A site that will help you determine what & how much you can stock
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What's new for 2009 11 22 build:
- Added Rosy/Rosy Finned Tetra.
- Added Fantail Goldfish.
- Added Black Moor Goldfish.
- Added Oranda Goldfish.
- Added Crown Pearlscale Goldfish.
- Added Red Tail Catfish.
- Added 30g hex tank.
- Figure Eight Puffer has been marked as brakish.
- Fancy/Ryukin Goldfish minimum tank size has been reduced to 30x12 footprint.
- Fancy/Ryukin Goldfish size has been adjusted down from 9 to 8 inches.
- Raphael Catfish bioload has been adjusted slightly down.
- Updated data for Peacock Eel. Size has been downscaled to 8 inches from 12, aggression has been downscaled to peaceful.
- Added more Eheim Aquaball series filters.
- Added Eden series filters.
- Added an article - "Cycling a new tank".
- More accurate formula has been used to calculate 2 water changes split from a larger water change.
- Water change recommendations have been reduced by about 10%.
- Fixed a bug - sometimes User Defined Filter Capatity was changing by itself when it wasn't expected.
- Total number of filters in DB has been increased to 125.
- Total number of species in DB has been increased to 374.
My apology - I wasn't able to add all species requested for this build due to lack of time. I promise, those will be added for the next build.
As usual, please check out the link AqAdvisor for the tool.
- Added Rosy/Rosy Finned Tetra.
- Added Fantail Goldfish.
- Added Black Moor Goldfish.
- Added Oranda Goldfish.
- Added Crown Pearlscale Goldfish.
- Added Red Tail Catfish.
- Added 30g hex tank.
- Figure Eight Puffer has been marked as brakish.
- Fancy/Ryukin Goldfish minimum tank size has been reduced to 30x12 footprint.
- Fancy/Ryukin Goldfish size has been adjusted down from 9 to 8 inches.
- Raphael Catfish bioload has been adjusted slightly down.
- Updated data for Peacock Eel. Size has been downscaled to 8 inches from 12, aggression has been downscaled to peaceful.
- Added more Eheim Aquaball series filters.
- Added Eden series filters.
- Added an article - "Cycling a new tank".
- More accurate formula has been used to calculate 2 water changes split from a larger water change.
- Water change recommendations have been reduced by about 10%.
- Fixed a bug - sometimes User Defined Filter Capatity was changing by itself when it wasn't expected.
- Total number of filters in DB has been increased to 125.
- Total number of species in DB has been increased to 374.
My apology - I wasn't able to add all species requested for this build due to lack of time. I promise, those will be added for the next build.
As usual, please check out the link AqAdvisor for the tool.
What's new for 2009 11 26 build:
- Added Fire Eel.
- Added Tyre Track Eel.
- Added Clarias/Walking Catfish.
- Added Jaguar Cichlid.
- Added Dutch Ram.
- Added Furcata Rainbowfish.
- Added Banded Archerfish.
- Added Panda Dwarf Cichlid (Apistogramma nijsseni)
- Added Rainbow Cichlid.
- Added Giant Gourami.
- Added Uaru Cichlid.
- Added Greenstreaked Eartheater/Cupid Cichlid.
- Added Gangetic Leaffish/Nandus Nandus.
- Added Stripped Raphael Catish.
- Added Blue Acara (Aequidens latifrons).
- Added Aequidens Coeruleopunctatus.
- Added African Clawed Frog.
- Bioload for Ember Tetra has been increased slightly.
- All Apistogramma species have been marked as territorial during breeding time.
- Aggression for Chocolate Cichlid has been brought down by one level.
- Bioload for Figure Eight Puffer has been increased significantly as they have been identified as messy species.
- Bioload for Dwarf Puffer has been increased significantly as they have been identified as messy species.
- Carinotetraodon Imatator has been removed from the species DB.
- Minimum tank size for Green Spotted Puffer has been increased to 48x12.
- Temperature requirement for Odessa Barb has been updated.
- Attributes for Spotted Raphael Catfish has been updated and its Scientific name - Agamyxis pectinifrons.
- Fixed a spell error for White Cloud Mountain Minnow.
- Increased minimum tank sizes for larger Julidochromis species.
- Added "Water Change Factor" attribute to all species. Some species are more sensitive to nitrate levels than others hence this attribute will allow aqadvisor.com to report larger water changes to these species even if bioload doesn't warrant it. First of the species to use this attribute are Dwarf Puffer, Figure Eight Puffer and Green Spotted Puffer.
- Added Eheim 2071, 2073 and 2075 filters.
- Added Interpet PF series filters.
- Added 38g tank.
- Spelling mistake "brakish" has been fixed.
- Water change split algorithm has been refined once more with more special case checking.
- Water change recommendations have been reduced by another 10%.
- Total number of tanks in DB has been increased to 57.
- Total number of filters in DB has been increased to 132.
- Total number of species in DB has been increased to 393.
I could not find much info about Chuco Godmani cichlid. If the requester can provide some URL for me to look into, I'd appreciate it.
Please go to AqAdvisor site to access the latest build.
- Added Fire Eel.
- Added Tyre Track Eel.
- Added Clarias/Walking Catfish.
- Added Jaguar Cichlid.
- Added Dutch Ram.
- Added Furcata Rainbowfish.
- Added Banded Archerfish.
- Added Panda Dwarf Cichlid (Apistogramma nijsseni)
- Added Rainbow Cichlid.
- Added Giant Gourami.
- Added Uaru Cichlid.
- Added Greenstreaked Eartheater/Cupid Cichlid.
- Added Gangetic Leaffish/Nandus Nandus.
- Added Stripped Raphael Catish.
- Added Blue Acara (Aequidens latifrons).
- Added Aequidens Coeruleopunctatus.
- Added African Clawed Frog.
- Bioload for Ember Tetra has been increased slightly.
- All Apistogramma species have been marked as territorial during breeding time.
- Aggression for Chocolate Cichlid has been brought down by one level.
- Bioload for Figure Eight Puffer has been increased significantly as they have been identified as messy species.
- Bioload for Dwarf Puffer has been increased significantly as they have been identified as messy species.
- Carinotetraodon Imatator has been removed from the species DB.
- Minimum tank size for Green Spotted Puffer has been increased to 48x12.
- Temperature requirement for Odessa Barb has been updated.
- Attributes for Spotted Raphael Catfish has been updated and its Scientific name - Agamyxis pectinifrons.
- Fixed a spell error for White Cloud Mountain Minnow.
- Increased minimum tank sizes for larger Julidochromis species.
- Added "Water Change Factor" attribute to all species. Some species are more sensitive to nitrate levels than others hence this attribute will allow aqadvisor.com to report larger water changes to these species even if bioload doesn't warrant it. First of the species to use this attribute are Dwarf Puffer, Figure Eight Puffer and Green Spotted Puffer.
- Added Eheim 2071, 2073 and 2075 filters.
- Added Interpet PF series filters.
- Added 38g tank.
- Spelling mistake "brakish" has been fixed.
- Water change split algorithm has been refined once more with more special case checking.
- Water change recommendations have been reduced by another 10%.
- Total number of tanks in DB has been increased to 57.
- Total number of filters in DB has been increased to 132.
- Total number of species in DB has been increased to 393.
I could not find much info about Chuco Godmani cichlid. If the requester can provide some URL for me to look into, I'd appreciate it.
Please go to AqAdvisor site to access the latest build.
you also have to remember that in general, the more aggressive the fish, often times the calmer they are in crowds. The school mentality usually calms down fish. This is why a single cherry barb is a vicious bully of all your fish, but a half dozen are a cute crowd zipping around not causing any trouble. I have seen a 55 gallon tank with 20 assorted african cichlids, a herd of a dozen plus cories, assorted shrimp and a half dozen convicts. One of the prettiest tanks I ever saw too.
This is to unwritten law:
I don't recall when you responded but the current version does not report that combo as a viable stock plan. Not only that it is overstocked, it will also tell you there's simply not enough tank footprint to handle total aggression held by these species by a long shot.
This tool is evolving and more feedback I get, better it gets! As I keep tell everyone, give it some time and you will see the result.
I don't recall when you responded but the current version does not report that combo as a viable stock plan. Not only that it is overstocked, it will also tell you there's simply not enough tank footprint to handle total aggression held by these species by a long shot.
This tool is evolving and more feedback I get, better it gets! As I keep tell everyone, give it some time and you will see the result.
Fluval Filters
Hey, as always i love the site, and you do very good work. I do have a minor problem with it though. In your Hagen Fluval filters you have the values a little low. I have a Fluval 204 (one not listed, but close to the 205) which is rated to 40 gallons, the 205 on the site is only listed at 22. So i still have to use custom filter numbers. The same can be said for the Aqueon Quietflow filters, i use the 10 and 20 which are rated low on your site. You can see the ratings for them right off of their website;
Aqueon Products Aqueon QuietFlow Power Filter?
Perhaps there is a reason the filters are rated low in your system based upon how you have built it, if so let me know. Thanks~
Hey, as always i love the site, and you do very good work. I do have a minor problem with it though. In your Hagen Fluval filters you have the values a little low. I have a Fluval 204 (one not listed, but close to the 205) which is rated to 40 gallons, the 205 on the site is only listed at 22. So i still have to use custom filter numbers. The same can be said for the Aqueon Quietflow filters, i use the 10 and 20 which are rated low on your site. You can see the ratings for them right off of their website;
Aqueon Products Aqueon QuietFlow Power Filter?
Perhaps there is a reason the filters are rated low in your system based upon how you have built it, if so let me know. Thanks~
Thats a good question, and im not so sure of the answer Newman, but if this is correct i dont think the media would have that big of an impact on the gph. Your talking going from 40 down to 22 which is basically halving it. I dont think the media would have that big of an effect. The Aqueon filters on the other hand, i use no media except for the cartridge that fits them. While it eventually looses speed due to build up of elements on the cartridge, when new i dont think it has that much of an impact on the rate.
Again there may be a significant difference between the HOB and canisters though, i'm not an expert on the amount just found it odd with the rating being so far off.
Again there may be a significant difference between the HOB and canisters though, i'm not an expert on the amount just found it odd with the rating being so far off.
I believe the flow rate is advertised as with media, the reason I assume this is based on the fact that filters that use mechanical/chemical filtration have much higher advertised ratings than those advertised with biological/mechanical/chemical filtration. I did alot of research on filters last fall but would have to do some digging and emailing to verify this either way.
Sorry yhbae to jump tracks there for a minute, I have given my ideas for improvement elsewhere so I wont repost them here.
I own a Rena XP3 so I submitted a question on flow rating to them, they have always been quick to respond so hopefully in a day or so.
Sorry yhbae to jump tracks there for a minute, I have given my ideas for improvement elsewhere so I wont repost them here.
I own a Rena XP3 so I submitted a question on flow rating to them, they have always been quick to respond so hopefully in a day or so.
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Yes, I am using lesser numbers for good reasons as you have guessed correct. In my experience, just about all manufacturers quote their filtration capacity on the generous side. Their quoted capacity may be true when the filter is new and media is new. But soon, efficiency will go down as media starts to clog and flow rate slows down. It simply makes sense to use higher capacity filters hence "overfilter" word is used frequently.
If you look at suggestions made by experienced aquarists, they tend to recommend filters that are rated significantly higher than what's required if you go by their filtration capacity and I've picked up this point pretty early on getting into this hobby.
If you look at suggestions made by experienced aquarists, they tend to recommend filters that are rated significantly higher than what's required if you go by their filtration capacity and I've picked up this point pretty early on getting into this hobby.
Another point is this. If you browse around various forums and look for filter suggestions, one thing is consistent. Whether you end up with Eheim canisters or AquaClear power filters, in just about all cases, experienced hobbyists recommend nearly 2x manufacturer quoted numbers for a given tank. It's pretty consistent across all forums and they are speaking from their own experiences.