Too much water movement?

[vaine111]

here is a message i wrote someone. about my marineland 530.
have heard alot of people have problems on this site with eheim's like having to reprime them and i have never heard one good or bad thing about marinelands. but i bought it due to the fact that i already had something of theirs that is already a decade old and still works fine. but as for the ease of use i change the carbon every month with my own bulk bought carbon that i put in carbon bags the LFS's have for $1.99 that lasts for years, rinse out the sponges that will last a good 2 years and replace the polishing pad every other time. takes about 10 minutes a month.
but i still want to try out a Fx5 though too.

 

[TimTheBadass]

That looks fine to me. It's not like your fish are getting washed round in circles.

 

[patatmblife]

I have a Koralia #3 and it is just enough to circulate the water across a 4' tank so I think #4 should be good up to 6'. If you find it too powerful you can place it near the back of the tank and aim it towards the middle front of the tank.

Tank: 125g (6' L x 22" H x 18" W). Previously just had a little 150 gph powerhead to help with circulation (have 2 emporer 400s for filtration).

A couple weeks ago I ordered a Hydor Koralia #1 (400 gph), but what arrived today is a Koralia #4 (1200 gph).

Is this too much? It seems like alot to me...

Right now only have 8 silver dollars in the tank, but plan to get a lima shovelnose catfish next week, and cichla juveniles a few weeks after that.

 

[patatmblife]

I mean back side to middle front

If you find it too powerful you can place it near the back of the tank and aim it towards the middle front of the tank.

 

[CrystalizedHairs]

Should be fine. In my 125 I have over 1600 gph, all flowing in one direction. It's had this flow for years, with numerous different setups, small tetras and Geophagus, thickly planted setups, and large cichlids. Nothing has ever had trouble with the flow.

 

[Cichlidgeek]

Has anyone asked you what type/species of Cichla you are getting? If not, then what type/species of Cichla are you getting?

 

[BPags52]

Thanks all for the input.

As for what type, I probably won't know till they grow big enough to tell...haha

My LFS says they just show up as "peacock bass" on his stock sheet from his supplier, but said they are "just the common type." I asked him to ask his supplier which type they were, but don't think he has yet...

He had a 5-6"er in the store last week and I got a few shots of it on my camera phone. Its colors looked really faded...looked quite stressed from being shipped. Having trouble getting the pics from my phone to PC though...

edit: I had really wanted to get a couple temensis to throw in w/ the mix, but after researching and finding out they are the largest cichla, I abandoned hope :|

 

[Cichlidgeek]

Thanks all for the input.

As for what type, I probably won't know till they grow big enough to tell...haha

My LFS says they just show up as "peacock bass" on his stock sheet from his supplier, but said they are "just the common type." I asked him to ask his supplier which type they were, but don't think he has yet...

He had a 5-6"er in the store last week and I got a few shots of it on my camera phone. Its colors looked really faded...looked quite stressed from being shipped. Having trouble getting the pics from my phone to PC though...

edit: I had really wanted to get a couple temensis to throw in w/ the mix, but after researching and finding out they are the largest cichla, I abandoned hope :|

Chances are it's going to be a monoculus, which is fine. They are nice fish and develope most excellent color. Good luck.

 

[BPags52]

Yeah I would be happy with monos (which I read are the smallest type of cichla?), which is good...

If they're not monos they're probably ocells, which are fine too or maybe florida hybrids...who knows..

 

[Cichlidgeek]

All Cichla are awesome