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i recently got a 30g tall freshwater tank(24x24x12). i want to put in African cichlids and have been looking at the Frontosa. will they even be happy in the tank, if so what other cichlids are compatible with them.

Oh yeah I use flourish iron to fertilize. Thinking about adding thier Excel.

I have a 55gal comunity tank which has 6 clusters of plants (nothing heavy but enough for cover) a large piece of bog wood. I do weekly 30-40% water changes. ph 7.8 0,0,30. I just got a new light fixture a 48" quad tube 216w, 26800k. I have Stocked w/ 7 2-3" Rainboows, 3 3" Angels, & Harliquin...

Good idea! Thanks

I am a big wine guy and am interested in combining my two passions by decorating my 55 gal with an old glass wine bottle. Anyone have any ideas on this? My conern is the water in the sunken bottle will not circulate and cause problems. A broken one may be injurous to my fish. Photos if you...

No kidding!!!!!! I got some Vicca to grow tied to a large peice of bog wood and they pulled it all out.

I have 3 marbled angels in my community tank with mostly Rainbows. They get along well and do not bother the other fish. However.... they are tearing up my live plants. They eat the leaves which leads to them up rooting the entire plant. Is this a dietary issue? I know ciclids tend to be rough...

Ok hold on a minute. Not to go off topic but am I the only one who broke his computer screen trying to kill the bug under namelesspoets name?

Thanks for the advice. I hav noticed that my male Marci has been blushing and fanning his fins quite a bit lately. He is much larger than she was I wonder if he harrassed her to death.

Dropping the water temp after Ich? As you can see from above my last sopts disappeared on the 8th. I am now lowering my temp back to 80. I went from 91 to 84 over 2 temp heater changes during a 18 hour period. This mornng my female Marci Rainbow was dead. No signs of why. No spots, no unussual...

fort, where in AZ are you? I may want to pik some up next batch you have

I am using an Aqua Clear 70 on my 55gal FW community w/ about 47 inches of fish. Mostly Rainbows and 3 Angels. The tank is cycled with steady params. Getting a bit of a aquarium smell. I am considering changing my carbon insert. Which brings me to my question. I am running 3 media. A sponge...

I used olive oil. Apply it to the film then place it on the tank. I then used a credit card to pull out all the bubbles. It worked great. Just becareful not to get any oil in the tank. I applied the spray away from the tank then used a rag to wipe up excess to prevent accidental exposure.

Yep diatom. I have done some reading thats definitely what it is. It also started dying off and things are looking a lot better today.

fort, I do have an like some Ghost shrimp.... can you recommend a more approriate fertilizer for my tank? All the other advice thanks. I was sweatin having 15 no matter what.

I am using FloraPride. All my plants have new growth and good color. Maybe I should hover at 15-20 and keep dosing?

Great. I am pretty consistent at 15, even after PWCs. But I saw some people say 5 and I havent been able to get it that low. I had been adding a liquid fertilizer during PWCs. I think I may stop and see what happens. Thnaks for all the help.... again.

I have seen many combination threads and a couple of different numbers but not one that just answers this question. How much Nitrate is too much in a planted tank? How much Nitrate is too much in a plantless tank? Assuming tank is cycled.

times10. I am far from an expert. Believe me but I am currently using the heat method to clear up a slight Ich I caught quickly. It seems to be working great. I am a naturalist and do not like to add any chemicals to my tank. I have 13 live plants, all pretty new and they are dealing fine. My...

Update: My temp has been at 90 for a week. As I said the spots on the male marci went away about 2 days ago. Last night I noticed spots on my female Marci Rainbow. It was my understanding that the parasitic form of Ich did not take to a host above 86 degrees. I am positive the female had no...

8 weeks

I am runninghte tank at 90 and the fish seem to be handling it ok. All of the spots are now gone. I am doing 15 gallon water changes every other day. But my water is getting very brown much quicker than usual. Zags suggested removing some from the tank and looking at it. I did and it looks...

The water in the cup is not brown.

I am undergoing a saltless heat treatment also. ALl the whitesopts are gone. One question I have is my tank seems to be getting dirtier quicker. I am doing everyother day wather changes with the temp at 90. Fish are doing well and dealing with the high temp but my water is browning much more...