Blackwater conditions and Cichla....
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nice i appreciate it. how big is the one in your avatar. that thing is vibrant. thats what i want mine to look like. Obviously a different species than i have. kelberi?
i want to try this.
one question is it necessary to have a sump or can you have a HOB/Canister filter doing this also?
i currently have 5 mono's @ 5-6 inches and 2 tems at 6-7 inches in a 40 gallon with a aquaclear 50 and a eheim ecco 2234 canister filter. the aquaclear 50 currently has ammonia in it which im going to remove tonight when i do a water change. also have 5 orino's in a 12 gallon grow out. how would i go and do this black water thing?
i know its a overcrowd for them, but im waiting on my room to be finished before i can decide what size tank i can fit in there.
sorry for the thread jack Jcardona1
one question is it necessary to have a sump or can you have a HOB/Canister filter doing this also?
i currently have 5 mono's @ 5-6 inches and 2 tems at 6-7 inches in a 40 gallon with a aquaclear 50 and a eheim ecco 2234 canister filter. the aquaclear 50 currently has ammonia in it which im going to remove tonight when i do a water change. also have 5 orino's in a 12 gallon grow out. how would i go and do this black water thing?
i know its a overcrowd for them, but im waiting on my room to be finished before i can decide what size tank i can fit in there.
sorry for the thread jack Jcardona1
^ i have seen folks use the leaves as a substrate, just gotta keep an eye on them once they start to break down. another option is to get a filter bag and just float it in the tank. not visually pleasing, but its easier to maintain that way i assume.
and HCR, yeah i here ya bro! after all, everything we do is for the fish. to be honest, the black water looks pretty cool when viewed from the front, it gives the fish a neat color to them. i just hate looking at the tank from the side lol, looks so ugly
and HCR, yeah i here ya bro! after all, everything we do is for the fish. to be honest, the black water looks pretty cool when viewed from the front, it gives the fish a neat color to them. i just hate looking at the tank from the side lol, looks so ugly
wow alot of interesting stuff brought up about this topic. We need to get some pics of bass in these blackwater tanks. 
after doing research in this. it says that the cattappa leaves (indian almond leaves) changes the pH levels in the tank. how much of a pH drop will i see if i use the leaves, because i dont want to drop the pH too quickly and cause my fish to get sick and die. how would i go about doing this without dropping the pH so quickly.
