The 135 tank I have set up... I bought used..and just set it up the way he had it... only a trickle bio wet dry filter with little tono flow.. some lights that are made from upside down gutters..(really) and the random coral.. (south african cichlids) and filthy gravel..... so the tank has been up and running for a week now.. I did not do any major cleaning.. I justset it up to put the fish back in... Well the fish were none active.. hiding .... I introduced a couple new fish and they took the same stance.. non-active..... It worried me.... I did searches and ask friends and questioned the fish stores...... so friday I took all day, I cleaned what I could, I vaccumed the gravel and did a 50 gallon water change.. I re-did the lights,, (gutter DIYl lights 0and added some rocks and some clay pots and tried to give each fish a cubby hole...... when all was said and done.... same reaction.... non active hiding fish...
today saturday I went to aquarium world.. (man what a awesome place) anyway I picked up some new bulbs, I got a water circulator, and some holy rock... went back to the tank and set this stuff up...... activity at last.... the fish seem to like the current and the new lights.. I also replaced the ballist on the lights... this DIY set up is a mess of inventiveness... it works but I think It will be replaced soon.... so the lights are not flickering, the water has current and the rocks are a added visual plus..... and my fish seem to respond...
Am I nuts, or did this really help the fish?
pic of new setup... notice the lights... I re-did them... upside-down gutters ballist remote mount..
today saturday I went to aquarium world.. (man what a awesome place) anyway I picked up some new bulbs, I got a water circulator, and some holy rock... went back to the tank and set this stuff up...... activity at last.... the fish seem to like the current and the new lights.. I also replaced the ballist on the lights... this DIY set up is a mess of inventiveness... it works but I think It will be replaced soon.... so the lights are not flickering, the water has current and the rocks are a added visual plus..... and my fish seem to respond...
Am I nuts, or did this really help the fish?
pic of new setup... notice the lights... I re-did them... upside-down gutters ballist remote mount..
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