Community Fish Tank – 120 Gallon Fresh Water
My semi-aggressive community fish tank
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Categories: freshwater tropical fish Tags: driftwood, freshwater aquarium, green phantom pleco, Huge aquarium, hybrid cichlid, lemon jake, natural setup, parachromis, royal pleco, sand bottom, sebae mono, tropical aquarium
LOL is right.
He …
LOL is right.
He should think about maybe getting a bigger tank than just 46 gallons with baby fish. Hes talking book and not experience man. Don’t listen to him.(I know you don’t anyways) Your tank is awesome. Very Peaceful.
lol
lol
Oh and your tank …
Oh and your tank isnt clear, you can see crap floating all over the place. Your camera picks up everything.
6-10x turnover is …
6-10x turnover is RECOMMENDED even more so for over stocked tanks, and ALSO green water is a result of high phos and nitrate left over from the denitrification cycle. Which both can be lowered through water changes with treated water. I didnt come up with that number, scientists and scientific fact has already done that for us. Its a proven theory, many books written by top aquarists and scientists will back everything I have stated.
@yournamehere954 …
@yournamehere954 you got it. Green water is so hard to get rid of because many people give the wrong advice and really don’t understand where it comes from. If you look for the answer on the “Net”, you’ll get the same answer over and over again “Turn off your lights, do a huge water change and pray that the green water doesn’t come back”…these step won’t correct the problem they will only make it worse. Cheers yournamehere954, good luck and keep me posted with your progress.
6-10 times turnover …
6-10 times turnover is too much for most freshwater aquariums. My tank is actually crystal clear. With the size of my bio-load, my tank can easily handle 10-20 turnovers if it had to. Again in most cases with smaller bio-loads and to much circulation…green water can be a bi-product.
I never said my …
I never said my pump was a 400gph. I said my filter is rated for a 400 gallon tank meaning my sump tank. I keep sand in the tank so no debris can hide and vac often. I thing Marcuscaporicci is right when he says im changing to much water. I do not have a problem with floating particles just yellow water which is algea. Even if I do a 20% every week the water returns to green or yellow in a few days. Its getting better now that im doing less water changes and leaving the light on.
Sorry but your …
Sorry but your wrong, your overflows are probably rated for around 1200 total between the both of them. And your pump is not 400 GPH its 1190 GPH. So your setup could handle alot more fish. My thoughts would be you dont have enough debris filtering. I would add more poly/fiber fill on top of the drip plate and also vac the bottom removing more than 20% of the water untill the water clears.
Thats awesome! Keep …
Thats awesome! Keep me posted with your videos!
I kept the lights …
I kept the lights on the behold the algae is gone. I reduced the water changes to once per week and only do 10%. I added a few apple snales to remove the algae I could not reach and they did a great cleaning job. I will be posting videos soon when I get a better camera. Thanks again
I do not have any …
I do not have any driftwood and I only have 4 fish that are 5 inches long. My water flows so fast out of the dual overflow that it slashes in the bottom with my Gen-X PCX 40 pump so water movement is not a problem. 2x turnover is more than what I need for what I have. This guys water looks great and mine looks great as well from his advise. Maybe you should take some advise from him as well.
@yournamehere954 …
@yournamehere954 His water is not clear, its actually pretty dirty. Look at all the floating particles. And you might also want to upgrade your pump on your tank, 2x turnover is crap, you need 6-10x turnover. You water could also be yellow from drift wood and green from algea. Probably due to your poor water movement.
very nice!
very nice!
Thank You
Thank You
Awsome Tank! Three …
Awsome Tank! Three thumbs up:)
The same thing …
The same thing happened to my tank above. It occurs becuase of imbalance. The worst thing to do is to keep doing drastic changes to the environment. Also do not distrurb your bio media. Biological bacteria should not be disturbed or cleaned. Again your tank may get worse before it gets better and it may not clear over night. Just give it time…patience will be the key.
awesome, I will try …
awesome, I will try that asap and hit you with an update. Your the first person to have ever told me this and you must be right judging by your aquarium. Thanks
I’ve seen this …
I’ve seen this occur many times in well circulated and clean aquariums. Everything you read on green water says it has to do with poor filteration and too much waste in the fish tank…so why does your tank suffer? I’ve had this happen to me in the past. I’ve done the total opposite of whats recommended. Reduce your water changes and keep your lights on 24 hours, until this bloom of algea (green water), reaches saturation and then dies off. Its an inbalance…let mother nature correct itself.
The key is the …
The key is the bulbs. Regular 4 foot flourecents. Just make sure you buy what they call 50/50 bulbs. When the bulb is lit, it will be a pink colour. This will enhance the colour of all your fish.
bro what is your …
bro what is your secret to keep you water so clear. My 200 gall with only 2 oscars and 2 mayan cichlids always looks yellowish or green. I keep my lights on for less than 8 hours and do a 20% water change but still the water never looks as clear as you guys on youtube. I have a sump tank with bio media as well with a pump rated for 400 gallons.
Thanks, they are …
Thanks, they are all still doing very well. I’d like to post another vid soon, but I’m moving at the end of the month…fingers crossed the move goes well
You have a …
You have a beautiful fish tank community there! You must take great care of them, they look very healthy 5 star material!
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Great looking tank …
Great looking tank 5/5.
Are you talking a …
Are you talking a specific fish? I’ve had everything now in there for sometime. Lots of feeding and water changes and these fish will all grow fast.