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Ok - this may sound silly, but I have a big aquarium in the same room as a home recording studio. It's a Marineland JetStream system, using overflows and a sump (at Tidepool2). The sump sits under the tank in a stand that has doors on the front and is open on the back. The tank itself is...

Ok I'm really at a loss here.. w/o taking up too much space, a brief overview: 1. 125G tank, 81deg, ph=8.2, NH3=0, N02=0, N03=20, gH and Kh are acceptable range (didn't test today) weekly 25% water changes. 2. a little over a month ago, one of my 4" male c.moorii had some kind of injury...

Based on my thread for help with my c.moorii who ha a red/swollen fin, I've come to the conclusion that the problem here is one of two things: 1. a secondary infection from an injury 2. a parasite. The fish has had this ailment for 3 weeks now, at first I treated with Melafix, but that didn't...

What do you all think provides better bio filtration? A trickle filter or a wet/dry with a biowheel? I currently have one of those TidePool biowheel/sump systems.. it works nicely, but I'd like a larger sump. was looking at different DIY articles on building wet-dry systems, as well as trickle...

I posted this on another site, but haven't had any responses of note.. I'll try here. (please excuse me if it's not "proper" to post the same question on multiple online forums) My original post was: New 125g tank, salinity 21%, NH3/N02 at 0ppm, N03 at 10ppm. pH is 8.2.. substrate is...

Quick story of my day.. Start a 30g water change.. Pull out the ol' Python. Get the water out.. Start filling 'er back up.. ran upstairs..got distracted upstairs.. came back downstairs (hmm, 45minutes later maybe?) OH SH*T!! splish splash baby.. ran to the hardware store around the corner and...

Strange question I guess - does cranking a subwoofer, and or having people playing Congas and Electric Bass in the same room or nearby to a large tank (125g, probaby not relevant I'm sure) "upset" the fish? Do they "hear" or just feel vibrations?

I'm all set to put my new fish from armkes.com into the tank.. they're floating right now to acclimate to the temp.. just curious - what's the best way to acclimate them to the water paramaters w/o mixing the shipping water into the tank? They are in bags sealed with metal clips that are...

OK - over the past 21 days, I spent the first 14 days doing a fishless cycle on a 125g tank.. It got the point after 14 days where I could put 5ppm NH3 into the tank, and 8 hours later, it would all be gone, and N02 would all be gone. N03 would of course continue to build up... Since I don't...

Hi - I'm in the process of finishing up a fishless cycle.. normally on established tanks, when I do my nitrite tests (the test tube/color kind) I drop the 5drops of reagent into the test tube, and it turns a sky blue immediately (the 0ppm reading), and stays that way (you're supposed to wait 5...

Ok - this has always bugged me about those test kits - (test tubes/ color charts) -you hold the tube up to the white background to get a reading - but, do you press it directly against the white or just hold it above? pressing it against the white always makes the color look brighter than...

I currently use a Tidepool2 BioWheel sump system: http://www.marineland.com/products/consumer/con_tidepool.asp I'm wondering how I could best increase my sump size while still utilizing this system? Maybe get a Rubbermaid bucket, and somehow cut out the bottom of the Tidepool and somehow cement...

I've seen salinity and pH testers in electronic form - put some water in, it gives a digital reading.. is there any such device that will give you a digital readout for all the values that aquarists care about? pH, salinity, GH, KH, NH3, N02, N03? If anybody knows of such a device, do tell!

I see these things around, people listing them in use on their tanks - I've never had one myself, never particularilly thought I had a need for one - why do people choose to get them and are they generally considered a wise and necessary investment?

Ok - this is an offshoot of the thread I started on how to calculate volume of NH3 to create 5ppm.. The story: a 125g setup being cycled "fishless". salts/minerals/ph were all set, water was dechlorinated. I added about a half gallon or so of thick sponge mud from an established tank, a piece...

I'm reading this article on fishless cycling: http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/fishless_cycling.php and it states: I have a 125g tank which I want to cycle in this manner. I have an ammonia solution (no additives) that's 10% NH3. Is there a way to determine how much of this solution I...

Is there such a thing, like an odometer for pumps, that would attach between a sump and its return line that would measure gallons of water pumped?

Hi - I've recently setup a 125g Marineland JetStream system - with the dual input/output tubes. (i'm still in the setup phase, trying to get the sump/jetstream working properly) They use a "overflow control rod" which is just a length of hollow tubing that goes up or down into the tube which...