Recent content by jnalbach

Yeah i saw one in the store yesterday and it was huge. It was also sad since it was in a very small tank. They are such a neat looking fish that I thought it would fit perfect with what I have so far. Decisions, Decisions, Decisions.:)

Hi, I am contemplating adding new fish to my 180 gallon tank. I currently have 5 tiger barbs, 7 red tail barbs(avg 4 in), 4 gouramis, 1 large pleco(8-10 inch), 1 catfish(4 inch), 1 bala shark(4 in), 2 silver dollars(half dollar size). Am I overstocked at this point? Would I be crazy to add a...

I am thinking of taking apart the tubing to flush them out so that it is clear. I tried feeding in a different spot tonight and it seemed to be better.

ok I will give that a shot. I noticed today that there was brown slime on in my return tubing and in my overflow tubing. I wonder if this is the excess food building up.

I don't think I am necessarily overfeeding. The problem is that once I drop the flakes in the drift to the overflow box and into the filter. My return is pretty strong and it pushing everything into the box. So i have to put a bit more in there so they got food.

So I rinse and clean my felt pad every day. It keeps getting clogged with extra food. My return on my tank is pushing most of my food into the over flow so water doesn't flow through the pad. I guess this is not good to clean every day?

so it is not necessary to have aeration in the tank. I was told it was good to release gases?

I am just looking to use it for some air stones/bars across the back of my tank.

How long has the tank been set up? 3 + months Approx how much water did you change? About 30% When you vacuumed did you also changed filter media/and or scrub the filter? I have a wet dry filter, so i just routinely clean the felt pad on the tray below the spray bars do you have the water...

Hi, My 180 gallon tank is a bit cloudy. I have a piece a driftwood that may be releasing some of the yellow color, but it still looks a little cloudy. I have a wet dry filter running. The fish i have in there are not too big and I just did a water change and vacuum last week. Do you think chemi...

I am looking for an air pump for my 180 gallon tank. Does anyone have any suggestions. I have been reading and it seems the coralife luft aquarium pump is pretty good.

ok good to know...I am just trying to see if I can save a few bucks and hold off on the canister filter for a bit.

Hi I am starting a 180 gallon freshwater tank. I was given a wet/dry filter that holds 5 gallons of bio balls. I am purchasing a koralia 2 powerhead to help move the water in the tank along with the return. I was told that i would probably need a canister filter to help with the maintenance and...

All I have in the tank is a return from my wet dry filter. I want to make sure that the water is circulating enough so that there is movement on the bottom of the tank and any debris reaches the overflow box.

Hi I am looking to buy a powerhead for my 180 gallon tank. I was thinking of a maxi jet 1200. I want to put it in the bottom of the tank to move the water. Is this strong enough or should I go with something else.