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I did forget to mention, I feed NLS pellets, spirulina flakes, and Hikari algae wafers (for synodontis). I tend to feed each food once a day in what I feel is a moderate proportion. I never see any food just sit on the bottom. When the synodontis and mbuna eat the wafers, I do notice quite a...

Seeking any advice for high nitrates. I have a 110 gal tank with an eshopps wd125cs wet/dry filter. I have 25 small to mid size mbunas. Tank has been setup for 7 months. I do a 50% water change once a week. I recently noticed my nitrates were at 160ppm, nitrite and ammonia 0. Even after...

Typically, at what size do mbuna start spawning? I'm just starting out with several varieties at around 1.5". Thanks.

Is it normal for the tank to be cloudy the entire cycle time? Did you do any water changes during the cycle process? So far, I've only added water for evaporation.

Zombies, what size tank do you have? I have a 110g that I'm trying to cycle with fish. I started out with 6 minnows. After 2 weeks, I put in 12 buenos aires tetra's and 9 zebra danios. My tank has been cloudy almost from day 1 and my ammonia has only gotten up to .25. I'm beginning to...

6 fathead minnows. I have changed and rinsed with aquarium water the filter in the wet/dry about 4 times. I've done this when the water has began to backup and spill into the return side of the sump.

10 days into a fish-in cycle. I've tested the water about every other day and nothing is really changing. Ammonia has been .25 trates and trites both 0, ph is at 8.2. Water has stayed pretty consistently cloudy since day 1. I did put a dose of API quick start in yesterday. The only thing...

I used the CaribSea African cichlid mix, both the eco complete Ivory Coast sand and rift lake authentic. The sand came bagged in water and was supposed to have beneficial bacteria, so I didn't rinse it. I did rinse the other very well. I have a 1200 gph pump on the wet dry and two 600 gph...

Generally speaking, how long does it take for an aquarium to clear up after the initial setup? 110g has been set up for 3 days and still appears cloudy. Normal?

I am needing advice on lighting. Can anyone please give me some feedback/opinions on Kessil 350W lights? I am contemplating using 2 of these on a 60x20x21 cichlid tank. Or might use 3 Kessil 150 lights. Is there any other LED lights that anyone has experience with that would make this...

I've tried to attach a couple of pictures of some rock I just bought from universalrocks.com. For some reason, it's not posting. Check out their website.