Re: 125 gallon South American fish community
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Zincubus
The fabric/silk ones do look very nice, though they sadly don't last as long as plastic ones. They inevitably start to fray out over time.
Re: 125 gallon South American fish community
Sparkling water and amazing setup! Kudos to you for all the hard work, it’s very apparent. I always thought you need a filtration system that doubles the aquarium capacity. What do you think? Like if you have a 55 gallon tank your filter should be a 110 gallon capacity system? :gj:
Re: 125 gallon South American fish community
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Originally Posted by
Albert Clark
Sparkling water and amazing setup! Kudos to you for all the hard work, it’s very apparent. I always thought you need a filtration system that doubles the aquarium capacity. What do you think? Like if you have a 55 gallon tank your filter should be a 110 gallon capacity system? :gj:
It doesn't hurt, especially if you've got a big bioload. Mine has two huge canister filters and a sponge filter for good measure. That and multiple filters means that if for whatever reason one fails, you still have others going so all the bacterial colonies aren't lost. Like having extra "organs" so to speak.
Re: 125 gallon South American fish community
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Snagrio
Over the course of the past month I've lost a couple of my mystery snails, and as of a couple days ago my prized marbled whiptail yet again... :(
Evidently I've learned that they tend to be sensitive, but both times they were eating and acting perfectly fine and then just keeled overnight despite no water parameter issues, feeding well and no tankmate disputes. It just wasn't meant to be I guess...
Aw, that's not fair. :( So sorry for your losses, it looks like you're doing all the right things, but sometimes nature just likes to stick her foot out & trip us.