Recent content by Midas

I did a poll on this last month...  not sure how to reference a previous string.  Sand, Gravel Or Bare Bottom? Started by Midas, Oct 11 2013 04:22 PM  

  So that's what I am worried about with sand, my big Midas Cichlid did this with the beach rocks and sometimes created a "dune" over the filter intake.  If it were sand it would no doubt get into the filer.  I love the way sand looks but for my fish its unfortunately not a good choice. 

This is a great poll, and hope more people will post what they do as I regretfully throw them in the trash.  My fish are too big for the toilet and living in NYC, I have no yard or garden.  I just looked up and my fish are giving me a very odd and outright creepy stare.  No doubt I feel really...

The beach rock is huge compared to the gravel.  I put a picture up a couple of posts ago on this string page 1.  I just went to this store pacificnyc.com‎ , which was very cool with some very interesting fish but the guy there talked me out of getting sand as he said my type of fish love to dig...

Oh man I can't decide.  I don't think I have ever been more indecisive, I keep changing my mind. I am thinking about going and getting the sand but then feeling like I will regret it and wish I had my bb back since that's so easy to keep clean.  Meanwhile I got two buckets of beach rock just...

I have a Fluval FX5 for my 125 gallon which works good.  Looks like they got an FX6 out now... http://www.fluvalaquatics.com/ca/product/A219-fx6-high-performance-canister-filter/   I have had very good experience with mine over the last 4 years or so.  If I were to get another big tank, I would...

Well the study stated this early on   ... aquarists across the world have spent countless hours arguing the relative pros and cons of various aquarium designs. Passion for our hobby is good, but these arguments are meaningless and a waste of time; it is impossible to make an informed decision on...

Interesting, thanks Chad.  I thought this paragraph was most helpful:   Overall death rates were roughly twice as high in aquaria with shallow sediments as in deep sediment treatments. The highest overall death rates were seen in aquaria with shallow coarse sediments over a plenum, and the...

Here is an older picture with the beach rock. 

Lots of good points in here, thanks.  I went and priced out sand at the lfs but they told me "white" may not be a good choice for me because the fish may become lighter in color.  Is this true?  I generally don't believe anything a lfs says.  Check out this picture of my midas cichlid.  I would...

http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/425660-think-i-got-myself-into-some-trouble/   Well I think so, I posted this when I moved a couple weeks ago and the Nitrates are still quite high. 

I have been having trouble keeping the ammonia out of my tank.  I have ruled out just about everything except the food.  I have large South American Cichlids.  I feed them Tetra Cichlid Jumbo Sticks.  The fish love them but I am thinking maybe this is causing the poor water quality.  I also give...