Recent content by Sleeveless

I was looking at a spray bar to cover more equally across the aquarium. Noise isn't an issue though. The duck bills are so direct that they give a good bit of flow, but distribution I feel is limited because of how directional they are. I liked the waterfall too. It was peaceful to me. Wife...

Maybe polishing was the incorrect term to use. I just use the fluval quick clear pads in conjunction with the chemipure blue. There are a couple things I was looking to accomplish with a smaller backup. I'll see if I can further explain: 1. Water is clear. FX4 is running with valve at 75% as...

Good call. I do have a thick plastic trim on the Aqueon tank. Was even a little struggle getting the FX4 hangers over it.

I would run it 24/7. It would also help a dead zone I have on that side of the tank where some algae builds up (thats a whole different topic that is getting better though)

The AC50 is $53 right now and I get 15% off with the Petco program I subscribe to so was just looking in that direction. Where the cost would get go up is the AC100 which is more expensive, but spec'ed for the tank size. If I don't need that high of a turnover due to the limited use of the...

On my 75g, I have a Fluval FX4 with the intake/output on the left side of the tank. The outputs face 1 to fire to the right side of the tank and the 2nd 90 degrees off that one to fire to the front. I have Purigen and polishing media in the fx4, but if there is ever a need to treat the tank...

I had about 15 Amano in my tank. Many died and I think I have only about 5 or 6 left. I want to add more since I got my tank issues under control.

I'm in MD as well. I joined a group that meets in Perry Hall I think. Just their FB page though. Haven't joined the actual club because meetings are more than an hour from my house and that is hard on a weeknight. I can't remember if it's the same club you mentioned or not. EDIT: Found it...

I put 7 in my tank a few months back, but think 1 didn't make it. I can always count 6 at feeding, but can never seem to get the 7. They are fast so I could just be missing it. Either way, these are such cool fish. Probably my favorite yet. The way they just decide "ehh, I'm going to fall...

The piece I have is quite large, but would hollow out the center on the bottom and possible attach a stone to it that way.

I ended up with the natural wood. These fake are going back. I may have to find a way to keep it at the bottom though. I'm soaking it now, but it is just floating. May have to adhere some rock to it or something like Whistlingbadger mentioned.

I am returning it. I got some driftwood yesterday though to replace it. Soaking it now so it will eventualy sink.

So here is an interesting ask: I recently replaced a faded fake rock in my aquarium with a fake root looking piece of decor I found on Amazon and had decent reviews. The link of what I bought is below. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VGFHW2L?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title This has been in my...

House of Tropicals has been around for decades. They are the go to's in MD. It is an older and dilapidated looking place, but have only ever seen positive reviews about them. They seem to know their stuff and have a ton of fish and hardware. The times I've been in there I couldn't see...

I know many will chime in and mention you should be doing larger water changes. I do 50% weekly after reading and getting a ton of advice on this forum. Larger change will help remove more waste and other possible causes of increased GH/KH. I've also never had accurate PH on a test strip. I...