Thanks a lot!! Jack
Giancarlo Podio wrote: Gosh I’ve seen these fish eat just about anything short of a Big-Mac
Personally I prefer flake/pellets and frozen foods for most carnivours and the occasional fresh veggie. Not always easy to keep or breed […]
Well Magnums come in floor standing models too. Magnums are closer to diatom/micron filters than traditional canister filters. Most of the volume inside a Magnum is unused while traditional canister use pretty much all the volume to hold media of various kinds.
As you can see in the photos, the Magnums use the […]
Beverly, it sounds to me like your ballast has been possibly damaged by a power surge. Compact Fluorescents don’t use starters so there’s nothing more to the whole fixture than a switch, ballast and bulbs. Do try to mount perhaps an old bulb you may have to make sure the bulb […]
Mostly an old myth…
While it’s true that plants go through a “respiration” period during the night, the amount of CO2 they release and O2 they consume is minimal compared to the amount of gas exchages taking place in a normally setup aquarium (one with some surface movement). In your case, […]
the floor type canister?.
Giancarlo Podio wrote: Keep in mind that Magnums don’t have the same media volume as similar sized canisters. They are great for polishing water, mechanical filtration and using carbon as needed. I’d put a traditional canister in place as […]
Keep in mind that Magnums don’t have the same media volume as similar sized canisters. They are great for polishing water, mechanical filtration and using carbon as needed. I’d put a traditional canister in place as the second/biological filter.
Hope that helps Giancarlo Podio, LMD
thanks!, I did add my canister and WOW what a different!. I’m thinking about buying another HOT magnum to replace my one whisper 60 filter very soon!. Thanks for your great help!. Jack
Giancarlo Podio wrote: Hi Jack,
A canister has the […]
Hi Jack,
A canister has the main advantage of being able to hold a lot more media than other forms of filtration. If you are going with a large tank housing large fish, there will be quite a large amount of particulate and organic waste being generated. A single canister can hold […]
In that case… 20 gallons should be fine for a dwarf cichlid. They can be sensitive to heavy metals so make sure your tap water conditioner takes care of that. He’ll become less shy with time, I’m sure you’ll be able to get a picture soon.
I wonder how the fish store came […]
Me too, never heard of a Ram Angelfish… Perhaps if you post a photo of it someone will be able to identify it properly for you.
Generally speaking an angelfish will outgrow a 20 gallon as an adult but you may have some time on your hands if you purchased a small specimen.
Giancarlo […]