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Suggested Tankmates for Johannii As of right now I have a whole brood of Melanochromis johannii (one adult male, young-adult male, adult female (aka "The Slut") and a bunch of junveniles) and the biggest one really likes duke it out with my gorgeous Haplochromis ahli. Since starting this tank...

A little worried about that chemical mentioned in the thread called "glutaraldehyde". Anyone know of some health concerns? I imagine I would not be using the heavy dose, but is the lighter stuff not only safe for the fish but for me to clean the tank and dump down the drain? Otherwise, anyone...

Crud! I am kinda sold on this wet/dry for a few years. Looks like my lush planted aquarium dream will not be happening for quite some time. Any suggested alternatives for the setup I do have that will keep down algae and promote healthy growth?

how do you guys have your filtration? Canister? I guess I could always run the CO2 on its own line, maybe a black thin air tube down the back of the aquarium if that would help? If not let me know and perhaps I will ditch this CO2 idea of mine.

I have a 140 gallon aquarium with a wet/dry filtration/sump under my tank --- can I have the CO2 tapped in just the return line after the UV Sterilzer? I ask, because I like the look of uncluttered tanks and already have real estate issues both under and inside of the aquarium.

Hmm...sounds like the larger tank is the way to go. What's the cost of filling up a 10-20lb tank?

I was hoping a few of you that have the larger planted tanks could offer some info on how long your tank of C02 lasts for you size of aquarium? I have a 140 gallon aquarium and was hoping to re-use my 20oz paintball canister, but was unsure if the 2-5lb was a better route. So far I am thinking...

The Python rocks....however, the only part that sucks on it is the white and green plastic turn valve "on and off switch". If your water pressure is high, it will crack and blow off the entire assembly and leave you hosing down the walls. This product has kept me in the aquarium hobby.

My tank is pretty tall and I was trying to consolidate/keep tidy the number of wires going up the back channel of my tank. From what has been posted so far it sounds like everyone just opts for the extension cord. Thanks for settling my curiosity...

I am looking to add a power head to my freshwater setup, however the power cord will never make it down to my power strip. Is it as simple as cutting one off near the plug, attach additional power cord and solder, use some electrical tape too keep everything non-explosive :D, and call it done...

My tank is 140 Gallons 60x18x30 Flatback Hex. I would love to go fully planted, but that may end up being a lot of maintenance. Right now I am having trouble installing my UV Sterlizer due to plumbing/wet dry filtration under the tank, can't imagine how I would fit the CO2 setup down there.

I am upgrading my lighting from two hoods of two 20 watt bulbs to two hoods of three 65 watt power compacts. What would be the best bulb setup for a planted African cichlid tank? Here are the options of bulbs: -plant grow -450 nm blue/Plant Grow (it has both) -5200k -6700k -10000k White -Plant...

Sorry to get back to you a few days later...the tank is planted.

I am trying to update my lighting for a: 140 Gallon 60x18x30 Tru-Vu Flat back hex freshwater with two ABS hoods containing a total of 4 24" 20W bulbs. Upon talking to a local vendor, they want to create two aluminum hoods with a total of 6 65w power compact bulbs. Is $400 for this a bit...

I am consolidating tanks, and I have a nice chunk of driftwood that would be nice in my Malawi tank. Is this a bad idea? It would probably lower my ph, right? Any info would be appreciated! Thanks.

I agree on the Yellow Lab aka Yellow Electric. If you are planting anything, my now dead yellow electric used to rip my plants up a bit. Make sure to bury them and pile rocks up around the base to make it harder on the fish to remove your plant.

The tank mates are a red peacock, blue peacock and a pleco.

I have four 20W 24" Plant Lights for lighting.

I have a 40 gallon tank that I am slowly moving the inhabitants over to the new 140 gallon tank. While in the 40 gallon, my red tailed shark was a punk and always harassing the other fish despite having 3 caves to hang out in. Now that I have the new 140 gallon tank, with a ton of room I am...

I finally got my 140 Gallon freshwater tank cycled in and populated with a blue peacock, red peacock, 3 blue zebras and a dwarf pleco. I have about three bamboo plants, a java fern, and a mixed clump of crypt/other species. I would like these plants to grow well, and have been supplementing the...

Has anyone else had an issue with little gnats laying eggs in the open end of their sump? I was cleaning my tank and just turned on the powerstrip to start everything up...I noticed a little worm-like white thing crawling on the surface of the water not to mention a lot of clear debris...

How can the return line from my pump shoot bubbles into my tank. It's like I have an aerator stone or something. I checked the sump and its clear of bubbles and if there were they would have to make it through the sponge filter on my Mag 7. I also checked the connection on my vinyl tubing where...

I was curious as to how long you guys let your tanks go before you clean? I have a 140 gallon tank that uses a wet/dry sump. It's been running about 2 weeks, and has 4 fish in it. The filter pad above the bio media is getting a bit brown in the middle and I am unsure of the frequency of cleaning...

How have you guys set your's up? I just bought the 25W Aqua Ultraviolet and the thing is like 20 inches long, plus they don't provide any mounting brackets. So its looks like I will need to strap it into the cabinet, buy some pvc elbows to run the vinyl tubing into, and call it a day. If there...

I just switched to a 180 TruFlo Wet/Dry Filtration and was looking forward to keeping my heater out of my tank and just have it heat the water in the sump as it passes back to the tank. However, setting the heater for 82degrees achieved a 90 degree temp in the tank? Is it standard to have to...