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I am adding a new canister filter with a UV sterilizer to an existing tank. The tank is 37 gallon with a Aquaclear HOB filter. Only a few fish in the tank. I will be keeping both filters and add more fish in a while. Question is how will the "good" bacteria get into the canister filter? should I...

Ok been doing more reading on the net. I think fora 37 gallon tank with an AC 70 adding an Eheim 2217 might cause too much flow/turbulence for the fish. So I am thinking either 2213 or 2215? Thoughts? Sent from my iPad using Aquarium Advice

thanks for the replies. another question. With the AC 70 and the Eheim 2217 running together in a 37 gallon tank will the water movement be too much for the fish? Should I get a 2215 instead?

I currently have a 37 gallon tank with an Aquaclear 70. I am considering adding a canister filter. reason is back up filtration (had motor die on Aquaclear and had to replace which left tank un filtered for a few days) and I want to add a UV sterilizer and figured it would be best on the outlet...

I have a relatively new Aquaclear 70 that has recently been making noise intermittently. I have cleaned out the impeller and it persists. I was considering just getting a Cascade canister filter as I heard they were good and quite. But before spending a hundred bucks thought I would ask here...

i do once per week

I have a water softener also. No issue thus far (6 months)

What about well water with no chlorine? I assume one could rinse out ther filter media in clean, unconditioned well water and not harm the BB?

Was going to try the purigen in my Aquaclear 70. A couple questions 1) the literature says helps reduce ammonia. Will artificially lowering the ammonia not starve my good bacteria? 2) will a pack of the 100 mlk size be good for the Aquaclear 70? I will have (starting from the bottom) one...

thanks. tank is 37 gallon. have (in addition to the now one ram) 7 zebra danio, 4 platyies and one pleco

so i added two golden balloon body to my tank. 5 days later one lost all color and died. other seems fine. ammonia is 0, nitrites 0, nitrate on Sat was less than 5 ppm. but did the weekly water change. any ideas what happened? want to get replacement, but want to know what happened first.

thanks, nice tank!!!

Tetra 1990 - How big is your tank? I am thinking of adding a couple fish and was looking at Bolivian Rams

I have about a 3 inch pleco in my 37 gallon tank. How do I know if it is getting enough food? It never comes out during the day, sometimes I see it hanging on glass in the evening after the lights are out. during the day just hangs out upside down on the driftwood.

thanks, but I do not have a pet nanny and we are in the boonies. Any timed release feedings available? automatic feeders? etc that one would recommmend?

I am sure this has been covered, but I couldn't find it. How do you feed your fish when you travel for say 4 days to a week or two weeks?

thanks, so two sponges rather than one sponge and two bio-max? Is the Fluval bio-max better than the aquaclear or is it about the same? I have read that the carbon is a waste unless there is a specific reason to use for a short period of time

All, I have a Aquaclear 70. I have read all over this forum different ideas of what to put in, two sponges, no carbon, two bio max, Fluval biomax etc. Wanted to know what everyone has in their filters and how they are doing keeping their tanks clean and healthy.

Thanks, will killing the algae hurt the pleco by removing it's food source? Anything negative to the UV? I assume it leaves the good bacteria alone.

I have set up a 37 gallon tank. Cycled, fish are good and appear healthy. But there is a green tinge to the water (I assume Algae).I have a plaeco and 4 platys. I plan to add school of 8 tetra. My questions are: 1) Will adding a UV sterilizer get rid of the Algae without hurting the fish and...

Sorry, NITRATES are 10 ppm, NITRITES are near zero.

New to this aquarium thing. Got this mainly for the kids as something interesting and different for them to look at. I have a 37 gallon tank with 6 platys that I am using to cycle the tank. I think the cycle should be done in a couple weeks (ammonia is about 0.25 ppm, nitrates are zero and...

thanks, I am cycling with 5 platys. Will do a water change today. About how long does the cycle take? heard up to 6 weeks!!!

OK, got a API test kit. Ammonia reads between 0.25 and 0.5 PPM. Nitrate and nitrites at zero. Added a cap full of Seachem to tank. I guess I should do a 10 to 20% water change today.

B Thanks that makes sense. Ammonia did rise, but is staying in the safe zone per the strips. I ordered the API test kit. So I plan to test as us suggest, if OK add a couple more fish and wait. Hopefully I will get to a critical fish mass to get the ammonia up a bit and the cycle to start. thanks