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Type of fish:maingano,hongi and red zebra. 5 of each
Symptoms: white/ clear poo
Other tank mates:2 BN cats
Tank size / capacity:200L
Type of Food fed:
Feeding frequency/amount:2-4 times a day
Substrate:sand
Type of filtration:
Frequency of filter cleans:6-8weekly
Frequency and % volume of water changes:30% twice a week
Last water change: today
PH:
KH:
GH:
Nitrite:
Nitrate:
Ammonia:
Phosphate:
Water temp:26deg
Medications used recently to date:
Any recent changes..new fish/filters/power outages etc etc:


I've noticed over the past few weeks there is a bit of white/ clear poo amongst the rest on the sand. I've been googling and found mixed answers. They all seem very happy and can't get enough food. I've upped the feeding to 3-4 times a day from 1-2. I read that over feeding can cause white poo is this true? Or is it a sign of something more sinester? I've also been putting zucchini in twice weekly for the BN's but the cichlids love it. The BN's hardly get any of it, this shouldn't hurt them tho????

Cheers
Rich

Hi guys,
I need a gate valve to control the flow rate to my sump. Id prefer a pvc one if possable rater than brass. Does anyone know where i can get one from??

Cheers
Rich

I have been keeping cichlids for around two years now. I got myself a bowfront blue planet setup from my lfs and filled it with Maingano and yellow labs. I was advised that this setup would require aditional filtration but thought it would be ok. I had fairly good sucess up till recently when i began loosing them all one by one. I put this down to lack of maintainence as I was spending more and more time out of town for work and my setup needed weekly water changes. Turns out I should have listend to someone that knew better than me. Ahh well we live and learn.

 

Rather than blow money on adding filters to my small tank I decided I wanted bigger with better filtration. I picked up a second hand 6x1.5x2 from a local guy in Kalgoorlie. I probably payed a bit too much for it but thats just the Kalgoorlie tax thats added to everything here. It had no stand which suited me as I wanted to build one anyway. It has curved corners which I quite like aswell but the filter and light in the lid were no good. 

 

Anyway heres my vision. I want to run a sump for this setup but as it will be in my lounge I want it to be as quiet as possible. I am going to use a bean animal (silent and safe) style overflow. I picked up a 3 foot tank to use as a sump. I want to run a large section of the sump filled with K1 moving bed media as I have read very good things about this media type. I will use a Eheim Compact+ 5000 as a return pump. The return will go to the bottem of the tank where it will split off into jets. This will hopefully lift all the waste from the bottem up to the overflow. For lighting I am going to go with a D I Y LED setup from www.aquastyleonline.com. They do a fully programable kitset with sunrise and sunset which is pretty cool. I am going to make a DIY background from foam covered in coloured grout then sprayed with pond sealant. I want to use sand for the substrate as I like the look more than gravel.

 

I have been at this for around 4 months so far and progress is slow due to my long work hours and time away. But thats why I call it a project . Anyway the progress so far . . . . .

 

Tank with bulkheads layed out ready to drill. Got a cheap dimond tipped holesaw and the bulkheads off ebay. I watched a few youtube videos and then bit the bullet and started drilling. Turned out pretty well.

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Holes drilled and bulkheads installed.

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Front view of bulkhead.

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The start of the "Bean Animal" plumbing.

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The stand so far. I think I will add more virtical support before adding the ply to the sides and back

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The return "jets". I heated the 15mm PVC then squashed it to get the shape.

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The overflow box freshly siliconed

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So thats it so far.

Please leave me some comments/tips/advice

 

Cheers

Rich

 

P.S This is my first post so sorry in advance if Ive done anything wrong.