Recent content by martin_j001

Well, managed to use some Eheim filter tubing to connect the pump to the outlet and it seems to be working fine. I've got the water flow turned almost all the way down, not sure I'll need the other pump for a planted tank.... Now I just need to deal with the water chemistry before adding some...

Ok, just picked up a 12 gallon Aquapod to do a small planted tank setup. Is there supposed to be some kind of tubing that runs from the pump to the outlet in the tank? Mine didn't come with that....and obviously with the pump just dangling down in the bottom, there isn't any water flow going...

Yeah, he ballooned up like that and passed in a weeks time, maybe a day or two more. Definitely not normal.... I'll have to remember the feeding tip, I like that idea. :)

Sad news today.... Yesterday afternoon I fed the fish a bit (still looking very bloated, possibly even more bloated), and also tried to give him some peas (he didn't eat at all, at least while I was watching). Changed out about 24 or so oz of the water he's in (its a small 1-2 gallon tank)...

Yes, he is eating, not a whole lot though. Got the water tested: ph was in the low 6 range (which is what it has almost always tested in this tank). Nitrates were present, but not too high at all. Ammonia was .5 or so. I've moved the bloated fish out to a quarantine tank--a 5 gallon I...

Update: fish is looking even larger/more bloated today. Should I add some more epsom salts, or wait another day or so before doing that. Going to attempt to get the water tested today or tomorrow if I can.... The water testing kit I have is definitely more than a year old....

Got the epson salts and added just under 50 tsp to the tank. Will see how this works out. I noticed on my water testing kit, its quite old. May be time for a new kit I think.... Didn't know if the results would be worth anything with chemicals that old, so didn't bother to test.

They are fed the same flakes they have always been fed (Tetramin brand I believe), as well as the occasional sprinkle of blood worms or dried/cubed worms. As for the epsom salts, will that harm the other fish? This is something I can add directly to the tank with everyone in it? Advice on...

No, nothing in their routine has changed since the addition of the electric yellows several months ago.

One of my Severums is looking a bit strange, to say the least. This first happened about a month or two ago. The sides of the fish swelled up quite large, on both sides. At first it made me think it was pregnant, but I never saw any eggs, and the swollen sides disappeared. Now, the swollen...

Well, I ended up getting two young Electric Yellow Cichlids. So far, they are doing well, and my Severums don't mind them at all. After getting them home, and in the tank, I found info about the different water condition recommendations. Hopefully I can find a happy medium in my tank for them...

I generally feed once a day, sometimes with a day off once a week or so....

Cool. I just did some searching on those varieties of cichlid, and according to a few sites there are many out there that are listed as "compatible" with the severums. My severums are still pretty small--not much larger than the tiger barbs I have, so adding other semi-aggressive smaller...

Thanks!

neilanh--any chance you have info for a wiring diagram at all? I was considering doing this myself, as like you mention, putting the LED's where you want is easier than having to deal with a couple square boxes.