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Hey Guys just pondering my 33 gallon tank and I came up with this idea. What if you took a HOB filter as big as you could fit on the side of a 33 like maybe an AC500 and then used tubing to extend the intake to the opposite end of the tank. Then pile up lots of rocks to make agentle water fall type ...

Hey Newshound didn't know you paddled white water! I also paddle white water. Learned in ontario, did the ottawa etc. But now live in bc whitewater heaven:) The water is so clean out here.. Btw get yourself a drysuit , it's the only way to go.
Erik

Hi I have not taken a pic of this for a long time due to some new substrate causing a green water bloom. It has settled now and is growing very well. Tanks specs 56 watts light diy co2 5 gallon diy sump filter This is the tank that I am treating very succesfully 2clowns and a histy for CWD with praz...

HI all.
I have been neglecting rivertank pics so here it is.
Right now it has mahnertis, beautfortia's and weather loaches.
Rock's were "borrowed from Lyn Creek In north vancouver"

Hi Ian, The filstar xp3 cansister is a good one. Like martin said loaches will like the current , but the rest well he covered that. With media the flow will be alot less than the rated 350gph. Some canister spec's are measured with no media in the filter which is misleading. Actually alot of eheims...

I hate to say but a 20 gal 2.5weeks old tank is practically a death sentence for any fish especially loaches. Hagen Cycle is magical snake oil and does nothing. It takes 4-8 weeks roughly to cycle a tank. There are several ways to do this. 1) Do a fishless cycle. (but you have fish already so that i...

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Thanks Folks It's in a state of change right now. I recently got some ludwigia repens(red) and some red cabomba furcata (also red). When it is settled in I will be rescaping again:) Right now all the plants are loach friendly which is something I have been looking for. My plants are, onion plants, j...

Thanks Folks It's in a state of change right now. I recently got some ludwigia repens(red) and some red cabomba furcata (also red). When it is settled in I will be rescaping again:) Right now all the plants are loach friendly which is something I have been looking for. My plants are, onion plants, j...

Thanks for noticing. That was a while ago..
Here is that pic.

The praecox rainbows I find very active schoolers which I love watching. The added bonus is that they regularly breed so get free ones now and then. But yes They have definately have been popular lately. The breeding and dominace rituals is quiet interesting. Here's an example from my tank. Erik htt...

When I had hygrophelia in there it was deinitely a weekly wack hehe.

I could trim weekly now, but I like to let go to jungle. After that I trim into bunches and sell to my lfs for store credit (bloodworms). I use bulk diy fertilizers so my costs to run the tank is pretty low.
Erik

Here's one that is older but actually shows lsome loaches:)

Thank:)
Yes that is Sam the kisser. I bought him in monet of weakness not realizing how fast he would grow...
Erik

as JD said you will be fine with yoyo's and darios. I would however skip the gouramis and red tailed shark and just get a school of praecox rainbows. They are beautiful and make a great dither fish as they like current like loaches. I find too many species in one tank looks strange, thats why I went...