Recent content by Jenniferhynes

Thanks guys, I'll give those a try. Just picked up four small koi yesterday, drove to Lansing to a cool LFS that breeds their own angelfish. They are a little pale in color now but adjusting well so far, very excited to finally have them. I have a trio of swordtails as well, hoping they might...

What is recommended to feed koi angelfish to keep/enhance their orange coloring? I have some Tetra brand Color plus flakes, what else can I /should I feed them that is high in carotene?

Does the type of driftwood matter, ie-manzitania, mopani.... ?

I'm a newbie, have only had my 55g tank up for a few weeks now. I tried Aqueon quietflow, and marineland penguins and both were way louder than the two aquaclear 70's I have now, thanks to the excellent advice from this forum. Most people seem to like the aquaclears the best. Maybe you just...

Thanks to Slade, reef diver and fresh2o, Finally installed the two new aquaclear 70 filters in my 55 gallon and they are significantly quieter than the Aqueon quietflows and the penguins I tried before. Took three tries but finally happy, and from what I've read they much better quality too...

Thanks for the replies, seems every where I look people like the aquaclear the most. Does it matter if I do one large filter (the 110) or do two smaller filters? Will two give me better circulation?

Hi everyone, Nice, informative forum. I just started up a 55 gallon freshwater tank. I' m running two Aqueon quietflow 50 power filters. Don't really think they are very quiet. Am I being unrealistic looking for a quiet hob filter? I'm a little intimidated by the idea and cost of a canister...