my tanks..

just made a quick web page to show my current 55gal and my new 220 that
I'm setting up. sorry, no thumbnails yet.

http://x-bit.org/aqua

the buffalo head cichlid (steatocranus casuarius) on the front page is
not mine. but, it's one of my favorite fish of all time so I had to use
it

xbit wrote:
the buffalo head cichlid (steatocranus casuarius) on the front page is
not mine. but, it's one of my favorite fish of all time so I had to use
it

That is one ugly fish.

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LOL yes, but I'm sure his mom loves him.

I did have one buffalo head back in the 80s. His name was BAMF.

I've done some reading on the steatocranus casuarius.. they seem to be
rather mellow so I might just get one again.

Victor Martinez wrote:
xbit wrote:

the buffalo head cichlid (steatocranus casuarius) on the front page is
not mine. but, it's one of my favorite fish of all time so I had to
use it


That is one ugly fish.

WOW! That 220 looks beautiful. What are you going to keep in it? Or
will it be a bigger, better oscar home?

The bamboo is neat, too.

Jamie

thank you.. I can't wait to get it going! the tank stand was very
weathered and old looking when I bought it. but just a little sanding, a
little wood stain and some polyurethane spray and it started to look ok.

my oscar will be moving into that tank. so, I think I'll have the following:

1) oscar
2) firemouth
3) clownknife
4) sucker_mouth
5) 2 tinfoil barbs

i got the bamboo from a friend at work. as it turns out, bamboo is a
GREAT fish tank plant.

Jamie Drilling wrote:
WOW! That 220 looks beautiful. What are you going to keep in it? Or
will it be a bigger, better oscar home?

The bamboo is neat, too.

Jamie

On Mon, 17 Oct 2005 15:13:13 -0700, xbit " " wrote:

just made a quick web page to show my current 55gal and my new 220 that
I'm setting up. sorry, no thumbnails yet.

http://x-bit.org/aqua

the buffalo head cichlid (steatocranus casuarius) on the front page is
not mine. but, it's one of my favorite fish of all time so I had to use
it
Wow, I like the 220 G tank. Wish I could have one. I have a 125 g tank
and it is big enough for my living room. I don't think I have a floor
can support 220 g.

Please tell me you are not really going to use UGF! You will have to
really clena them up in 2 years. They are really good for the first
few years. After that, you will have to make sure you can clean it up.

The filtration I plan on using is:

1) 2 AquaClear 110's
2) 1 magnum 350 pro w/ two bio-wheels
3) UGF w/ 6 sponged penguin powerheads

I've always had really good luck w/ the UGF. All I've ever really needed
to do is gravel vac it once or twice a month.

Your thoughts on the UGF would be helpfull. I've yet to "add water"
so now is the time.



fish lover wrote:
On Mon, 17 Oct 2005 15:13:13 -0700, xbit " " wrote:


just made a quick web page to show my current 55gal and my new 220 that
I'm setting up. sorry, no thumbnails yet.

http://x-bit.org/aqua

the buffalo head cichlid (steatocranus casuarius) on the front page is
not mine. but, it's one of my favorite fish of all time so I had to use
it

Wow, I like the 220 G tank. Wish I could have one. I have a 125 g tank
and it is big enough for my living room. I don't think I have a floor
can support 220 g.

Please tell me you are not really going to use UGF! You will have to
really clena them up in 2 years. They are really good for the first
few years. After that, you will have to make sure you can clean it up.

Hmm, I might have just answered my own question on why not use a UGF. I
just ran into an article that has quite a few interesting thoughts on
filtration including the UGF. I was google'ing "trickle filter" and
found the following:

http://www.akca.org/library/trickle.htm




xbit wrote:
The filtration I plan on using is:

1) 2 AquaClear 110's
2) 1 magnum 350 pro w/ two bio-wheels
3) UGF w/ 6 sponged penguin powerheads

I've always had really good luck w/ the UGF. All I've ever really needed
to do is gravel vac it once or twice a month.

Your thoughts on the UGF would be helpfull. I've yet to "add water"
so now is the time.





Please tell me you are not really going to use UGF! You will have to
really clena them up in 2 years. They are really good for the first
few years. After that, you will have to make sure you can clean it up.

"xbit" " " wrote in message ...
Hmm, I might have just answered my own question on why not use a UGF.

I've read more than once that UGF systems can do more to support "bad"
bacteria than nitrifying bacteria. I had one in my 72 gallon tank that I
converted to reverse flow, then removed when changing to a plant substrate.
I didn't have it in the tank long enough to say how well it worked in the
long term though.

I like a quiet filtration system, so I try to stay away from stuff that
splashes. If I ever get the chance to get something that big, I'll put a
couple Eheim 2128's on it with Eheim prefilters.

Great tank. Post back with more pics when you have it set up.

Gary

Good call Gary..

I think I'll hold off on installing the UGF before its to late. and then
later on replace the Magnum 350 pro w/ a Eheim 2128. I love how easy it
is to clean:

--cut--
And when it does come time to clean, you simply open it up, remove the
media trays and rinse clean, replace the filter pads, and stack it all
back into the filter. Your aquarium should be a joy to watch, not a
burden to maintain
--paste--

So, it looks like the finial filtration setup will be 2 AquaClear 110's
and 1 magnum 350 pro (later to be replaced w/ 1 Eheim 2128).

Dr. wrote:
"xbit" " " wrote in message ...

Hmm, I might have just answered my own question on why not use a UGF.


I've read more than once that UGF systems can do more to support "bad"
bacteria than nitrifying bacteria. I had one in my 72 gallon tank that I
converted to reverse flow, then removed when changing to a plant substrate.
I didn't have it in the tank long enough to say how well it worked in the
long term though.

I like a quiet filtration system, so I try to stay away from stuff that
splashes. If I ever get the chance to get something that big, I'll put a
couple Eheim 2128's on it with Eheim prefilters.

Great tank. Post back with more pics when you have it set up.

Gary