What type of filteration do you have on your pbass tank and what is your fav......

[bOOsteN aUdI]

hey guys.... what type of filteration do you guys have on your cichla tanks!? what type of biological and chemical media do you have? lets here it! lets see some pics of the fish and what is your favorite cichla?!

[bOOsteN aUdI]

come on guys i know you have filters on your tanks

[w3arB3aR]

i use overhead filter only..
fave pbass? i like them all really.. but azul would be top of the list right now..

[redtailfool]

i like temensis and filtration on mine consists of 2 large aqua clear and 1 fluval 404.

[bOOsteN aUdI]

nice! are you guys using carbon????

my specific favorite pbass will have to be cichla monoculus from the"Rio Negro" i love all temensis including tocantins and azuls and i love orinos! and any wild caught cichla including monos from peru, colombia, and venzuala

[JuanTamad]

I use only Aquaclears on all my tanks including the one for the PB. Only media in there are foam and ceramic rings.

All the PB are made in the USA. No outsourcing involved with them.

[neoprodigy]

nice! are you guys using carbon????

my specific favorite pbass will have to be cichla monoculus from the"Rio Negro" i love all temensis including tocantins and azuls and i love orinos! and any wild caught cichla including monos from peru, colombia, and venzuala
i havent used carbon for years.....

[rallysman]

i havent used carbon for years.....


I dont use carbon either....i dont keep PB but still.......unless you are removing meds carbon is useless:)

[bOOsteN aUdI]

interesting lol... btw wuddup neo

[cuban jey]

on my 150 i use a wet/dry sump ??? (dont know how to word) in it is a wild caught temensis and on 55 grow out i use a millenium 3000 in it is 2 cichla sp gold

[fishyboi]

I have 2 monocles and using 2 fluval 404s

[bOOsteN aUdI]

oh nice u have cichla sp golds? i would like to see a picture please.

[bOOsteN aUdI]

what is better ? the ceramic cylinders or the bio balls?

[Steve_89]

Carbon is useless....

Never used it.

[bOOsteN aUdI]

yea from what i been reading it takes trace elements out of the water

[cuban jey]

oh nice u have cichla sp golds? i would like to see a picture please.
as soon as i can talk my stepdad into lettin me borrow it again he barely ever f-n uses it but as soon as i ask him about it he has to download pics on a disk or something ive been waiting to borrow it for like 3 weeks now :swear:

[bOOsteN aUdI]

lol... do they have nice oval bars with gold rings around them?

[Hasi]

I currently have 1 Mono but i wanna get another 2 or 3 more if i get this 240g. I use a big Jebo canister that does 1800lph on my 70g for now

[michael]

On my 320g I use 2 eheim 2250 rated for 245g each and a tidepool wet/dry system with uv sterilizer. Water is crystal clear!

[Loubard]

Carbon is useless....

Never used it.

Carbon does removes the coloration caused by bogwood. I find it usefull for that purpose only, with new bogwood that is. Older wood doesn't colour the water anymore.

[bOOsteN aUdI]

like black water?

[Loubard]

Yeah, it removes the colour from the water. Only the colour.

[neoprodigy]

yup... carbon is only good for taking out medication... but if i use medication... i let the water changes take out the medication

my setup

Wet/dry
2 FBF
denitrator
bio cell bio slabs
and 24/7 new water dripping...

[bOOsteN aUdI]

thanks neo.... where the pics at ;)

[jed3ell]

I have two Rena Filstar XP3 canister filters and a large sponge filer with powerhead for my biological filteration.

[bOOsteN aUdI]

do you have nay peacocks Jed3ell.... welcome to the pbass forums. if you need any info just sent me a PM ... question too :)

[gman]

Homeade wet/dry w/ a homeade FBF

Media include bioballs, porous rock, sand, and synthetic sponge.

[stylEmon]

getting PBass soon.

125G has Rena Filstar XP4 and a Cascade (800?) submerssable.

I use bio-Sponges, and this other stuff that keeps the ph under control (cant remember at the moment). Looks kinda like carbon, but has little white chunck in it...

I'll use carbon during my fisrt cycle on a tank or after a major water change. I've heard it kills off most of your bacteria.

[soulfly]

eheim pro II 2028
fluval 404
AC 300
coralife turbo twist 9w uv

[Mad Dog Eddy McGee]

6ft sump tank....stacked full of al***rog. Al***rog as a fishes best friend!

[Mad Dog Eddy McGee]

ooh didnt realise alfa-grog was a swear word xD

[High City Rida]

Sump w/ bio balls, Ceramic, and Poly filter, 2x 120g carbon bags. Helps with the smell imo.

Also two 160ph at 4x turnover each.

Can't decide which one I like best but I own all except orino. At the top of the list are my PINIMA/Tem's.

[TimTheBadass]

I use a fluval fx5 containing ceramic rings on my 150g. No cichla in that tank at the moment just a tsn, rtgg and silver aro. I have 2 tems, 1 orino, and 3 occels all 4-6". I will put them in the 150g in about 6 months and add another fx5 ready for when I get a bigger tank.

[High City Rida]

And of course I have a UV sterilizer 24/7 I recommend one for any tank over 150g.

As far as favorite P Bass I am leaning towards Kelebri.

[Bogwoodbruce]

Ive got a 16" Mono in a trop pond i use a Fluval FX5 and a black pond box,

[bOOsteN aUdI]

lol sorry guys but this is a really old thread.. mods can close it if they want