Recent content by jawzforlife

When I got my Firemouths, the guy told me to just use flakes to feed them. I thought "great I already have flakes". But the firemouths are very reluctant to eat them. They will not swim to the top to eat. They will only each if it sinks down in front of their face. Is the regular "tropical fish...

no I don't know what the sexes are.

On Saturday (22nd) I got a pair of Firemouths. Each about 2 inches long. I put them in the tank one one starting attaching the other. I called the store/guy I got them from and he said that is normal. That they have to find out who is the dominate one. He said to just let them be. I said OK...

I have a python vacum. At my old house it worked great. But in my new house there isnt as much suction. So its a real pain to suck suff other than water out of the tank.

I've tried that water level at many differant spots and I've noticed the least amount of noise is if the water lever just touches the out spout. IF I cover the out sput completly the noise is louder and I water water splashing out and onto my light fixture.

any more thoughts. I'm "this close" to returning the bio-wheel

I live in a suburb of Minneapolis about 20 minutes away from downtown.

okay so here is my pic it show the water coming under the bio-wheel, the wheel rotating, the water being lefted up by the wheel, then falling off the wheel, and causing a splash, thus making the noise.

If I hold the wheel, the niose stops. I'll draw a pic so every body knows what I'm talking about... I'll be right back

ya, I have alot of bubles right now from the water falling off the wheel. I guess I just wait a little longer.

the motor noise does not bother me. Its the water the gets lifted up by the bio-wheel, then spashes down.

when you say there will always be a water sounds, do you mean water being lifted up by the wheel and falling down? Cuz I also hear the water sound from the motor, and that sound is fine by me, it doesnt bother me. But the water falling off the wheel is not soothing to me, its driving me...

25 gallon. planing on 2 chiclids (prob firemouth), wasnt planning on live plants

I just bought this "Marineland Penguin BIO-Wheel Power Filters #200" pic is of the 350, I have the 200 with only one wheel info link and as you may have read it is very loud after having it for a week, so I'll give it another week and see if it gets quiter. If not I was looking at this...

I just talked to the pet store and she said that since I dont have any fish in the tank yet there isnt "stuff" on the bio-wheel. and she said once I add fish, the wheel splashing should quitet down. And as asked above, I've tried the water level and differant levels and still have the same...