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It is a toss up . I couldn't reccomend the JD with either a GT or firemouths but firemouths & terrors are usually ok together. I have kept alot of both of those species & it usually works out ok. It really depends on the temperament of each individual fish though. I have had terrors that beat up...

Cool. Thanks guys. I was planning on doing the plants & co2 at about the week to go mark just like you suggested.

If I cycle my tank at PH 8.2, what my tap water is, will it effect the bacteria colonies when I hook up my co2 & the PH drops to the 7.2 where I know it will end up? I've had this tank & co2 system running before. That's how I know where my PH will end up.

I use API liquid tests for GH, KH, Ammonia, NO2 & NO3. I think its caled a Vita-care test for co2ppm. My tap water comes out with those properties & diy co2 with no added bicarb lowers the PH. Those KH/PH charts that give approximate co2 levels are a load of BS & not even close to half accurate...

Awhile back I had a severe infestation of something in a tank that killed all my fish. I suspected a gill parasite & an intesinal parasite but never found anything that helped with the problem. The tank ended up being totally stripped, everything bleach sterilized & all the substrate & decor...

I have a planted tank with some Boesmani in it. My missus likes the display I have & would like to add some rainbows to her Geophagus tank. It's a 6x2x2ft so we don't really want the bills for maintaining a planted tank of that size, or the initial set up costs of the co2 system & the lights we...

6x2x2 American Cichlid Tank Central area has real plants. Side 1ft each side are fakes. There are two swords in the centre back as well as a giant anubius to fill that area when they get a chance to grow up abit. 1 x Green Terror, 1 x Geophagus Brasilness, 2 x Pictus, 1 x Goldspot Plec & 1 x...

I'm basically trying to copy the same principle as a canister filter. The whole lot will be below the water line so as to minimise co2 loss. I will probably run co2 into it in fact to act as a diffuser. If it works I will anyway.

I'm just trying to find out if this would be sound in principle as a method of getting some extra biological filtration. The main chamber would be about 8inches diameter & about 24inches tall. I haven't worked out the pump size yet but my tank top is at waist height so I'm thinking about...

Sometimes weird things happen I guess. It's always good to have an excuse to have more tanks anyway.

Don't do anything too dramatic yet & most importantly, don't get too discouraged. We all have tanks that don't work out for one reason or another. Have you been monitoring your ammonia, nitrite & nitrate levels, KH & GH?What are the numbers? Are you using CO2? The first thing you need to do...

If it looks like the 'bubbles' are rising, then that will be exactly what they are. Dry media always contains air pockets that can take time to completely work thier way out of the filter. So long as it looks like the stuff is rising to the top instead of settling to the bottom I wouldn't worry...

I'm not at all familiar with those filter so I can't be positive about what you can do. I would probably look at using the floss & then top it off with a sponge so that the floss can't escape.

I never medicate unless I am positive that I have a problem & what the problem/treatment is so I would not recommend it myself unless you are certain that there is a problem & what the problem is. The white spots may just be air bubbles or it may be white spot. Look for signs of whitespot on...

Does it look like this? This is the stuff I am talking about & it can come up anywhere. The other possibilities I have found are fungal or bacterial growth caused by excess feeding (doesn't sound like you are over feeding), or excess light (more likely). I assume there is no leftover food when...

First is be sure about what the white stuff is. If it's what I'm talking about it will look like thin white sheets of the stuff over whatever it decides to cover & it will wipe away very easily. IF it is like that, then I would do nothing. I have had it in most of my tanks & it goes away by...

How long has your tank been set up? There is usually a white slime phase during the first month or so. If that is the problem it will fix itself when it all balances out. If it is an established tank, check all your parameters & try to remember if you have done anything at all different to what...

I couldn't agree more. It's only a matter of time IMO until they get eaten & I would bet on sooner rather than later too. Unfortunately the missus has a habit of dropping new fish in tanks while I'm at work & leaving me to clean up the mess. I'm hoping to stop her doing that this time as I...

I have a 4x1.5x1.5ft tank that I am going to set up within the next couple of months. I'm after stocking suggestions. I already have an american cichlid display, firemouth breeding, keyhole breeding & general community tanks. I don't want to spend a fortune on rock so I don't want to do an...

My missus reckons she has read about people keeping corys in the same tank as American cichlids & that it can be done. It probably can with discus, severum, festivum & other cichlids that only have small mouths & are not active hunters. Unfortunatley the missus now reckons she can have corys in...

I recently had an undiagnosed disease/parasite go through one of my tanks & kill a bunch of fish. The tank has since been broken down, sterilized & the substrate & decor all replaced. I had heaps of good bogwood pieces in it that I would like to re-use but I am wary of transfering what ever was...

Yes I often come unstuck with the abbreviations & common names. They are often a totally different fish. Just like now. Obviously your tank is big enough for rams. It is definitly stress related, of that you can be sure. Question is what is causing the stress? Maybe not enough cover for the ram...

Are you talking about a 30inch long tank & 2 Gibberceps Plecs? If you are that tank is way too small to house them for very long. If you are talking aboutwhat I think you are the fish probably is feeling closed in already. Whatever it is it is stress related. That would be why it is the only...

The spectrum is fantastic for growing plants. I can vary that depending on what bulb I use as well. I can even get retrofit MH bulbs for it if I have to but they cost about $100aus each. The temp is unknown as it is irrelevant in hydroponics. If I had to guess though I would put it around...

I'm restarting my 6x2x2ft & haven't decided exactly what I want to do with it. I am considering a planted community with emphasis on the plants. One draw back for me would be the purchase price of the lighting for a tank that size. I do however already own a 400w HPS lighting kit from a...