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Funny you should ask. It was given to me by my sister at the same time she gave me the Blood parrot, which is quite large at 7 inches. He is always close to the Parrot, they seem to have adopted each other. No onw messes with the neon... :wink:

Hi, 36 gallon bow front aquarium Fluval 304 and AquaClear 200 Driftwood, fake plants 1 red and white shark 2 tiger barbs 2 angelfish 1 pleco 1 neon 1 7 inch Red parrot Can I put a betta that I have in a 1 gallon tank in there? The PH levels probably won't be the same, and netiher will be the...

I'd get an XP3 and slap on a HOB filter as well. Redundancy and easier to maintain if one filter goes bad. Also depending on where you'll put them, two filters may drastically improve water flow.

I'd get an XP3 and slap on a HOB filter as well. Redundancy and easier to maintain if one filter goes bad. Also depending on where you'll put them, two filters may drastically improve water flow.

Hi, I'm not sure if the Eheim filter is required, you seem to have plenty. As far as media is concerned, the ceramic rings are called either pre-filter media, or BIO-Max rings, and should go on te top basket, as the water that flows through them should be as pure as possible. I use carbon in...

If this can help you, I bought a pieve of Driftwood, let it soak for 5 days with 2 water changes/day. It was not improving, so I boiled it for 8 hours, changing water every 2 hours. After 2 hours of boiling the water was so red you couldn't see the bottom of the container. After the third water...

Thanks for the reply. Yep this is in the right place. The reef aquarium is coming soon, but I want to get in the routine and understand through practice what I'll be jumping in, not to mention the $$$. So far I have a 60 gallon and 36 gallon FW aquariums for over one year now, with no...

Frendly bump.

How did you put that in your filter, this doesn't come in a bag? I may want to try this out in my Fluval 304. Thanks Eric

That's the wet/dry version? That one filters 170 gph, but the general rule here seems to point out anywhere from 6 X to 10 X to amount of filtration is needed from the tank size. This means that you would require minimum 180 GPH of filtration minimum, and the specifications on almost all units...

You got some hard water there! Peat can help you lower PH a bit, but your buffer level is high so I'm not convince Peat will do anything. PH of 8.2 should be fine (I'm not sure about the plants, never had any), PH changes is not a good thing. What kind of filter will go in the aquarium? Eric

Hi, Wondering if anyone has an educated opinion to give me on this unit, or the technology in general. I have a well, and although I have a water softener and whole house sediment filter, I don't feel comfortable drinking it. It's crystal clear and not traces of nitrites/nitrates. Anyhow I...

Update: All fish have been transfered to new tank. Filter, some plants, and ornements got transfered too. I plugged the new Fluval 304 filter in the old tank for 5 days to get a good base of bacteria in it. I also brought along the Aquaclear 200 from the previous tank in the new. Temperature...

Nice!!! Who makes it and how $$? Congrats

Hmmm, from what I read, the biomax and prefilter rings go in the top layer, no? How did you insall the quilt batting? Just bought it in a length, wash it, put it in the basket? Does it work good? I was thinking of putting a bag of "Chemi-pure" in there. Thanks Eric