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I looked at the Marine land cannisters and I wasn't impressed that much with the flow rate and price. Everyone seems to recommend Eheim or Fluval. Mostly used Aquaclear HOB filters my whole life but took the plunge into cannister filters. I went with an unknown company called Truaqua based...

Truaqua Cannister I just got one of these "china cannisters" from truaqua.com and it is not the monster it has been made out to be. Performs excellent at a fraction of the cost of others. My customer service experience with them was excellent too. I guess it all boils down to what you want...

I'm not sure about oscars but I have discus and lost one due to high amonia, PH levels after a water change. I had off the scale NitrAtes and NitrItes which caused the death of two of my discus..I beleive They were pretty small to begin with and I made the mistake of not putting enough Prime...

I am very uneasy about adding chemicals to the water. The only time I add anything to the water is when I do a water change and use the chlorine treatment. However in setting up my new tank I have to lower the PH. My tap water is around 7.0 and discus require 6.5. Is "pH down" okay to use on...

Would removing most or some of the gravel and rinsing it out under a strainer be alright. I haven't removed all of my gravel for this purpose that I assumed that there is also beneficial bacteria in there. What is the best method of vacuuming? I used the water change tube but the suction...

I have a 29 gallon two small discus, 2 guppies, two neon tetras. I have two hanging filters that were adequate. I run them both and hopskip changing the media on them. I did a 50% water change last Thursday a 18% yesterday with a media change this morning. I am keeping these guys in the 29...

Hey guys, I'm kinda new here but I have the same problem with my nitrate and nitrites. I did a water change about 18-20 percent. Water is still cloudy. What I am doing is using 5 gallon buckets from from Home Depot (rated for food) and using pre-treat water. I usually let the water sit for...

Hey all, Just wanted to intruduce myself. Everyone calls me "Skippah". I'm from Revere, Massachusetts and have an aquarium and in the process of building my second. I have a total of 4 discus fish and hope to have more soon. I am a thrifty shopper and am a fan of DIY on certain things...

Got these two from a breeder/hobbyist