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All; Iam looking for a small reliable submersible pump that I can do to do PWCs with. Any recommendations would be very welcome. Thank you Dave

Epilogue and Lessons learned: yesterday evening my wife pointed out that she had noticed that the blue striped Malawai Cichlid was chasing the other fish around. Now this had been predicted by an earlier post but I had denied it because I hadn't actually seen this behavior manifest in the tank...

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ok thank you, I just retested a min a go and its gone down to about .15 I would estimate. I have also added an airstone. I had read on here that that might help grow the nitrobacteria that eat the Nitrate. I will retest in the am and if its still not zero I will do another pwc. Thank you Dave

78 is where mine is as well. Its a tropical tank no GF. Anyone else?

Ok did 50% water change on 36gln bf tank this am and now the Nitrite is .25ppm. I also added a new AC50 hang on filter with Purigen not the carbon that comes with it. I swear within 20 mins the water was clearer and looks awesome now the fish seem to float. I cut out the filter material from the...

Can I get an idea as to what the temp should be on a community tank? Thank you Dave

Pet Smart Sterling Va Yes, its a great store, I highly recommended it. If you don't get out much then order from Aquarium Fish: Tropical Freshwater Fish and Saltwater Fish for Home Aquariums. Theya re awesome!

Like i said earlier i have observed them for a long time and havent seen them be agressive to any of the other fish. They are beautiful, if thats the case i will have to choose teh cichlids over the others, they are just cool and beautiful. The nipping took place overnite the tank is in my...

Sorry about the typos im on an ipad.

Its a 36 gallon bowfront. The shark is tiny and spends mostofhistime on the bottomorchasing himslef against the glass. Its puzzling i wouldnever have suspected the zebra danios. The Beat was gorgeous and had the longest fins i have ever seen now he can barly swim, its sad. The shark is albino...

I have never seen any aggressiveness from any ofthe cichlids. They are by far the most beautiful and interesting of them all by far. If worst comes to wore i will go with all cichkida entually. Its like having saltwater fish without all the reef hassle.

More data They are small zebra danios, not sure what type of algae cat it is though.thanks

Any idea what would chew up my fancy guppys tail fin as well as my Beta fins? It seems to only happen at night. I have sat and observed the tank during the day and none of them attack them during the day. This is a new tank most fish are small. Heres whats in the tank Malawai cichlids guppys...

Just tested this am, after 50% water change last eve, Nitrites still at .25pm. Iam leaving it alone for a few days to see what happens now.

Ok Just tested Nitrites and they were at .25pm so I just finished a 50% Water change and we will see what it looks like tomorrow. Here is the video I did of the tank this weekend. Enjoy. http://www.vimeo.com/20412603

Hi Tracey I have a Fluval 405 Canister and a Aqueon 30 that runs nonstop. I did a 50% change yesterday and a 25% this am. Iam about to test Nitrates again at 630pm to see if there is any change. I hope I am almost done this is a workout! Cheers Dave

LoL Same tank same circumstances save, the fish didn't die off, that would mean that money would have to be expensed to replace them. I would have remembered that as money was extremely tight in our house, we had a .50 cent allowance every two weeks and that actually went quite a ways back then...

Thanks Aaron, just realized that you are in the Uk, what part? I have been to Oxford and London, LOVED it!

Thanks Aaron I appreciate the response. I appreciate the Nitrite advice as well. The fish business as well as the husbandry science has indeed come a long way in 40 plus years and there is a remedy and gadget for everything, its a bit overwhelming and I have a BS degree. :) I am happy the fish...

Hi, My name is Dave, I just turned 50 and for my Bday gift I got myself a 36 Gl Aqueon bowfront tank. My wife thinks Iam crazy but my two kids love it and so do I. I had my first 10 gallon aquarium from G.C. Murphy Co. back in 1970 or so. I took it home set it up and all I ever added was...

Yes the one by Target, they have a Huge selection and great tanks and clear water. You asked if they would survive two hours I would say of course. This week I ordered eight fish from Aquarium Fish: Tropical Freshwater Fish and Saltwater Fish for Home Aquariums . They survived the 28 hour trip...

Marine Scene is by far the best was just there this week, its small but fantastic and the people are wonderful. They have been there for at least ten years. I remember taking my son there in 2004 after Nemo came out, he wanted to see real Nemo Clown fish. Its in an industrial warehouse not...

This Petsmart has by far the largest selection of fish including african cichlids that I have ever seen. Their tanks and water are crystal clear and the people are great. Stay away from the Reston store its much smaller and tanks are filthy.