Recent content by sblosser

thanks for the advice but it sounds like i will likely not have much luck with using my current set up. so my question to you now is how about adding a inexpensive kit or fixture to the tank? I have some 48" fluorescent tube fixtures and it would be very easy to mount one to hang above the...

sorry in advance for asking a question in your thread but its almost on par for what im looking at. I have a 75g 3d rock walls with caves for hiding. formerly was a home to a cichlid community. i want to plant it and have very little experience and none successful mainly due to just knowing...

over 40 read yet no comments? seems legit...

As the title says i have a LED light system and wondering opinions on it supporting plant life. I sold some of my cichlids and downsized them all into my 55g. i created a quarantine tank out of my 10g and now my 75 gallon with built in rockwall is sitting here with no substrate and no fish...

i typically dont like bubbles in my water so yes the timer is so it helps add oxygen to the tank but it does it overnight so i dont have to see it. in my 75g i had to add a bubbler to it after watching the fish consistently going up to the surface which is a sign of not enough oxygen in the...

nice rock wall i almost used that method. i ended up using actual rock and did some caves for the fish to hide in. also hid all the filter plumbing in the wall as much as possible. check out "my cichild tanks" thread to see the pics of it.

beautiful! love the disco ball light effect!

my only fear with the driftwood would be what parasites are in and on it. so yea lot of hot hot hot water and multiple cycles of it. i have a friend that used his own driftwood and he used a turkey fryer to boil it in boil rinse 3 or 4 times. his tank has been going for a couple years with no...

if you use the right "decor" for a cichlid tank your PH will stay high. I used a lot of limestone rock, i also used the "cichlid"substrate. my ph has been a steady 8.4 no chems needed.

i bought my 75g on craigslist for 20 dollars.... guy wanted it gone. came with nothing. i have cichlids and the smallest tank i have for them is a 55. they get big and they are territorial fish. they need space. i am in the process of getting a 220g set up for all the cichlids from both...

i run a air bubbler on my planted 10, but i have my lights and the bubbler on timers. the lights run for 9 hours from 11am - 8pm the bubbler runs from midnight - 6am. the bubble bar is on the back glass and hidden by my plants. but helps put oxygen in water for my tetras and angels. hope...

the wall on this 75 took about 120 pounds of rock to make, i bough all my rock from my pond / landscaping center for about 25 bucks. i did soak them all in hot water and rinsed (3 cycles over a week) to get any contaminates out of it. the pirate ship is not a perm fixture either. i like a...

LOL, yea the barbs are not likely to last they will get outsized quickly. i have a lot of hiding places though and it may help them out. but they are fun for now.

im not claiming to be the original on it but no i have not seen this done before. i just thought it would be neat to make some caves built into the wall figuring it out lead me to use PVC. then i did my research and it works i love it. cant wait to get another tank and get even more creative...

yes, i have 2 tiger barbs, 2 green barbs i call them commando barbs lol, and 1 albino barb. i also have a yoyo loach, a large fin spotted pleco, red tail shark, orangeish algae eater. 9 cichlids as well. some may say its got a lot of fish in it. but it looks nice and i am in the process...