Recent content by pescado

Hi all. I teach at an alternative education center for at risk youth in Los Angeles. These are youth who, for a myriad of reasons, have dropped out of school and are seeking an opportunity to complete their high school education. Our program offers non-traditional strategies to assist...

Lance, initially I heard what you mention but after doing some research I found that there is a type of freshwater snowflake. The lfs also told me that the snowflake would be fine with my african cichlid setup. What do the rest of you think?

I bought a snowflake eel and introduced it to my 100 gallon african cichlid tank. I am noticing unusual behavior from the eel, but my observation may be due to my lack of experience and knowledge. Every so often the eel opens its mouth very wide (as if it is suffocating). It hasn't eaten any...

I've been on this board for a few weeks, but I just found the welcome wagon. I want to say hello and thank you all for being so friendly, informative, and patient. So far I've felt very comfortable asking questions that others may feel have obvious answers. I have a 100 gal cichlid tank that...

Thank you all for the advice. I did a partial water change and will await the results. The fish all look healthy. I went out and purchased 3 (2 daylights and 1 actinic blue) 59" Helios T5-II. I don't know if I made the right choice in lighting. I was limited due to the canopy and my...

I recently cycled 100 gal fw tank with crushed coral and lace rock. I have a wet dry with a rio 2500 attached to a SCWD. I cycled the tank for 2 weeks w/o fish. Initially, the water was cloudy. After the 2 weeks the water looked clear. I introduced 2 electric yellows and 2 redtop zebras...

That's it urville. Thanks.

I purchased a ready made wet dry system for a 200 gallon tank. It came with everything including a rio 2500 pump. I have my tank ready to go... 80 lbs of crushed coral, about 35 lbs of lace rock, a decorator ship wreck, anchor, and faux plants. I'm stalling the water because I want to set up...

Thanks for the info Jsoong. I plan on showing african cichlids. My local fish store has a african cichlid display tank with a wet dry sump and the water is super clear. This is the reason I want to include a wet dry in my tank... I'm just not familiar with it. I had a fluval 401 with my...

I purchased a 100 gal. glass tank with stand and canopy. I am seeking advice on filtration method. I don't know much about wet dry systems. Should I use it??? If yes, please provide specifics with regard to sump size, pump brand and model etc... Any other setup recommendations are...