Might be time to get a new aquarium.

@ that’s the sad part, this is new to me but an old tank I just bought off marketplace

The tank I cleaned still has a hase on it. But it looks good. Also, come to find out there are (2) types of glass tanks. Tempered glass and non tempered. The tempered glass will still hold the hasy film on it, and the non Tempered glass will clean up well.

@@tropicfishkeeping just gets worse an worse, it has a sticker at the bottom you can see from looking down in the tank, it’s a 45 gallon but seems really big tbh but the good news finally after all the razor blading, vinegar and scrubbing. The haze would come back because it being tempered glass, but with all the cleaning and everything and a big majority of it coming out after adding water, you can’t even tell so all of those really help a lot. Thanks for your time knowledge and patience.

I am not sure what size it is, but I think I have the manual. I'll check that and post what I find.

The diameter of the "utility hose" is 5/8 inch or about 16mm. Anywhere from 14mm to 16mm should work.

Thanks for the info! much appreciated!

That is a great question!! I would say algae growing at a faster rate. But, doing routine aquarium maintenance, you would be in some cases cleaning the glass off ayways. I would say no! What do you think?

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The video is coming out tomorrow!

I think they only make an fx6 and fx4. I would check the Fluval website. That is the company that makes the filters. Thank you!

@@tropicfishkeepingthere is also fx2 and fx5. When you attach the pipe at the bottom, screw the retainer into the filter, then pull off the cover with the finger tab on it. You can then fit the hose on the spigot and screw the sleeve out onto the pipe to secure it.

Got it!! Thank you!!

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@@Smallfish16 Tank you!!

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@@tropicfishkeeping I subbed

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Convicts will move a few fry at a time from one spot to another or to bring a wanderer back to the group, but that is quite far from the definition of mouth brooding.

Thank you! Well said! I stand corrected. You learn something new every day.

I copied and pasted this for you! Yes, convict cichlids are mouthbrooders, which means the female parent carries her young in her mouth to protect them. This process is called maternal mouthbrooding and is common in many cichlid species

Do your research, my friend!

@@tropicfishkeeping Easy to get by calling a fry a baby and a spawn a litter, those are synonyms. But when you said Convicts are mouth brooders. Which they are not, and you reply like this?

funny, wikipedia, and several books (Cichlids of the World, Dr Robert J Goldstein; Baensch Aquarium Atlas; Breeding Aquarium Fishes, H R Axelrod) I have all agree that convicts are substrate breeders, and the only time they use their mouth is to gather the fry back to the substrate hollow or crevice for the night. They move a few at a time but the fry do not sleep in their mouth as they would if they were a mouth brooder. They use their mouth as a tool to move the fry, not as a bedroom for the night. That is the difference.

Thank you! 😊

Wow! That would be cool!!

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I just resealed another tank, and it seems to be fine. I put water in it and let the filter run in it for a month to cycle it. And to make sure it doesn't leak before I put fish in it. Good luck!

I will try that! Thank you!!

I will definitely try that. Thank you for the info!!

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Lol! I now!! I was throwing it out anyway. I strand it to keep water in there to clean it.

I didn't keep it. I'm going to put sand in there.

Hi. I should have watched the entire thing before commenting. I’m going to subscribe so I can see the end product. Teak the salt will kill any bad stuff.@@tropicfishkeeping

@@Cecil-hotel no worries! Thanks again!

Cool! Thanks for the advice with the aquarium salt.

This is true! I have a led light and a canister filter already ready from another tank. And I'm going to reseal this one. It will be up and running by the end of the weekend.

All in the ceramic media.

Thank you! I decided not to go with it. So, I gave it away. I'm trying to get another 125 gallonsor.

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Thank you! 🙏

or do you have no plants in it?

There are no plants in the tank. But yes, it would have helped with live plants 🪴 👍🙏

I wouldn't take the change of introducing any chemicals that may have a harmful effect in the aquaruim. Using a razor and water will clean the glass or a scrub brush to clean the entire tank.

@@tropicfishkeeping OK let’s say, hypothetically I already did. What can I do to get it cleaned and sanitized again

@@hellwrld_I’m stuck with a cloudy old tank, I’ve done the razor part and the letting vinegar sit and scrubbing it, and I still got cloud on my glass

Definitely! Make sure it is rinse out completely before putting in the water you will be using for the fish.

@@tropicfishkeeping what substrate would be good for live plants to live in as I was thinking sand??

Some people use a mixture of both sand and rock. Rock being the bottom layer and sand on top. There is a substrate that is designed specifically for plants

Razor blade

@@tropicfishkeepingdoes it scratch the surface?

​@@fistfirst7355as long as you hold the razor blade flat with the glass it's perfectly safe and won't scratch the glass

Glad to help! If you get stuck with something let me know.

@@tropicfishkeeping I didn't get stuck but man I got tired. My wife and I kinda tag teamed the cleaning of the tank for about 4 days. She would do little during the day while I was at work then I would get home and do a little more myself. After a lot of vinegar and baking soda and napkins and scraping, we finally got about 90% of the build-up off. There's still some some staining on the glass but I noticed that when I rinse the tank and the glass is wet, it's not visible. So all in all I'm happy with the results. Even though it doesn't look brand new, the after is way better than the before. Taking it in the house today to start setting it up. Hopefully all the filters and pumps that came with the tank work. I can't wait to get it decorated and get water in it to start cycling the water. Since it's a 125 gallon tank, I think I'm going to have an "Aquarium-warming Party" and tell everyone that comes to bring 5 fish, lol.

That's awesome! I'm glad to hear it is working out. If you have Instagram, dm me a pic, and I'll post it. @fishiesnwater.

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Yes, just gravel.

Thank You!!

I opened the bag and mixed the ceramic media into my substrate in ny quarantine tank. That tank has a sponge filter. The ceramic media has a lot of pores where beneficial bacteria live. That bacteria breaks done food partials and fish waste to help lower you nitrates and nitrites. Those make you tank acidic and the fish will become sick or die. So, yes you could do that.

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Agreed!!

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Is bio home like chemi pure blue?

@@tropicfishkeeping it's media for a filter like man made stone, Compleats the nitrogen cycle

Got it!! Thank you for the info!!

@@tropicfishkeeping no worries , I have a 55 gallon tank I think , 100 cm x 35 cm x 45 cm , I have a planted tank and a canister filter full of bio home ultimate media , my water test good and I never do a water change , I've a 40 cm cube aquarium and don't do water changes on it either ,