Recent content by DGJ

Thanks for this. I will get some vinegar tomorrow and do rhat

Tank has been set up for 5 months now. Parameters are fine and fully cycled. was crystal clear up until 2 months ago. Now it’s just constantly like this. If anything the majority of the particles look like tiny micro bubbles also doing another water change now and noticed white build up on...

I took everything out of the tank at the start of the week and deep cleaned it all, vacuumed the sand, scrubbed the rocks. What can I do if it is mineral issues? Would a surface skimmer be a benefit?

Hey - yes I cleaned everything top to bottom, rinsed all pads and the balls and rings in the bags. threw away the floss and replaced at the top and bottom.

Hi Everyone, Having a real hard time with the water clarity in my tank, been like this for a few months now and no matter what I do I just can’t get it clear. I have added a 2nd filter and a power head so I currently have: 1 x sunsun304b 1 x ciano internal filter that comes with the emotions...

This guy seems pretty chilled, the yellow lab and strawberry peacock are worse for chasing. Added a 2nd strawberry peacock and had to remove him after a day as he was getting hammered by the older one 🥺

Hey everyone, Im struggling for the past 3-4 weeks with algae on the tank walls, wood and plants. move tried limiting the light but it’s a balancing act as the plants started getting white tips. I have 2 x Siamese algae eaters in the tank, should I add more? im doing 2 x 50% water changes a...

Here’s the rockwork in the tank

It's all cichlids. yellow lab blue zebra mbuna jewel blue peacock strawberry peacock Frontosa Venustus Ruby Red Jacob 2 x OB Peacock 4 Clown Loach Red Tail Shark 120 x 50x 60 - 60 Gallons Fully cycled, has been cycling about 2 months, water parameters are all good. Will take a photo of...

Just started Cichlid tank on Friday and everything was vey calm and tranquil for the first few days, today I've noticed the strawberry peacock is now asserting himself and pushing everyone around chasing them. Will this continue forever or is he just cementing his place as Tank boss and will...