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Welcome! I live in Clarksville too, just off of Great Star Dr and Rt. 32. Hopefully we can touch base. You have a collection of Africans from Lake Malawi. They come from two of the main groups of Malawi cichlids called mbuna and haps, short for haplochromines. In the long run, most opt to...

I'll bring a bag or two of vallisneria.

To the OP, I also agree you tank is very under stocked to have a nitrate problem especially with plants. Even with a soon to be introduced school of cardinals. What are your nitrate numbers? Are they at levels to impact fish health? I also agree that it would be preferable to do weekly water...

Do you have a nitrate problem? Water changes every week or two will usually take care of it unless you've got high nitrate levels in your tap water. Most of the discussion I've seen on the topic says that water changes are beneficial to replace trace elements in the water and adding a nitrate...

Yes!!! I took a lot of the ideas for my fishroom from the last time Dan came to speak to us (dehumidistat and vent fan, constant temperature water mixing valve, multiple drains around the room, electrical outlets at 3.5' off the floor, importance of leaving space behind tanks...) I am sure...

Hey Jesse - In case you are still considering, here's a picture of one of the racks in my fishroom. The one by the door is a 40br/40br/75 and the ceiling is only 7'2" high. I used 2x4's for the same reasons Tony indicated -- they are cheap and easy to work with. I laid the bottom 2x4 flat to...

I missed the last couple with conflicts. I will NOT miss this one. Been looking forward to it for quite a while.

We were having some humidity issues in our basement with all the rain a couple months back. The fish room is vented, but the storage room where the sump pump is located was getting a little stinky. I bought a dehumidifier which took care of the issue in a day, but also a humidity monitor. If...

I siphoned about 35 gallons of water onto my basement carpet once. Rented a carpet cleaner from Giant and it sucked up most of the water. Threw some baking soda down and fans for a few days and it was fine. No stain, no smell, no mold.

Looks like you guys are making good progress! One thing to consider is that if you go with the stacked tanks and still want to go with a sump, you'll either need to design your stand and sump ahead of time. You'll also need to either have a common sump or room for two systems. It's possible...

I think you mean a ball valve and not a check valve. Perhaps you are confusing the home depot folks. Is this what you want? HD has them, they are in the plumbing and pvc aisle and are white with orange handles mostly. You'll need to choose between a slip fitting (needs to attach with pvc...

It didn't sound like you were going to do a lot of custom building. There are ways to quiet down the systems, but it's relative. For a living room display, you might want to go see someone's setup who claims to have a completely quiet sump. Reefers usually do the most work to quiet them down...

Hey Ethan - A combined sump would be great, but if you are not planning on doing the building yourself, I think it might be difficult to find what you want via retail. Another issue is the noise. I think you and your wife came to my house for some albino bristlenose cats. (Sorry, I can't...

+1 to Andrew

Thanks Loni! Just ordered two of the 110's.

Why do the Yankees care about fish food?!? :p

+1 on putting the name out publicly. I know most of the people posting personally and believe you all to be seasoned enough to understand that anecdotal evidence is inherently suspect, but valuable nonetheless. I brought home a good bit of food from the convention and don't want to be...

You should've combined it with Lake Victoria... :FIREdevil:

Very much looking forward to it! Congrats on a great idea and good luck.

A little late as the issue has already been decided, but as Tony keeps mostly africans, I don't think he'd want to use distilled water. Our fish like all the trace elements and stuff from the tap.