Nightster's 150g

[cu0ngsayz]

New aquascape...

Nice looking scape and rocks

[SunnyHouTX]

Re: Nightster's 150g

Looking good Chris

[nightster]

Re: Nightster's 150g

New aquascape...

[nightster]

Re: Nightster's 150g

Spring, summer, and even sometimes in the fall I can get away with big water changes. Just not when its chilly outside. Today wasn't too bad, water was right at 70 degrees coming out of the faucet. They got a 75%, earlier. Freaked out a bit BC temp in the tank was 72 degrees, then went back to their normal selves.

[New2petro]

Those are a lot of water changes. When it drops to below 30 degrees my trophs do not like more then 50% at a time water changes. The temp in the tank will drop from 79 to 60 in 1 water change. They are not happy when that happens. They still eat and still try to breed but they are not as active as they are when I do summer water changes.

[johnnymisty]

True, that and mine go all groovy after a 90% water change. Might try 2 weekly 90% this spring...

Mine have always loved the 2 90% wc a week

[nightster]

Re: Nightster's 150g

True, that and mine go all groovy after a 90% water change. Might try 2 weekly 90% this spring...

[New_Cichlid11]

I guess the big water changes are what triggers them to breed. I've seen no breeding but have seen the aggression...

Not all them time, what have trigger mine to breed is feeding a lot throughout the day.

[johnnymisty]

I usually do 90% twice a week but cold weather ive backed down to just 90% once a week

[Ballinxalex]

Dang 150% in a week that's alot I only do 50%

[nightster]

Re: Nightster's 150g

I guess the big water changes are what triggers them to breed. I've seen no breeding but have seen the aggression...

[New_Cichlid11]

My carbon bottle is in my garage and hooked up to the outside faucet. Id rather do 2-3 50% water changes a week with the carbon bottle than 2 90% out faucet....

Than if ur doing 150% wc a week u should be ok for the fish. I recently visited a fish room that all the tanks are setup to drained 10% twice a day everyday, the guy doesn't even use chemicals and his fish are thriving

[moganman]

I agree. I believe less more often is better than more less often.

[nightster]

Re: Nightster's 150g

Its gone, gave it to my friend since nobody was interested...

[danielp]

What happened to the original lava rock?