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Yeah thanks, I plan on it. Also going to be using some old aquarium water so that the bacteria doesn't die. I think that's my main concern; if the DIY flowerbox filter can turnover enough water to adequately filter the aquarium or not. I'll have all the proper biological, mechanical, and...

Oh yeah I'm goin for gold ;) Gonna buy a great flowerhorn from J4, that's why I'm not doing substrate and want adequate filtration without paying $200 on top of the hundreds I'm already spending. I was going to attempt to build this overhead sump with this planter box, using an airlift (pvc with...

More than $200??? I'm not looking to make some high quality acrylic sump, just one out of a flower box. Would run me around $40 max to build, not including whether I make it an airlift or use a submersible pump. But yes, that's my issue. Canisters like the Fluval 407 run at $220, so I'm curious...

Thank you but this isn't what I'm asking. I'm asking what's a good method of filtration for a 75 gallon tank. I have a 55 gallon with 2 HOBs, and I only brought up this slight debris problem because I think it would look worse if I did something similar in the 75 gallon. I know how to clean my...

So you think I should get 2 HOBs and a powerhead for the 75 gallon? I'm not concerned with my 55 gallon here, was just providing context with what I have currently.

I'm not necessarily new to fishkeeping, however, I've never had a tank this size. I have a 55 gallon with 2 HOB filters, but I'm not sure if a similar setup would work for a new 75g with a flowerhorn. I've considered building an overhead sump with a flower box and filter media but I'm not sure...

Yeah, that seems like the best idea, I believe I'm going to another Petco today for root tabs because the one I went to the other day was out. Wish me luck!

Well damn okay. I knew I probably wouldn't get ones THAT red, but I was definitely hoping for something close to it. I would be okay with ones that have a nice orange to them, but the ones that I saw were more of a clear, (like the first photo above) rather than orange. Whether these were...

Sounds perfect, I'm currently using the 20g for quarantine of a few Glofish I picked up for my 29g, so I'll check back on those embers and others when I visit fish stores. This particular one was a Petco, so it's good to know that they carry them because that typically means the other ones in...

Gotcha. Thanks for your help sorry for being such a pain in the ass LMAO. This is my first planted tank and I thought it would be an awesome project to have an Apistogramma Cacatouides with a matching red/orange shoul.

You think? I'll found a google photo of what they looked like in the shop vs. what I want them to look like. I also don't plan on doing a heavily planted tank especially considering I haven't bought my first live plant yet, probably more of a moderately planted tank. Do you think that would have...

My mistake it was seriouslyfish, I just brain farted. I saw those photos along with a few more that looked white-ish, which is why I was confused. https://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/hyphessobrycon-sweglesi/ But seeing as though you don't recommend these anyways, I guess it doesn't really...

Now that I'm looking at a few images on simplyfish, which do you think they would look like? The white is obviously not what I'm looking for. :/

Perfect, so how many H. sweglesi would you recommend with the single male A. cacatouides if I can get my hands on them? Worst comes to worst I know I can get ember tetras but the ones I saw didn't impress me at all so hopefully I don't have to resort to that.

It is indeed a 20g long. That's the thing, I am definitely after color. I want a schooling fish that matches (red or orange) the Apistogramma Cacatuoides fins, which is why I was looking into the serpae tetras, however I can see that they're fin nippers so I guess that's a no-go. The cave part...

I went to my LFS yesterday and found ember tetras, but they were very lackluster. These particular didn't have very good schooling behavior and were more of a tiny transparent orange fish. However, next to them was a nice school of Serpae Tetras, would you recommend these for the apistogramma...

You've been a great help, I plan on doing the Apistogramma with 15 ember tetras or boraras depending on what I can find locally. First, plants! I'm excited to dive into the world of planted tanks.

I have great heaters so the temperature isn't really an issue, but you're probably right about the smaller space not being good for two species of cichlids, I wasn't thinking of it that way. I've rewritten about 4 responses and I've answered my own questions every time with your info, so thank...

I recently cycled a 20g tank with just gravel seeded with beneficial bacteria from my other tanks. I have a 55g cichlid tank and a 29g glofish tank, both with fake plants. I've been looking into dwarf cichlids as an option for this tank, however many enjoy a planted tank which I'm okay with...

So if I didn't want the fry I should just leave them in there? I'm not necessarily keen on raising some random severum/polar parrot hybrid. I can't seem to find anyone with the same combination so I have no clue what these fish would look like. Should I be considering getting rid of the female...

I recently started a 55 gallon central american cichlid tank with the intent to upgrade to a 75 or 120 at some point. While I intended to have 2 blood parrots with the group, I saw a terribly taken care of Polar Blue Parrot at this one of the shops I check every week so I decided to take her...