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I've had a major issue with my 150-gallon, 48" x 24" footprint, 30" deep (top to bottom!) aquarium. A LOT of debris is accumulating in various corners and areas around the substrate. I run a Rena Filstar xP3 *and* 3 HydroSponge #3 sponge filters, but upon water change there is TONS of debris...

Lighting Issue for 150-gallon, 30" deep, glass flip-lids... I need some help from the readers out there in terms of how to better light my 150-gallon, 30" deep (surface to substrate) tank. The tank is 48" x 24" footprint. The lids are the "flip-lid" style, glass. The tank and stand are...

Do you keep Tropheus? What variants? What setup & tankmates? Do you currently keep Tropheus? If so, what variants? And what tank size and tank mates? Here's what I keep... Tropheus MOORII NKONDE -> 16 fishes [unknown M/F ratio] -> 150-gallon [48" x 24" footprint] --> Tankmates: Tanganicodus...

Pictures: Tanganicodus Irsacae, Tropheus M. Nkonde et al Well again, forgive some of these shots for not being "Grade-A," but between these quick l'il darts of Tanganicodus Irsacae and the typical Tropheus "anarchy," it can be tough to get some proper shots. I took 92 pictures this morning but...

Update: The Infamous Zebra Pl*co [L-046] colony from AquaBid Some of you may have been following with interest the AquaBid auction that was for 13 x "adult" and 10 x "fry" of Zebra Pl*co [L-046]. There was much speculation about the validity of the auction, the identity of the seller, etc...

Pictures: Assiniboine Zoo (Winnipeg) July 5 2005 (157 pix) NOTE: I was sorting through my pictures this morning and realized I hadn't shared these with anyone, not even family, so here goes... Well, I moved to Manitoba (from Toronto) in April 2000 and by July 2005 I figured I was a bit overdue...

I've got a bit too much time on my hands tonight so I decided to "test" samples of tap water here... and... I'm curious to know the water parameters of people local to me and people far away and compare my local water to yours... I then thought it would be interesting to compare what fishes we...

A question re: filtration, water changes, and Tropheus sp. I feel a li'l sheepish, dumb, whatever, in asking this question, but I am quite curious to see the opinions I will receive, so here goes. For an "established" (running longer than 6 months) aquarium, 150-gallon, filtered by a Rena...

Well I finally found some complete unused "Hydro Sponge" filters today... I've seen the sponge replacements at Petland but no complete setups... I saw them at a Winnipeg shop today... I got four of the Hydro Sponge III (#3) for $17.99 each. I wasn't sure if that price was worth it but I checked...

This "Christmas Tree" was built last year by my friend Dana and her husband! They were so proud of it!

FS: 35+ fry -> Tropheus Black "Kiriza" (Ikola #2) - PICKUP ONLY For Sale: "To help fund my new 135-gallon, 6-ft long w/ stand..." I have 35+ Tropheus Black "Kiriza" (Ikola #2) fry, varying from 1.25" to 0.50", all born in August 2005 or after. I need to raise some funds for my 135-gallon...

:( :( Tropheus Moorii Nkonde (Near) Disaster... :( :( The 55 which is a "temporary" setup for my (formerly) 19 T. Moorii Nkonde was accumulating waste in some tight spots, so I decided to rip it down, drain off 50% of the water and re-build it. I moved my 19 Tropheus to a 20-gallon cooler that...

Well, I had to do a major cleaning on the 150-gallon... alot of accumulated waste on the bottom... damn hard to clean the 30" deep tank... that is a major reason why I want to sell it... Anyway, I caught all the Tropheus Black "Kiriza" fry I could find... and it turns out I now have a total of...

OK... so I looked into metal shelving at Wearing Williams... the corner posts cmoe to maximum of 6'0" in the E-Z-Rect line of shelving... I need 6'7" corner posts... and I don't want to get into cutting them... further to that, it was going to cost over $225 (CA$,or $175 US$) for the setup...

So I am thinknig of building myself a two-tier aquarium rack as shown in attached diagram... CLICK THUMBNAIL for fullsize image. I am looking to utilize metal shelving, the industrial strength stuff, as each of these tanks should weigh almost 1000 pounds when filled and aquascaped. The rack...

Well, I "sold" my Syno. Multipunctatus that I believe were keeping my Tropheus Moorii NKONDE from breeding. My 11 Syno. went to a user on the Winnipeg Fish Forum in exchange for his 19 Tropheus Moorii NSUMBU. "Kyle" owned these Nsumbu for 2-3 years but they had only grown to about 2.0 to 2.5...

Just seeing if anyone out there is still looking for a large aquarium... I am still looking to sell my tank and go with a rack setup with multiple tanks stacked. My tank is 150-gallons... the tank/stand/lids was purchased in May 2005 from Nestor's for $1000 plus taxes. The tank measures as...

Is anyone looking for 11 Synodontis Multipunctatus? These guys cost me $18.74 + taxes (total of $21.36, per fish) These are "F1" (offspring of Wild Caught, F0 parents), bred by user "Afish" on this Winnipeg Fish Forum. My pro-rated cost for my 11, with taxes, was $235... I love them but I...

Does anyone know why PhotoBucket "thumbnail" code will not work on this forum? It works for me on the other 15+ phpBB forums I go on... any ideas... The standard convention is: [ url=http://URL.com ] [ img ] http://thumbnail.url [ /img ] [ /url ] *Extra spaces above to keep the above from...

I even tried editing my post here... re-paste it from where i edited it in a text file... still shows all screwed up... only on this forum. Oh well. :)

This may be common sense to most owners of Rena Filstar xP3/xP2/xP1 filters... but if/when you purchase one of these filters, follow the recommendation in the user manual and trim the intake/outtake hoses down to the "proper" size. The hoses are manufactured at 48" I believe??? Keep reading...

Well... it's about time I introduce myself on this forum... I go by the nick "BrownBullhead" which is one of the staples of my fishing adventures as a youth growing up in Toronto. I now live in Manitoba... long story, don't ask. :) I am 29 years old. I work as a Security Officer in Winnipeg...