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bear78 - Yep! That's him... http://www.enature.com/fieldguide/showSpeciesSH.asp?curGroupID=3&shapeID=990&curPageNum=6&recnum=FI0030

Wow - Thanks for The Replies! Cool - Thanks for the feedback... ROCKBASS it is! He is a very cool aquarium fish, but very territorial. Maybe in a pond (which I am considering), more than one can exist. But in 100 gallons, this tank is HIS. He eats first, and makes no bones about it. But...

I have searched the web trying to ID this fish, and thought I was decent at getting info, but this guy I can not ID. Please help me. I live in Northern California, and took this guy from a wild pond. I started out with 3 of them in a 100 gallon aquarium, but the larger one basically killed the...

Thanks for the replies - I'll go with the 400's. Easier to maintain, too. Thanks again, Mitch

I have a 100 gallon aquarium (acrylic) that was given to me. I have cleaned it up and santatized it with a bleach mixture. I have the choice between (2) HOB Emporer 400's (with a claimed pumping rate of 400 GPH ea x 2 = 800 GPH), or a wet/dry system with 6 gallons of bio-balls and a Little...

Yes, acrylic tank and filter.... Mitch

jsoong, Very good points. How about if I drilled a hole above the water line, letting out a minimal amount of water during the pump running conditions, that would provide a siphon "break" if the power went off? That would *break* the siphon, thus disrupting the siphoning effect when/if the...

I was given a 100 gallon aquarium covered with coraline algea to the extreme. It was REALLY bad, and I had to remove it with vinegar. I then had to use the Nexus products (#2 and #3) to remove the resulting haze and minor scratches. It looks OK now, but I guess I should clean the Nexus...

Hello everyone - I would appreciate some input on connecting a pump to a new wet/dry filter. I need to drill a hole in the filter acrylic and install a bulkhead to connect the suction line to my new Little Giant external pump. Are there any tips you all can provide? Do I want the pump to set...

Just picked one up at eBay. Sized for a 200 gallon tank (6 gallons of media included). That with the 2 Emperor 400's should do it... :mrgreen: for my 100 gal. Mitch

JackDP, Thanks a lot. Mine will be a FO tank, and that really helps. Mitch

Thanks, Appreciate the info. I like them better (bio balls), and they would seem to better O2 saturate the water. Am I all wrong here? Mitch

MarineLand sells an under cabinet Bio Wheel, view it here: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=3589&D=bio%20wheel&R=7299&Ntt=bio%20wheel&Ntk=All&Dx=mode+matchallany&Ntx=mode+matchallany&Np=1&N=2004&Nty=1 Thanks, Mitch

What is better for an under cabinet filter - the larger MarineLand bio-wheel2, or a wet/dry trickle filter with bio-balls? I plan to add one of them to a 100 gallon tank that already has (2) Emperor 400's (I want overkill). Is that enough aeration? Thanks, Mitch

What is better for an under cabinet filter - the larger MarineLand bio-wheel, or a wet/dry trickle filter with bio-balls? I plan to add one of them to a 100 gallon tank that already has (2) Emperor 400's (I want overkill). Is that enough aeration? It will be used as a Q-Tank for my pond...