Recent content by bmarine

I am just starting a planted tank, and have some jungle val. I'm not a lover of pest snails. What would be the best dip for the jungle val and other plants to get rid of the snails?

Hey everyone! I need some help setting up my sump for my 90 gallon peacock tank. I got a used 30 gallon sump for it with just 2 baffles, and I need help with how to filtrate it. Under the second baffle I put a sponge so that is one level of mechanical filtration. I also have a stash of bioballs...

Sounds good. Treat the whole tank with metro? I’ve been putting it in their food recently as well.

Also, the fish that has stopped eating has seemed to have lost scales on the side of his body. You can see white where they once were. Not sure if he was beaten up or am I dealing with a different issue?

I seem to be dealing with internal parasites in my cichlid tank. Noticing some white stringy poo and one of my fish seems to be breathing hard and has stopped eating. Is there a best method to treat the whole tank for parasites, as I think there are several fish with them? It’s a 125 african...

I’ve thought about rams or apistos, but would they breed in hard water okay?

Cool! I’ll put those on the list! Yeah, that’s kind of what I wanted to do. I bred peacocks for quite a few years and got out of it, now I just want to breed again for fun and maybe get a little bit of money to help offset the cost of the hobby. Anyone else have fun ideas of fish to breed?

That’s true! They’re pretty. cool. Remind me on their size again, will they be alright in a 20?

I have a 20 gallon long and I’m looking for some fun fish to breed. Nothing too difficult, and I’m hoping to have fish where the fry can stay in one tank with the parents. I have hard water but can put driftwood or peat maybe to soften it, but no RO. I thoght about shellies, but they aren’t very...

FS: AGA 75 Gallon With a Built In Overflow, Cabinet & BRS Screen Tops - Reef Central Online Community I don't have a picture of the tank yet since I haven't picked it up. However, the overflow is a lot like the one in this link if that helps.

My friend doesn't know the size of the overflow box. Is there any other way I can find out what size pump I should get?

Gotcha, that makes sense. And because its used, how do I find the GPH of the overflow?

I'm getting a 75 gallon tank w/ overflow, stand, and sump from a friend. I want to make it a reef tank. However, I need a new sump for the pump and a protein skimmer. How do I choose a pump? Submersible or external? What brand? What GPH? Which protein skimmer? Overall, looking to spend about...

Anybody have experience with hob overflows?

Anyone running a HOB overflow?