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Re-homed successfully.

Sorry if this isn't allowed, but I have 4 male 2 year old convicts that need a free home due to my relocation. See add in classifieds. Send PM. Thanks, KevinB

Free to good home. 4 Adult Male Convicts in upstate NY. Send private message. Thanks, Kevin

Correct, should never have to do anything to your AQ biomax. The sponge will get brown, and you really don't need to do anything to that unless you know you notice you have lost flow. Kevin

I have a 9 month old Convict that has developed a white "nodule" on his side just in back of gill. I have never made any fish purchases since him and 3 brothers. No new filters, media change etc. 37 gal tall, AQ70 HOB, carbon used, and changed 1/month. Biomax, and sponge stay put. My pH is 7...

Been keeping fish for 16 years or so, and never had to reseal my tank. Sorry for my ignorance, but what do you mean by this last comment? What is an inner seal vs any other "seal". I ask as I have been searching craigslist for larger tanks, looking to find a similar deal to the OP, and...

Scrubbed all the glass 1/month for 17 years without any issue. Kevin

I don't think you understand what I mean by rate nitrate change, nor understand a steady state process. I never said I am trying to keep it between 5-10. I said that to keep my tank at any steady state I would need to change 2x the water per week than what I was changing before the diet...

I didn't say it was 20. I said it rose 20-30ppm in one week which is up from 3-5 ppm per week "gain" Before in my 37, I could do a 15 gallon change 1/week, and it would keep it between 5-10 which is great. With this new "nitrate gain rate" I would have to change 30 gallons per week...

Question, noticed a change in my tank in the last week. Error in title. I mean NITRATEs. I have fed my 4 < 1yr convicts (3-4") small Omega convict pellets and flakes for many months, and they have very routinely put out about 5ppm of Nitrates per week so a 15 gallon water change keeps it...

Sorry, been pretty busy with work. Thanks for the comments. As to the tank, tank, I'm sure. It might be distortion of the image as it was a wide angle lens. It's a Top Fin 37. 30x12 by 22" high. Just did a 17 gallon water change today that brought it down to about 1/2 level. Still...

Not sure what you mean that "3rd pic is flowing" But anyway, the darker convict is the dominant fish. Using a Nikon camera.

Here is my humble set up, tall 37. Has four young male convicts in it, but looking to upgrade to a 75 to see if I can tame the chasing. It's not constant sometimes they all hang together but the dark convict is the dominant male and sometimes will spend hours chasing the others, event he...

Keep in mind the bleach is much more aggressive at lower pH, and also in the RO water which is corrosive to begin with. Best of luck with the next try, just change the water frequently during the cycle process and test often.

As previously mentioned, goldfish and koi survive up here in NY with a simple small heater to keep water from freezing, but water is still cold. Air temps here can reach -20 to -30 F. I would think the biggest challenge in NM would be keeping water in the pond.