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GettoSmurf
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 Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 10:25 pm Post subject: What kind of canister filter should i use????fluval, magnum? |
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i have a 40 gallon breeder with 2 RES'S and the water get's cloudy VERY quick, what filter, i have a submersible filter, but it's fecies! LOL please help!! 
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TallysMom
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| Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 5:23 pm Post subject: |
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If you are still looking -- I have a Cascade 700 on my 40-gal with big dirty RES in it, and it works great. I got it used so it was cheap, if you can spring for it I highly recommend it.
The water NEVER looks dirty, if I siphon up the bits of crud in the corners. It is pretty quiet, too. |
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Bbasso
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martysmom
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| Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 9:56 am Post subject: FLUVAL-FLUVAL-FLUVAL!! |
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The Fluval 304 is awesome!!!
It's been twenty-four days sinse my last water-change and the water is still crystal-clear. The filter takes some time to put together and costs a bit- but it's well worth it!
I got mine for $83 (73 + 10 shipping) from animalworldnetwork.com (the best price that I found).
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rodeo144
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| Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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| The water is probably cloudy due to a bacterial infection in the water. Is it white cloudy or just poopy cloudy. The magnum 350 is a nice filter but its mainly used as a waste remover to use biological filtration i would go on ebay and check out a JEBO canister filter cheap and efficient JEBO828. Fluvals are way to hard to setup and prime plus over priced. |
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GettoSmurf
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| Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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it's white cloudiness
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STRAYKINGFISHER
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Location: Bryan, TEXAS
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 10:57 am Post subject: |
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This might be of some interest:
| Quote: | Infusoria
"Infusoria" is a generic term for the microscopic and near-microscopic life found in water. Examples are protozoa, rotifers, unicellular algae, etc. Many newborn fry from egg layers are so small that their mouths can only fit around these microscopic critters; consequently, Infusoria is probably the first food eaten by fry after the absorption of the egg sac.
Okay, I want it. Tell me, how can I get some? Well, believe it or not, you've already got some in your tank. The problem is that there are probably so few that they could not support a batch of fry. That means you need to cultivate them.
Infusoria feed on bacteria, so to get a batch going you will need to set up a culture of decomposing organic matter to feed the bacteria. This is best done in a jar. I recommend using either a handful of grass or a 1 cm piece of potato in 500 ml of water. Avoid meat because it will produce a foul odor. Incubate this in a sunny window and be sure to aerate the water because the bacterial growth consumes most of the oxygen in the culture, inhibiting the growth of the Infusoria. Aeration will also help to reduce any foul odors produced by the decaying organic matter. Within a couple of days the water should turn cloudy. This is the bacteria growing – you cannot see Infusoria with the naked eye. Once the culture begins to clear again considerable amounts of Infusoria will be present. At this time, feed it to your fry. In my experience, this will take about 3-4 days. To feed the Infusoria culture to my fry I use an eyedropper. I then top off the culture with more water.
A Few Hints: You can get a culture jump-started if you use old tank water or tap water that has been standing. Also, alkaline water works best, which is good because our fry are alkaline-lovers. You can also speed up the culture by boiling the vegetable as this will break down the tissues of the plant (e.g., potato), causing it to decompose more quickly. A healthy culture should be clear and somewhat odorless. Aquatic snails can help to maintain the culture by consuming large quantities of plant matter, which is only partially digested, plus the snails droppings contain organic matter which is then available to the infusoria. You will need to feed the snails flake food or boiled spinach. A thriving culture can be maintained for months, but it's always a good idea to start fresh cultures periodically.
You can set up a perpetual supply of food for your fry, whose stomachs should always be full, by using this simple techinique: Remove about a pint of the Infusoria culture into a separate container (remembering to top off the original culture) and set it atop your fry tank. Place one end of airline tubing in the jar containing the Infusoria and start a siphon into the fry tank. Using an airline clamp, restrict the flow of the siphon to about a drop a minute. This will provide a constant supply of Infusoria for your fry.
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From: http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/fry_food.php
That cloudiness could be infusoria 
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