Regent Aquarium Filters

And since Oscars are large and very smart cichlids, you can actually teach them tricks, they might want something to do like digging up plant.

Be careful, they are enthusiastic eaters and they love to eat smaller fish. Thus, only keep them with other fish that are of the same size. Temperature is important, and should be kept stable somewhere in 79-86F range. Feeding Oscars is not a problem since th

Unfortunately, it just does not work too well in aquariums.

Powerhead Maintenance

Regardless of brand, all powerheads are going to require some routine maintenance to keep them functioning properly. Intake screens should be cleaned at least once per month. Every three to six months I give my pumps a series of chemical bathes to clean them thoroughly. First, unplug the pump, remove it from the tank, and place it in a clean bucket that is only used for the aquarium. No mop buckets! Be sure to arrange the powerhead such that the output nozzle is aimed sideways (Not up! Youll see why in a minute!). Add enough hot tap water to completely subm

will enter your system (mainly through the air). By using some, a mix, or all the methods mentioned above for introducing and boosting beneficial bacterial growth, you will realize a progression, growth of bacterial populations that will result in an increase at first of ammonia, then compounds called nitrites (made by bacteria converting, adding oxygen to ammonia), then in turn nitrates (made from further adding oxygen to the nitrites by another group of bacteria). This process of converting ammonia to nitrite to nitrate is termed nitrification. It is the principal way aquari

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Aquarium Systems Mini-Jets

These tiny pumps are just as reliable and silent as their larger brethren the Maxi-Jets but they come in a miniature package. They are especially useful for nano-reef aquariums and other small displays. In such small displays, these petite pumps can work efficiently yet inconspicuously to provide circulation and oxygenation.

Hagen Powerheads (201, 301, 402, & 802 models)

.. is there sufficient space to get around, reach all? Im not just talking about the obvious gap/s behind, on the side/s of the main tank, but the entire three dimensional aspect of the entire arrangement. "Oh, I wont need to get behind, around XXXX once its all in place"... Ha haaaahhaaa, oh, youre killing me! Dont make the simple mistake of closing all the sumps, filters, pumps into too small an area... leave/make room to get to all... and I mean all of the plumbing, equipment such that you can rep

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In regards to what "Funfishtank" has to say, I disagree. Whether you cycle fishy or fishless does not affect how many fish you can add at once after they cycli.