Old School

[ukgoffer]

My blueline 70/Pan world 200ps is leaking through the case. I'm stumped but decided to order a second and work on my old one as a backup. It has taken me a week to sus this out. In the meantime, 1/3rd of the filtration is off my 300 and my bio load is huge. Stock includes 3 6-8" barbs, an 18" atobapo pike, a 14" blue Nile tilapia, a 15 or 16" dat, a 20+" mono, 2 6" geos and a medium mot/hen Ray hybrid. With the one pump off line, I connected my XL Vortec Diatom. It is doing beautifully!

 

[Oompa Loompa]

Wait a minute, hold on. Did you say an 18" pike? I've gotta see pics of that thing

 

[krichardson]

.....and,he didn't mention that big peacock bass in there.Vortex is old school.

 

[ukgoffer]

Not cooperating tonight.
Center back under the log but not coming out tonight. Will try again tomorrow. The pike and the mono gape nose to nose - it's pretty funny but the pike runs when I pull the camera out. I haven't seen a pike gape like this one and it's such a porker - it's got ripples down its belly. Lives on massivore.

 

[krichardson]

Oh yeah I just saw it,you did mention the cichla....

 

[Oompa Loompa]

Sweet Crenicichla. What's the fish in the picture right above my post? In between the two barbs. Looks like an aro with teeth

 

[ukgoffer]

That's my Jar. He's looking for a home (de on left side). The tip of his mouth is white from hitting the tank top. The tilapia in the first pic needs a home as well.

 

[ukgoffer]

The Vortex is a little menke smelling it's doing a great job.

 

[Oompa Loompa]

That's my Jar. He's looking for a home (de on left side). The tip of his mouth is white from hitting the tank top. The tilapia in the first pic needs a home as well.

Gotcha, I thought it had teeth lol. Looked like a payara with scales and shorter teeth.

 

[ukgoffer]

I've got to work with better settings on my iPad or use my kids Nikon.