I realize I am about to be torched!! Let it begin. I have no affiliation with the pondguru or great wave engineering.
DISCLAIMER: There is nothing scientific about the following. Just my observations.
I have been raising African cichlids for thirty years plus.
Original set up:
55 Gallon Tank with 18 to 22 African cichlids (Overstocked)
Cobalt EXT, Aquaclear 70, Fluval C4, and extra large sponge filter
All Filters have Filter Max IV pre-filters.
The canister and HOB filters had sponges, some Matrix and some bio rings.
average water perimeters: 0 Ammonia, 0 Nitrites and 40 Nitrates.
It seemed, it did not matter how often or how much water I changed, nitrates were always high. Sometimes 3 times a week. If I did less than two water changes a week 80 nitrates were easily achieved.
5 months ago I began changing all of my biomedia to biohome ultimate.
Current set up:
55 Gallon Tank with 18 to 22 African cichlids (Overstocked)
I have seven pounds of biohome ultimate in the EXT, 1 pound in the Aquaclear 70 and half a pound in the Fluval C4 and still have the sponge filter going. I still have no other media other than sponges and biohome ultimate.
I now do one 50% water change a week.
Two weeks of daily water tests for the past two week have all been identical: 0 Ammonia, 0 Nitrites and 10 Nitrates
Call me crazy, but this stuff works and I haven't lost a fish in quite some time.
Thanks, Rob
DISCLAIMER: There is nothing scientific about the following. Just my observations.
I have been raising African cichlids for thirty years plus.
Original set up:
55 Gallon Tank with 18 to 22 African cichlids (Overstocked)
Cobalt EXT, Aquaclear 70, Fluval C4, and extra large sponge filter
All Filters have Filter Max IV pre-filters.
The canister and HOB filters had sponges, some Matrix and some bio rings.
average water perimeters: 0 Ammonia, 0 Nitrites and 40 Nitrates.
It seemed, it did not matter how often or how much water I changed, nitrates were always high. Sometimes 3 times a week. If I did less than two water changes a week 80 nitrates were easily achieved.
5 months ago I began changing all of my biomedia to biohome ultimate.
Current set up:
55 Gallon Tank with 18 to 22 African cichlids (Overstocked)
I have seven pounds of biohome ultimate in the EXT, 1 pound in the Aquaclear 70 and half a pound in the Fluval C4 and still have the sponge filter going. I still have no other media other than sponges and biohome ultimate.
I now do one 50% water change a week.
Two weeks of daily water tests for the past two week have all been identical: 0 Ammonia, 0 Nitrites and 10 Nitrates
Call me crazy, but this stuff works and I haven't lost a fish in quite some time.
Thanks, Rob
