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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.

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...