Recent content by MetalHeadX343

I like biowheels better than pads, seems to collect alot more and distributes better.

I meant filter cartridges, and besides that I have two bio wheels, with plenty of good bacteria. I would've left the old cartridges in but I was medicating my fish at the time so I threw them out, then lost my job and had to pay my car bill lol

So their stomachs don't inflate when they're laying eggs? I'm not sure but I might have gill flukes. Some of the fish have red gills a few died a little while ago but I think it's ammonia poisoning. I couldn't change my filter for a few months from lack of funds. I changed it out about a week...

Thanks for all the info, I haven't separated it from the other 3 cichlids, two sit right in his den very often and he hasn't been attacked or bothered. On a side note I have a pregnant glofish in my other thank that's about to bust, should I get a breeding net and just throw the glo fish in there?

OH! Ignorance is bliss lol Judging by that pic how old is it?

I took a picture of the little guy and I'm pretty sure it can be considered a minnow now. My lab has been opening her mouth wide and shaking around when she does, what does that mean? And the reason I didn't notice is because I work 3rd shift so I hardly get time to stare at the aquariums except...

I have 2 Melanochromis parallelus and a yellow lab, both of the Melanochromis parallelus are believed to be males and the yellow lab is a female. I came home from work today and saw what looked to be a ghost shrimp until I looked closer and saw a little minnow (fry) not sure. First off is that...

I have a 46 gallon bowfront aquarium and I don't know what wattage of uv sterilizer to buy. I've been fighting an algae bloom for 5 months now it was so bad about 4 months ago you couldn't even see inside the tank. I completely blocked off the light in the tank with solar curtains and left the...

Will they fight algae at all? And btw I apprieciate your help... alot

Yea ill buy one under 150 dollars and what kind of plants do you recomend that are low maintenence because I looked up plant care and its seems like there is a lot of time conuming work to have your plants healthy

Its a fish only aqaurium with freshwater community fish. Im basing the aqaurium around glofish and I. Just want a blue light whitelight combo, or a thin bluelight I can put next to it

I pretty much just need a light system that has a normal white light florescent with a blue light. So I can just go back an forth and not switch out bulbs between day and night. I believe that's a moonlight but idk much about aquarium lights. So if anyone can help me find what i'm looking for so...

I've already setup this tank and it's looking very nice I have a Marineland 350 with duel bio-wheel, a bit too much for a 46 but... anyway I've always owned ridiculous large and aggressive fish and now i'm trying to start a community tank. I owned one about 5 years ago and had dragon fish, tiger...

Hi I need a solution for clearing up cloudy aqaurium water caused by algae. The algae not on the walls of my aquarium for I have pond snails and a pleco. Its being caused by my alage wafers for my pleco. Is there some kind of uv light or something I can buy to keep my water clear? Its gotten...

I just bought a 240 gallon tank for freshwater fish and I know it's good to and an overflow and sump tank with such a large tank. I know what a sump is but I have no idea what I should put in it. Do I put a carbon filter or bioballs or what. I also don't exactly how an overflow works either...