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Pippin

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  1. Thanks David So with cleaning the canister just a dunk in the aquarium water in a bucket is ok to remove all excess gunk and not upset bacteria stability?
  2. 3x per week how big is your tank and what filtration. I am going to have the juwel internal and thinking of an fx5.
  3. I am having lake Malawi cichlids. So if I am doing about 25% I don't really need to worry about distal long first then?
  4. I have read that you need to distill or leave the water in a container for 48 hours before putting into tank for a water change so that co2 goes etc. I have always done a slow top up direct from my hose etc. I now the ph will be different but I will have sand and rocks keeping ph up. I live in Auckland what is the best way to water change? Ty.
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    I can't decide what filter to get for my juwel 450L tank. External Cichlid tank. Need some good advice on what would be best as the tank will be average stocked. TY
  6. I am setting up a new Lake Malawi Cichlid tank, they are messy so I am going to add an external filter to help with the standard one with my tank. I am using a Juwel 450l tank. What would you recommend?
  7. Thanks for the great advice. It is appreciated. Is a mixture of mainly rocks with a couple of bits of coral ok?
  8. I am decommissioning my tank and looking to set up a LM tank. I have a Juwel 450l with no external filter so will need to guest one - any req? Also what are some good Malawi fish that don't get to big? Plus any other advice, website recommendations. Will be using sand and rocks but also thinking of a couple of bits of coral is this a good idea? Thanks for any advice
  9. I have a new 450l tank cycling for 5 weeks all going well then it crashed, not overstocked, no plants, ammonia high one it has gone very green cloudy, never had this happen before. I don't have an air pump yet and still considering a 2nd external filter.
  10. Hi I have been cycling my new juwel 450ltank for a month and it is quite "dirty" and murky a bit, a lot of green and brown algae. Do I need a 2nd external filter any help appreciated.
  11. New 450L tank cycled 2 weeks everything ok but I have brown algae, no plants in tank only some fish.
  12. Thanks Hamster but I am a Jaffa to far to post :mbh:
  13. Thanks what colour stones would you recommend
  14. I am getting a new 450l tank for SA cichlids (made the choice thanks for the feedback) I have a couple of questions. 1: Is a curved front glass tank (jewel 450) ok or is the flat better is there any differences? 2: Can you get white gravel somewhere else than pet shop etc as it will be quite expensive. 3: What is are the best hiding places for a ghost knife. 4: Where are some good pics of SA tanks to get some ideas. Thanks for help, advice. Mark
  15. Well I am still confused but have enjoyed reading the posts and other topics. Any good books or web pages you would rec?
  16. Thanks for the feedback you have given me some fish to investigate. Sizes were litres but will look at measurements as well. :cofn:
  17. Hi I am looking to get a new aquarium and get wet with Cichlids. However there is so much crap to filter through on the web, I want to know which is the best or main differences in keeping either SA or African and the pros and cons etc. Also optimim tank size - I know big is best but 240, 350 or 450 are my options which is most suitable. TY Mark
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