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I have a very large tank with an under gravel filter that takes the water thru the gravel - thru the bottom of the tank thru the pump & filter and then returns the filtered water up thru tower and into the top of the tank. I also have an overflow tower that draws water form the top of the...

Glad to see a section for the Cichlid people. My experience has been that they prefer a very high Ph and at times can be very territorial. My tank is of the larger variety (400 gallon) so I am able to have a variety of Cichlid types. The last time I changed 1/8 of the tank due to high nitrate...

Thanks for the response. I shall check it out and see if I can use it.

Does anyone have a recommendation or brand name that I could do a search of for an air pump that is reliable. I have already gone thru 2 Optima pumps in one year and they were the biggest pump they make. My problem is that I am attempting to provide an air bubbling stream that is 7 feet in...

Thanks for all the responses. Yes - I have a 400 gallon FW tank and so far the method I am using seems to work. My tank has an undergravel filter and an overflow tower that supplies the wet-dry filter. It is a community tank that has been up and running for about one year. I have ciclids and...

My experience in avoiding cedar in an aquarium is that most will leach it's color into the tank giving your water a light brown appearance. I had a particularly nice piece of cedar that I soaked in boiling water with constant water changes over a 6 month period and it still leached the brown...

I maintain my tank and make sure the PH levels & temperature is just right but as with most tanks the gravel needs cleaning every 6 weeks or so. Advice by most is to change a portion of the water on a regular basis also. I have in the past combined both of these tasks into one. I have used a...

Following the directions on the fish food label is what the manufacturer recommends. Is it correct or are they just trying to sell fish food? I feed my fish a flake food that says to feed them twice a day and only the amount that will be eaten in 10 minutes each time. When I ask at the...

CKfish - To reiterate - I have a wet/dry system that utilizes a 1200 gph pump and while the return line is a 1 inch that necks down to 3/4 inch - the Durso overflow standpipe is 1 1/4 inch as recommended at the URL you refer to. If you go to the URL and check the section on "Building your own...

Hope I can help you with a few answers or suggestions. I have a homemade wet-dry filter beneath my 400 gallon FW and also used the Durso standpipe overflow method. #1. In following the directions listed in the Durso URL I changed my 1 inch overflow PVC pipe to a 1 1/4 inch PVC pipe which...

jsoong, a word of thanks I followed the instructions as suggested at the Durso Standpipe site and after changing the overflow pipe to 1 1/4 inch the noise has been completely eliminated. It is a pleasure to be able to get advice from a fellow aquarium addict that solves a very annoying...

Problem solved The problem exists when I use the Netscape Navigator browser but goes away when I use Internet Explorer . So it must be a matter of browser compatibility with the software used for this URL. It normally use Netscape but if I need the dates of posts I shall regress back to I.E.

Problem almost solved. Thanks for the responses. The noise is from the input overflow pipe and by utilizing the Durso standpipe method, thanks to joosong it is just about solved. I was able to eliminate almost all of the noise by using fishfreek's suggestion, by using a drinking straw...

Well I finally got my FWT up and running and the wet-dry input tube that feeds the filter, that is below the tank, makes so much noise I can't operate the filter and watch T.V. at the same time. I was able to quiet it down by attaching a piece of sponge on the top of the intake tube BUT it...

This may sound like a question that everyone knows the answer to but: How much gravel is recommended for each tank? Is the proper amount determined by the number of inches that covers the bottom of the tank? For example - two inches of gravel across the entire bottom. OR Is a better rule...

I am contemplating making a wall with various caves and thru tunnels to put inside my FW tank. I know there is lime in the concrete but once cured is it safe for the fish? The dimensions would be 3' wide x 3' tall x 1 ' deep. I realize this will be quite a bit of weight, but I am hoping to...

:D I have made inquiries of this board asking all the various questions on how to set up my X Large 400 gallon and I am about to get it all setup in the next couple of weeks. When I did mention my tank, many of you wanted to see the tank and expressed a desire to get an aquarium of this size...

I have 3 feeds that from my bottom drilled tank that have 1/2 inch elbows. I wish to use 3/4 inch pipe so I will use a 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch reducers and have all three feeds connected to one 3/4 inch output pipe that will feed my pump. The pump will then feed my cannister filter and then return...

It may be a fault with my computer but every article and post in each forum was posted on 4-11-2003. The date stays the same no matter how often I come here. Really confusing when I attempt to look at the classifieds and I have no idea how old or new the post is. Is it a fault of my computer...

Thanks JUSTDIY... JustDIY seemed to understand the setup I have although I tried my best to describe it. The three canisters may be exactly what i am looking for. It had also been suggested, elsewhere, that I use an inline sanitizer. I am now looking into the various possibilities based on...

Another URL you might try is: http://www.ahsupply.com/index.html Good Luck.

Two filtration systems recommended. I am going with the two filtration systems as it was recommended by the manufacturer of the Aquarium. Is it implied that you can clean the water too much? I realize that many fish affecionadoes feel that an UG filter is a thing of the past but I wish...

It was suggested I ask on this forum as it is assumed more experience with large tanks would be here rather then in the FW forum. I have a 400 gallon custon aquarium that I will be using as FW and will utilize two types of filtering: I will have a wet/dry setup that will skim water from the top...

A solution is at hand. I was able to speak to the company that constructed my aquarium and they helped quite a bit. #1. The tower was an add on by the previous owner and NOT by the manufacturer. Being it was a home made add-on it lacks the reliability of the factory installed towers. There is...

:D I would like to thank all that have contributed so far. Timbo2 - the picture you posted resembles what I have to work with. There is an overflow tower at one end of the tank. I do not have any type of water limiting device though. If a leak should occur to the pipes within the tower I...