For you aquarium lovers out there, here are some photos sent
to me from Gert in Namibia. In the past I have had African Cichlids / Lake
Malawi Mbuna tanks. Mbuna’s require very high pH and most tanks that I’ve seen are
overcrowded because of the Mbuna’s very territory aggression towards one
another. However, with the overcrowding of Mbuna’s comes water quality problems
and Nitrates that will reach 100-ppm if lots of water changes are not carried out to keep
their colors from fading. Another
thing about Mbuna’s is they love to dig, so any kind of gravel filtration
system is out of the question.
Long ago in the late seventy's Mbuna’s and Tanganyika’s only came from Africa and
had to be depressurized when brought up from the depths of Lake Malawi and Lake
Tanganyika. They were big and beautiful fish that rivaled that of saltwater
fish. Today they are nothing near as spectacular as days of yore, but they
still have the same water requirements and Nitrates are nothing short of a big
pain in the #%$#* to keep under control…except with a Anoxic Filtration System!
Thanks Gert!
Dear Dr.
Novak. Just look at my 1500ltr (396-USgals) Tanganyika office aquarium running on your Anoxic
filter...with zero Nitrates.
Kind regards from Namibia.
Gert
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