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yup that'll screw you up everytime - call something red when it's orange or blue. My (orange) red zebra is the most aggessive in my tank, chasing the others anytime they swim past his hiding spot. for a good site to see the different colours of male/female ... http://www.african-cichlid.com...

not sure if that bulb would help the algae or not - i will let others with more expertise weigh in on this, but likely 12 hours is too much. Myself, i have plant light as i have plants (and algae) and am installing a timer tonight to cut the light on for a few hours in the morning, then off and...

with no plants in there currently requiring light - how long each day is your light on and what kind of light do you use? You could reduce the number of hours your light is on or use the siesta method of turning your light off for a few hours in the middle of each day assuming your tank is not...

Ok for what it's worth, here's my test results before and after a 50% water change: Ph - before 8.0 - after 7.8 Ammonia - before 0.25 ppm - after 0 Nitrite - before 0.25 ppm - after 0 Nitrate - before 40 ppm - after 20 ppm

I will test the water chemistry tonight and post. As for the cycling of the tank, i read lots of forums and posts many saying to do a fishless cycle, many saying to use fish and both citing good reasons for their arguments. In the end, i did the following - i put the tetras from my starter tank...

Thanks. I'm going to cut back the light to 8 hours a day (likely noon - 8pm) and add a power head to increase circulation. I've already cut out the "micro nutrients" for the plants. Apocalypse Now huh? Funny that's my favourite movie of all time but never really thought of it in regards to...

Hello, i've just started an aquarium and am having difficulty keeping it clean or at least clean looking. It seems that almost every 2 days i am suctioning off the bottom to get rid of fish poop etc. The rocks all have a nice layer of algae growing on them and the glass - well thank god for a...

Hi all. I'm fairly new to the whole aquarium/aquatic plants thing. I've read through most of the beginners resource section in both planted and tropical fish sections and would still like to pose my question as I find between these forums, the lfs and the rest of that vast space we call the...

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thanks for the advice. Cheers!

hey thanks. yup, the eheim 2075 (good for up to 160 USG) is what was recommended to me by the fish store girl - not sure of the difference between this and the 2217 but i will investigate further. sand i think is definitely the way i will go although the wife fell in love with a few tanks that...

Just wanted to say hi and thanks. I've always dreamed about having a decent aquarium and i'm well on my way now. I've finally got a decent spot to put it and after reading a few of your topics, i'm fairly confident that i can make a go of it with help from the other enthusiasts on this forum...