Recent content by m-man

hi, i have a 46 gal tank, rena xp3 filter, lots of lava rock and a cichlid mix substrate, after i do a w/c i add some water conditioner and some accu-clear, which is a flocculant to calm down what ever gets stirred up. and in a few hours the water is crystal clear, however the next day and the...

i was looking into going to the ACA convention this year because its in sacramento, but i noticed on the website it says "By ACA policy, all registrants for the convention must be a current member of either the American Cichlid Association (ACA) or the Sacramento Aquarium Society (SAS) at...

i was wondering what i should use in my rena xp3, i have a pack of rena brand stars, which are kind of like ceramic, i think ceramic has more surface area, but have to be replaced eventually, what does everyone else use.

absolutly, these clarifiers only work on sediment and dirt particles in the water, they wont work for bactera balance problems

when you buy rock, do not buy it from your lfs, instead find a local rock or pond store, my lfs wanted $1.50 a lb for lava rock, went down to my local rock distributer place, $0.08 per lb, better stuff too.

sorry this was meant for the Cichlid fourm, but it still applies

hey everybody, you might remember me on here a lot complaining about my cloudy tank, and no solutions, well i was at the store today and got some API accu clear, which i had heard about occasionally on the forum today was a water change day/ gravel vac day, and i also added more cichlid mix...

ok, so i have literally changed hundreds of gallons of water, still gets cloudy within hours, it is not because its cycling, i have crushed coral and argonite substrate and lots of lava rock, do you think one of those is the problem, i have an xp3 filter with a fine pad in it, but i added some...

well the filter is not filtering it out, i guess ill just keep doing water changes ..i do have a chemical that will make suspended particales clump together so the filter can pick them up, but its not made for aquairums, tempting to use though, cause ive done like 3 90% w/c and its still cloudy

it is instant, there are no fish, yes i did rinse the substrate

i have set up my 46 gallon with lava rock and a mix or cichlid mix and black gravel, i rinsed everything beforhand, and have filled and drained the tank a couple of times, but it seems to stay cloudy, it is a superfine white powder like cloud, ive tried turning off all filters and letting the...

im doing an african tank yes,

what kind of lighting is good for cichlids, i have a 96w cf 6700 on the tank im turning cichlid from a planted tank, but that seems very bright, however i dont want to buy a new hood or alter the hood anymore, maybe i should put a 50/50 in there? what do you think

hey, i have a whole load of ferts to sell off as i am not doing planted tanks anymore: i have FULL bags, unused, 1X Potassium Nitrate 1X Potassium Sulfate and the next set i have taken maybe 3 table spoons out of each, they are basically full: 1x CSM+B 1x Mono Potassium Sulfate 1x Potassium...

im setting up a 46 gallon african tank, and i want to replace, or add to my penguin 330, with a canaster filter i can't decide which brand to go with it seems between fluval, rena and, ehim what do you use and recommend?