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The rebuild kit arrived today and the gaskets were the problem. New gaskets were soft, pliable rubber and old ones were brittle and cracked. Not sure if the piston needed replacing as, aside from cosmetic signs of age, the old one seemed just as functional as the new one. I replaced the gaskets...

Here’s the response I got from a retail store. “Medo does not offer the gaskets separately outside of the kit. Typically in the time frame that you need to replace the gaskets, the piston will also need to be replaced. There are Teflon seals on the piston assembly that wear and a spring that...

Took it apart and it definitely needs a gasket/O ring. Issue is I can’t find the O ring without a rebuilt kit including the piston for $80. I have an email into a vendor to see if the gaskets are available without the piston.

My recollection is fuzzy as it’s been years since the pump was running my tanks, but I believe that was the first thing I checked. It certainly would be the cheapest fix. Based on sound only, it seems to be more of a mechanical issue, but I’ll look at the filter too when I take it apart...

Taking it apart is the next step. I recall the pump having the same problem some years back just before I shut down my fish room. I took it apart then and couldn’t identify anything amiss so didn’t repair it immediately, then the fish room shut down making the pump repair a non-priority. I’m...

I’ve got a Medo LA-45B. I’ve had it for years and it runs when I plug it in, but in a few minutes it starts rattling and not pumping. I’ve never repaired but I assume it’s a bladder or piston assembly. Trying to narrow it down. Anyone with experience would be helpful. Thanks!

There are a number of considerations when figuring out what to use as a sump. Mostly, you want enough room for your filter media tower, plus whatever other equipment you also want to put in there. Secondly, you want a big enough sump so that the evaporation between water changes will not leave...

It's not their natural habitat, but clown loaches do fine with rift lake africans, including mbuna. I've heard that they are susceptible to ich in soft water, low ph tanks. They've been extremely hardy in my 8.0+ ph hard water tanks with africans. Not one instance of ich. The only issue I had...

You could also "cause" an outbreak by stressing the fish with too much of a water change if you failed to match the water temp or conditions closely. Not saying this is what you did but that it's possible. Ick and other disease agents are in all of our tanks but are held at bay by the fishes'...

I agree with Matt and Jon. Reduced feedings are less likely to cause problems than trying to duplicate what you would do. I'd say have the sitter come every other day and bypass the water changes. K.I.S.S. I usually put out food in Dixie cups or a pill box so the sitter doesn't have to use...

I had to search a number of dollar stores, but I eventually found them. There are a lot of good resources and sump/filter build threads out there. Here's the one I did: http://www.capitalcichlids.org/forums/showthread.php?t=3621

There's a critical thread open at ECC. http://forums.eastcoastcichlids.org/showthread.php?t=11513#post92769 Sent from my iPhone using MonsterAquariaNetwork app

A circulation pump apparently, since all cichlids like water movement. :angry3:

You can't raise the ph beyond a certain point with baking soda, but you can continue to raise kh beyond what your fish need. Not sure when it would become a problem.

Baking soda. I don't measure it anymore as I know about how much to add after a water change, but Caleb looks to have the amount right. I don't use it, but some people also add epsom salt to raise the gh.

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Welcome. You should contact Kurt Johnston (user name: kaj41354) of the Aquarium Club of Lancaster County. http://aclcpa.org/ They have monthly meetings at That Pet Place in Lancaster. There are also a few breeders in Allentown, including Valley Aquatics.

Here are some pics of one for a 20L or 29 that I built for my talk on DIY stands and canopies a few years ago. And the one I built for my 7 footer: They aren't too difficult as long as you plan them out correctly and have a decent work space.

I know the street well. My kids are friends with the Lius and the Clemens.

Hey Blaise - Fellow River Hill resident here. We'll need to meet up! Don't put your address on the public forum, but where about are you? I'm off of Great Star on the Pointer's side. I've got 12 tanks of Tanganyikans. Take care.