Recent content by Cichfreak

What are you feeding them. Just curious. I feed 2-3 times a day. I bounce between new life spectrum and Cobalt cichlid flake. I have had my Africans for just over a year and they seem to be coloring up and growing well. Sixteen peacocks and 2 haps. 75 gallon tank. Sent from my iPad using...

What kind of filters do u use. U using power heads on your sponges.

Did u really do a thorough job of cleaning sand? I also would recommend getting a filter u can get better mechanical filtration, using floss or wool, the sponge is doing some but not enough. Purigen is a great product for shining the water up and it is rechargeable so expensive up front but...

Marineland c360. Agree with above post. Unless I completely clean everything. Meaning tubing and canister. It automatically fills when I hook canister back up. It has a little push button to use and I push it two or three times and gravity takes over when I clean tubing.

How long has it been running?

Did u really clean the sand well before putting in tank?

Oh my goodness. Are u using any type of chemical filtration. (Carbon,purigen). Do u use any filter wool/floss. Have u tested water in tank and out if water source. Where are the sponges? Any type of external filter?

I am currently working on a 75 too with african cichlids. Great tank choice for these bad boys.

African cichlids. You want to overstock to prevent aggression and there are some beautiful fish to choose from. I just love the attitude of these fish. Study up on them. Very important. I went with a mix of mbunas, peacocks, and one hap. U will read a lot about not mixing these types but if u...

Just funny to see the mbunas chasing. My auratus and my Snow White are the funniest. They try to eat it. Then they will even kinda scrap so the other goes away. The auratus is the leader of the tank. I wonder if that is why he goes right after it.

Just simply sick. No regards for nature. The country is the number one polluter and they don't care. Thanks for destroying our oceans.

So today my son comes home with a laser pointer that he uses to play with the cats. He decided to try it with our tank full of Africans and I couldn't believe what I saw next. The fish played with the light like the cats do. It was so darn cute. Had to share. Hope u all have a good weekend.

Purigen for the win. Had same issue. Have a column tank so it is deep and u could see a slight haze under the lights. I double up the amount of purigen, not harmful just will allow it to last longer before recharge time, that's right easily rechargeable with prime. And then bought the wool and...

In order for the biological process to start u need to do a fish less or fish in to cycle the tank. Curious on your readings. Have u tested your water source for the tank. U should have zeroes across the board,hopefully, other than ph. I would test water source and then do some reading on which...

I have used the sponges for over twenty years and just love them for the exact reason u want too but I use it in fry and mama fish tank. You can really squeeze the crap out of them and I agree with post above. Just leave that alone for at least 6-8 weeks. Must. BB form. Then I clean monthly...