanical sponges in, but it has 2 in there right now, which should suffice.

Some fish are looking and behaving normally, while others are getting picked on and are looking a bit ragged. That is my exact plan: Overstock with small fish which will grown into the aquarium until I can determine the male/female pairs, then get rid of the excess/beat-up fish by trading them back in to the aquarium store, albeit for less than $.50 on the dollar. That's how you put a long term, breeding tank together...

MidnightToker( • )( • )
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2 years ago

#42

That's a lot of fish for that size tank. You'll be doing a lot of cleaning but I see what route you're taking. Overpopulating will help spread aggression as well.

You may want to think about having 2 females per male when all is said and done tho. That's the recommendation with cichlids and they will still breed at the same pace. They will breed even faster if you have 3 females per male. Plus you'd be doing the male fish a great service.

Edited by user 2 years ago | Reason: Not specified

rfenst
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2 years ago

#43

MidnightToker( • )( • ) wrote:

I have less than 40 inches of fish-length in a 60 gallon tank (with 50 gallons in it with the other 10 gallons offset by a massive rock pile). My filter is a Fluvial FX6 that pumps 950 gallons per hour. So, I am turning the water over like 18x/ hour. The recommended turnover is only like 4-5x/hour, so my water is pristine. This will end up working according to my strategy as a result. Just going to take like 6 more months...

Gene363
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2 years ago

#44

Maybe some pictures on the Refugee site?

The escape pod: https://cigarbid.freeforums.net

rfenst
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2 years ago

#45

Maybe some pictures on the Refugee site?

Gene363 wrote:

What's the link to post?

Gene363
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2 years ago

#46

What's the link to post?

rfenst wrote:

https://cigarbid.freeforums.net

In this Everything Else picture section:

https://cigarbid.freeforums.net/board/5/

The escape pod: https://cigarbid.freeforums.net

rfenst
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2 years ago

#47

https://cigarbid.freeforums.net

In this Everything Else picture section:

https://cigarbid.freeforums.net/board/5/

Gene363 wrote:

I tried to upload, but it my pics are to large.
Send me your email by PM and I'll send them to you and you can post them for me- if you can...

Gene363
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2 years ago

#48

I tried to upload, but it my pics are to large.
Send me your email by PM and I'll send them to you and you can post them for me- if you can...

rfenst wrote:

Done.

The escape pod: https://cigarbid.freeforums.net

MidnightToker( • )( • )
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2 years ago

#49

I can't find it. Last post was Apr.10th Flat earth eclipse

rfenst
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2 years ago

#50

Done.

Gene363 wrote:

Gene, THANK YOU!

Gene363
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2 years ago

#51

Gene, THANK YOU!

rfenst wrote:

Done:

https://cigarbid.freeforums.net/thread/38/tanganyika-cichlids

The escape pod: https://cigarbid.freeforums.net

rfenst
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2 years ago

#52

Done:

https://cigarbid.freeforums.net/thread/38/tanganyika-cichlids

Gene363 wrote:

IDid you get the other photos?
There is only one pic posted in "Tanginika Cichlids"?
No matter what, thank you for your help!

Gene363
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2 years ago

#53

IDid you get the other photos?
There is only one pic posted in "Tanginika Cichlids"?
No matter what, thank you for your help!

rfenst wrote:

Just the one, your email service may have limitation on the number/size of attachments.

I replied to your email with a link to send the files.

The escape pod: https://cigarbid.freeforums.net

rfenst
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2 years ago

#54

Just the one, your email service may have limitation on the number/size of attachments.

I replied to your email with a link to send the files.

Gene363 wrote:

I can't figure it out and just gave up. Kids will be home next weekend and they will show me how to do it.

rfenst
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2 years ago

#55

Working on aquarium today. It's still to young to leave it on "set it and forgett it."

Gotta get rid it of initial algae blooms and wait for filter to clarify the water before the chore of cleaning the 5-gallon filter unit- which thankfully only takes like 20 minutes including a 20+% water change. Going to add phosphate removing medium and reduce daily illumination time to prevent most new algae growth.

Gene363
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2 years ago

#56

I can't figure it out and just gave up. Kids will be home next weekend and they will show me how to do it.

rfenst wrote:

No problem.

The escape pod: https://cigarbid.freeforums.net

rfenst
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2 years ago

#57

Worked on aquarium for about four hours. Tore it down completely to net five fish I bought couple weeks ago, but they were large, too dominant and were f'n up the tank's Feng shui.

Had a lot of algae. Tested the tap water at 2.0ppm

Used a phosphate removing medium in my filter and have the tank down to 0.5ppm!

Still going to post some pictures, hopefully today or tomorrow.

RobertHively
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2 years ago

#58

^

Do you have your tank near a window or do think the algae is from the amount of fish you have in the tank?

I haven't had that problem yet, but I have a lot of small fish (tetras) and some small cichlids.

I don't have the tank near a window and change 20 gal of water and clean the inside of the glass every 7 to 10 days.

MidnightToker( • )( • )
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2 years ago

#59

If you have excessive algae and the tank doesn't receive sunlight you're nitrates or nitrites are too high. The only way to bring them down is to do larger and/or more frequent water changes. Also, adding algae removal chemicals is a bad idea so I wouldn't do that. They may solve the problem but they create others.

I don't add anything to my tank except a dechlorinator (Seachem Prime) in water change water that I let sit for a couple days for the chlorine to evaporate anyway. But the Prime which is superior and ironically cheaper than Tetra or Wardley has additional benefits. It neutralizes nitrates and nitrites for 24 hrs, so it's like your fish are swimming in 100% fresh water for a day. It neutralizes any present heavy metals like copper if u have copper pipes on your house, and instead of adding a fake, synthetic layer of protective slime coating on the fish like the other stuff does which makes the entire tank slimy, instead it promotes the growth of natural slime coating on the fish.

I highly recommend it, you can find it on the rainforest site. You only use 1/10 of what the others call for so get a small bottle. A $4.50 100ml bottle treats 1000 gallons.

rfenst
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2 years ago

#60

RobertHively wrote:

Nowhere near a window. The algae is from all the ammonia and nutrients involved in breaking-in the tank's biological filtration. I do regular small water changes too.

Edited by user 2 years ago | Reason: Not specified

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