210 stocking help
- Thread starter AnthonyFish20
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yah I cant wait I just set up the fx5 with pot scrubbies and filterfloss also some other sponge media. i plan on having a more open tank with one piece of driftwood i have in the center maybe a few rocks and thats it.
I also plan on getting pool filter sand and filling up the tank tomorrow and get it running
Ive been going with more open scapes lately myself. I just have a couple of pieces of wood hanging from the top in my 150.
One thing i noticed about my fx6 was that it ran a lot better with all ceramic rings down the middle instead of spongy stuff. I think the pump works a lot harder if that middle section is packed with foam. My fx6 ran great for over a year then one day i woke up and the pump was surging and grinding, indicating it had already worn out.
I see a lot of people on the forum just use a laundry bag full of bio media and put a foam prefilter on the intake inside the tank.
Ok thx for the info btw do you know any good fish that can go with big cichlids that stir up sand?
I plan on doing sand because imo it looks nicer.
Stir up sand huh? My ornate pim will kick up sand while patrolling the tank sometimes but for the most parts cichlids digging pits are the biggest earth movers.
Is the gas bubble that are toxic to fish common?
that is what im worried about I want a thick bed of sand im thinking 150-200lbs.
I believe youre referring to hydrogen sulfide. Best way to avoid that is to regularly clean the substrate with a gravel vac. The disasters you hear about where a whole tank is wiped out usually result from a substrate bed being neglected for quite a long time.
Hydrogen sulfide builds up much faster in thick substrate beds. I use a thin layer of sand in my tanks to prevent this and regularly gravel vac.
150 lbs in a 210 gallon should not be too thicm.
Ok thx im planning on getting a stingray but will rehome wen it gets too big but if I cant find a home I have a stingray store near me that would take it.
