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  1. cichlid.greenhorn

    Need Help ID'ing some growth

    First pic on the right side of the green rock. Second pic growing all over intake tube. It's greyish in color. South American predator tank. Java fern only plants, 10 hrs of light daily. Any ideas? Should I just pull it out and clean or is it harmless? Been growing about two weeks now.
  2. cichlid.greenhorn

    Swords are getting chewed up...

    Someone is eating all my amazon swords in my tank. Does anyone know who it could be? 125 gal. W/ Jack dempsey Red devil Texas cichlid 4 tinfoil barbs Common pleco Any help would be appreciated, please don't attack me about my stocking list. They get along fine and are taken care of...
  3. cichlid.greenhorn

    Eco-complete question

    I just bought a 20 pound bag of Eco-complete substrate, for my 20 gallon planted tank. Just wondering if I should layer with sand or mix? Or just pure eco-complete only. The tank will be a RCS breeder tank with low light plants.
  4. cichlid.greenhorn

    how long to "prime" sponge filter

    How long to prime My sponge filter in my established tank? Have a female endler about to give birth, and want to try the seprate tank method for rasing fry.
  5. cichlid.greenhorn

    Where do you get your driftwood?

    Just wondering about a good website to order large prices of driftwood at a reasonable price. Where do you shop? Thanks
  6. cichlid.greenhorn

    Gravel cleaning

    I was cleaning over 100 lbs of gravel last night for my 125g. When I realized I'm cleaning gravel to crystal clear quality just so my fish can poop in it. Haha, we treat our fish like kings, I think I take better care of my fish than myself. Plus they are the first thing I go to see when I get...
  7. cichlid.greenhorn

    New 125 gallon Oscar build

    Just bought a 125 gallon tank last night. Hope to start setting up soon for 2-3 oscars and a pleco. Have 2 emperor 400's and a fluval 306 for filtration. Got the tank, glass tops, stand, light and the emperors all for 200$. So I think just be needing substrate and a heater? Was thinking sand...
  8. cichlid.greenhorn

    ich/ick healing nicely

    Ok, so bought some small convicts a week ago And one got ich the next day. I treated with increased heat and salt, this is day two with no visual ich on him. When should I bring the heat down? Also do I just set my heater lower all at once or a little at a time? No fatalities yay!!! Thanks, I...
  9. cichlid.greenhorn

    New to planted tanks?

    Ok, so I have an established 55 gal cichlid tank. And was recently gifted another 55, so I'm trying to start a planted community tank with rcs, cherry barbs and guppies. I'm just wondering if my setup will do for a bit (1-3 months) until I can put more money into it. I currently have 3 guppies...
  10. cichlid.greenhorn

    Id please

    First one is a deep purple, and has two egg spots. Second is albino, but with no pink tones pure white. One egg spot. Having some aggression issues, need to know what I have before I can pass judgement.
  11. cichlid.greenhorn

    big male greshaki won't eat NLS

    Just switched from a flake diet to nls 1mm pellets, About 5 days ago. Noticed my largest male ( a greskaki) wont come to the top to eat. So yesterday I tried flake, he came right up. Has anyone experienced this problem? I was trying to switch to nls because I thought it was supposed to be the...
  12. cichlid.greenhorn

    Removing undergravel filter in stocked tank?

    I need to remove a under gravel filter from my tank, and have some questions. So, should i: 1) pull out decor and do a gravel vac down to 50% water level, then remove ugf? 2) remove decor and remove ugf then do a 50% water change while its stirred up? Also I will have to add more substrate...
  13. cichlid.greenhorn

    Filtration options?

    I just got my fish their Xmas present, its a canister filter. This is my first canister, and was wondering if I should run my hob filter & the canister? Or just the canister? I know theres no such thing as too much filtration but, to run both I will have to cut my hood. It's a 55 gallon cichlid...
  14. cichlid.greenhorn

    help - Plant substrate made my water cloudy!

    Just put new planted substrate in my 55 gallon, wanted to release guppies into the tank but it still has not settled. It's cloudy, and I was wondering if it was safe to release or should I wait? Thanks
  15. cichlid.greenhorn

    just got 55 gallon free

    A freind at work just gave me an old 55 gallon out of his garage. Best part is it looks good, no scratches complete hood and working light. Already cleaned it and set it up. Has some media from my mbuna tank running thru it with a penguin bio wheel 200 right now. Kinda want a planted tank cause...
  16. cichlid.greenhorn

    ID?

    From the mixed tank. Almost 3" little yellow in dorsal fin. Albino, help please.
  17. cichlid.greenhorn

    Just bought fluval 306

    Have been researching canisters performance and price. Found a fluval 306 for 110$ free shipping. It will be a great upgrade to my 55 gallon tank. (Currently running on hot filters)This is my first canister, what are some good media choices for my tank. I currently have 6 Mbuna and 1 pleco All...
  18. cichlid.greenhorn

    greenhorn just arrived!

    Just started a 55 gal fw tank last month. Lots of UPS and downs, pulled off a successful 100% water change with no fatalities. I have a low ph problem, I don't wanna raise the ph to fast. Currently is at 6.0, using api ph up every day to raise it slowly. But every time I pwc it drops...
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