Recent content by tywright19

Just thought I'd let you know that I started using SeaChem Prime, rather than API Stress Coat, and the cloudy water issue seems to have resolved it's self. After doing 40-50% changes every other day, I have nitrates down to around 10ppm, but I'm struggling to get it down to 0-5ppm. I assume...

Hi again, I took your advice and have started to increase my water change schedule. Yesterday, I did a 50% water change, and today I did another 30% change to try and get my nitrates down as low as possible. I noticed after each change however, that the water appeared unusually cloudy, as if a...

The tank I'm looking to buy is 120x40x55cm, so yes its a 4 footer. Thank you so much for all your advice! it's been very helpful to me.

The stuff you mentioned about pheromones is really interesting so thanks very much for sharing that info. Is there any visual way of determining aggression then? The fish do not seem to cower from one another or flare up so I always assumed that they were compatible. Will upgrading to a 70g tank...

The fish are not yet fully grown. The angelfish is about 4 inches and the pike and Bichir are about 6. I should point out that the pike is a Crenicichla Lucius which from what I've read, maxes out at around 6-8 inches. I agree with you that the tank is too small for them in the long term which...

I will admit, the tank is quite heavily stocked. I also have a small pike cichlid in there, along with a small Senegal Bichir. However, I plan on upgrading to a 70 gallon in a few months so this setup is only temporary. Nevertheless, I want to make sure my filtration and circulation is adequate...

Hi everyone, I have a 30 (ish) gallon tank, measuring 100x30x40cm, but am currently struggling to understand how to properly circulate the water. I have read and been told numerous times that the filter should have an output per hour that is at least 5 times the volume of the tank (ideally...