Greetings from Oregon!

TLM4x4 · 10-03-2005, 12:28 AM

New to fish forums but an old fish keeper just getting back into it again. I am always up for new info...you CAN teach an old dog new tricks!

Cichlid Man · 10-03-2005, 04:15 AM

Welcome! I expect you have a few tricks up your sleve that you can share too. We also have some very anceint posters here many years older than you who've come back into fishkeeping from many years ago who are willing to share their experience. Welcome to the board.

TLM4x4 · 10-03-2005, 12:46 PM

Hey THANKS Cichlid Man...appreciate it!

**Fishfirst** · 10-03-2005, 04:12 PM

welcome to ff

Georgia Peach · 10-03-2005, 04:16 PM

welcome to the fish forums! Looking forward to chatting with you!

Lydia · 10-03-2005, 04:33 PM

Welcome to FishForums!!

Lexus · 10-03-2005, 05:19 PM

Welcome to Fish Forums! You're right you can teach an old dog new tricks!

fishfreaks · 10-03-2005, 07:51 PM

Welcome to fish forums! And back to the hobby

Lara · 10-03-2005, 07:57 PM

Hello and

, Nice to see (or imagine at least since I can't actually see you) a new and friendly face

**fish_doc** · 10-03-2005, 09:10 PM

Welcome, Let us know a bit about what you want to keep and we can let you know a little bit of some of the changes and newer products out there. We will also let you know of some of the fads that are not proven yet so you dont spend your money on useless stuff.

TLM4x4 · 10-03-2005, 11:17 PM

Hey...thanks everyone for such a warm and friendly welcome!

TLM4x4 · 10-03-2005, 11:43 PM

Well, I guess I could just post here instead of a designated forum since you ask fish_doc...right now I have a 100 gal. set up with 4 healthy discus...that has been up and running for acouple of months now. plus afew corydoras, some black and white skirts, and a bluelobster that my son "donated" to me when he moved back east. Surprisingly "Louie" has not been a problem at all and I have watched him constantly. I also have a 35 gal. set up with malawi cichlids...two of which were also donated a blue jo and an electric blue. I added two yellow labs a very small plec, an electric blue female and a female auratus.. (sp. is probably wrong). I thought I had done my research on these but found out after the fact these little stripped pretty things can be very aggressive. Ah well, they all seem to co-habitate well together for the most part..however I feed them well lol I do hope to replace the 35 with a 55 for the sake of the fish but since I just bought this house AND the tanks (set them up on a shoestring) that may be awhile. However, I DO want to get a new filter system on the 100 and the things have certainly changed since I had my 125 yrs ago. I know nothing about wet/drys or cannister systems and just wish I could find what I had before!!! *sigh* sooooo the "old dogs can learn new tricks" applies, since I will hafta!

Any advise concerning this would be much appreciated, and THANKS

Lara · 10-04-2005, 12:15 AM

I can't help you sorry but try posting your technical questions in the 'equipment and technologies' forum if no-one replies to you here

euRasian32 · 10-04-2005, 09:36 AM

Welcome! Hope you stick around.

I used canisters and power filters back in the day. I used canisters on 55-75 gallon tanks, and custom wet drys on 125's.

I too have recently gotten back into glass and water, and currently have 2 tanks. A 125 and a 20Long. I have an oversized power filter on the 20, a 400gph supreme. I have two Fluval 404's on my 125, and I periodically run a UV sterilizer on it for a few weeks every couple of months (overkill). I like the Fluvals, although I initially was going to go with Eheim. I found 2 Fluvals for cheaper than 1 Eheim canister.

If you'd like to know more about the Fluval I'd be happy to go into more detail.

C

TLM4x4 · 10-04-2005, 11:28 AM

Hey thanks alot erRasian I would like that..I posted in the appropriate catagory lol so take your pick. oh I added you to my buddy list too, I hope you dont mind...ohhhhhhh and LOVE the pic of the arro..is that yours?????

**Fishfirst** · 10-04-2005, 05:27 PM

biowheels are good for smaller tanks too... I also like the look of hot magnums but haven't actually tried one myself yet...
Do you use RO water for those discus?

TLM4x4 · 10-04-2005, 05:49 PM

Well, on my small tank I have a whisper 30/60...Ive seen alot of ppl do use the bio-wheels but I dont know anything about them personally. No, Ive never used the RO water for my discus..Im sure lots of ppl would critizise me in how my tanks are set up at the moment...I have never tested my params, never owned a test kit, but have always had healthy fish just by keeping the tanks and filter pads cleaned. Ive flushed afew, and put some in the freezer instead of flushing them but Ive never had a fish just up and die either, so I must be doing something right huh?

**fish_doc** · 10-04-2005, 09:02 PM

I use whisper filters on all my smaller tanks. They are a great little filter as long as you dont overfeed your fish. Overfeeding causes the filter to need to be replaced quickly. But I have always had good luck with them.

As far as canister filters. I have a Magnum 350 on my 60 gal and it does a great job. The drawback is that it is not one of the eaiser ones to clean when it is needed.

10-03-2005, 12:28 AM	#1
TLM4x4 Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Southern Oregon Coast and love it! Age: 55 Posts: 37	Greetings from Oregon! New to fish forums but an old fish keeper just getting back into it again. I am always up for new info...you CAN teach an old dog new tricks!

10-03-2005, 04:15 AM	#2
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,093	Welcome! I expect you have a few tricks up your sleve that you can share too. We also have some very anceint posters here many years older than you who've come back into fishkeeping from many years ago who are willing to share their experience. Welcome to the board. __________________ If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded: Serrasalmus Tetradon(figure eights and dwarfs are the exception). I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families: Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers.

10-03-2005, 04:12 PM	#4
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10-03-2005, 12:46 PM	#3
TLM4x4 Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Southern Oregon Coast and love it! Age: 55 Posts: 37	Hey THANKS Cichlid Man...appreciate it!

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10-03-2005, 07:57 PM	#9
Lara not the tomb raiding type Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 30 Posts: 263	Hello and , Nice to see (or imagine at least since I can't actually see you) a new and friendly face

10-03-2005, 09:10 PM	#10
fish_doc Advisor to Neptune (Mod) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern Illinois Age: 40 Posts: 3,953 Blog Entries: 19	Welcome, Let us know a bit about what you want to keep and we can let you know a little bit of some of the changes and newer products out there. We will also let you know of some of the fads that are not proven yet so you dont spend your money on useless stuff. __________________ Dave (fish_doc) A World of fish

10-03-2005, 11:17 PM	#11
TLM4x4 Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Southern Oregon Coast and love it! Age: 55 Posts: 37	Thanks! Hey...thanks everyone for such a warm and friendly welcome!

10-03-2005, 11:43 PM	#12
TLM4x4 Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Southern Oregon Coast and love it! Age: 55 Posts: 37	Tanks n such Well, I guess I could just post here instead of a designated forum since you ask fish_doc...right now I have a 100 gal. set up with 4 healthy discus...that has been up and running for acouple of months now. plus afew corydoras, some black and white skirts, and a bluelobster that my son "donated" to me when he moved back east. Surprisingly "Louie" has not been a problem at all and I have watched him constantly. I also have a 35 gal. set up with malawi cichlids...two of which were also donated a blue jo and an electric blue. I added two yellow labs a very small plec, an electric blue female and a female auratus.. (sp. is probably wrong). I thought I had done my research on these but found out after the fact these little stripped pretty things can be very aggressive. Ah well, they all seem to co-habitate well together for the most part..however I feed them well lol I do hope to replace the 35 with a 55 for the sake of the fish but since I just bought this house AND the tanks (set them up on a shoestring) that may be awhile. However, I DO want to get a new filter system on the 100 and the things have certainly changed since I had my 125 yrs ago. I know nothing about wet/drys or cannister systems and just wish I could find what I had before!!! sigh sooooo the "old dogs can learn new tricks" applies, since I will hafta! Any advise concerning this would be much appreciated, and THANKS

10-04-2005, 12:15 AM	#13
Lara not the tomb raiding type Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 30 Posts: 263	I can't help you sorry but try posting your technical questions in the 'equipment and technologies' forum if no-one replies to you here

10-04-2005, 09:36 AM	#14
euRasian32 Why So Serious? Join Date: May 2005 Location: Virginia Age: 33 Posts: 772	Welcome! Hope you stick around. I used canisters and power filters back in the day. I used canisters on 55-75 gallon tanks, and custom wet drys on 125's. I too have recently gotten back into glass and water, and currently have 2 tanks. A 125 and a 20Long. I have an oversized power filter on the 20, a 400gph supreme. I have two Fluval 404's on my 125, and I periodically run a UV sterilizer on it for a few weeks every couple of months (overkill). I like the Fluvals, although I initially was going to go with Eheim. I found 2 Fluvals for cheaper than 1 Eheim canister. If you'd like to know more about the Fluval I'd be happy to go into more detail. C __________________ “Corporations pay people just enough money so they won’t quit. People work just enough so they don’t get fired. What's that about?” – Christopher Walken, Pool Hall Junkies

10-04-2005, 11:28 AM	#15
TLM4x4 Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Southern Oregon Coast and love it! Age: 55 Posts: 37	Hey thanks alot erRasian I would like that..I posted in the appropriate catagory lol so take your pick. oh I added you to my buddy list too, I hope you dont mind...ohhhhhhh and LOVE the pic of the arro..is that yours????? Last edited by TLM4x4; 10-04-2005 at 11:33 AM.

10-04-2005, 05:27 PM	#16
Fishfirst Fish Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern Wisconsin Age: 24 Posts: 3,704 Blog Entries: 6	biowheels are good for smaller tanks too... I also like the look of hot magnums but haven't actually tried one myself yet... Do you use RO water for those discus? __________________ 210 Gal Reef w/ 55 Gallon Sump/Fuge, 125 Gal Fish Only, 65 Gal Seahorse-29 Gallon Sump, 55 Gal FOWLR, 54 Gal Corner FW Community, 20 Gal Nano FOWLR, 55 Gal Piranha, 29 gallon QT "All the yellow tangs and clownfish in the world can't save you now! hahahah" Peter from Family Guy

10-04-2005, 05:49 PM	#17
TLM4x4 Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Southern Oregon Coast and love it! Age: 55 Posts: 37	Well, on my small tank I have a whisper 30/60...Ive seen alot of ppl do use the bio-wheels but I dont know anything about them personally. No, Ive never used the RO water for my discus..Im sure lots of ppl would critizise me in how my tanks are set up at the moment...I have never tested my params, never owned a test kit, but have always had healthy fish just by keeping the tanks and filter pads cleaned. Ive flushed afew, and put some in the freezer instead of flushing them but Ive never had a fish just up and die either, so I must be doing something right huh?

10-04-2005, 09:02 PM	#18
fish_doc Advisor to Neptune (Mod) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern Illinois Age: 40 Posts: 3,953 Blog Entries: 19	I use whisper filters on all my smaller tanks. They are a great little filter as long as you dont overfeed your fish. Overfeeding causes the filter to need to be replaced quickly. But I have always had good luck with them. As far as canister filters. I have a Magnum 350 on my 60 gal and it does a great job. The drawback is that it is not one of the eaiser ones to clean when it is needed. __________________ Dave (fish_doc) A World of fish

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