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i started with very young angels in a tank that size & had to upgrade, brilliant thing to happen. welcome

ah, i am confusing the wheel bearing test. they look for fluid leaks & sometiomes lower the car down onto blocks to test the shock.. :oops:

hi & welcome, my sister is a teacher at a preschool there.

they certainly get tested for warrants, i had to replace some in my legnum 6 months ago. i guess it depends on which warrant place you use to & whether they do test them at all. good quality shocks will last longer to, my SS has bilsteins & they have been in the car since 1993 & still very firm.

that's cars, bit odd it has failed as the vehicle doesn't sound too old but then it's uses must put additional stress on some parts. my last warrant cost me around $1K, one of the brake calipers had started to leak but in the end due to them being old racing items modified for the application i had to do it all over again. i learnt alot & the car was off the road for two weeks but that is just part of having what i have.

if you have no luck they can be hired.

you will be well sorted with a CF canister, they are good reliable work horses. hmmm, earth eaters...... they would look great in my new tank......

i would check whether that will be big enough for discus. put some shell dwelling africans, they are awesome & would be good in a tank that size.

hi & welcome

well done

i think he is having you on, trying to pull a fast one.

i would go to hafele, hettich or the Laminex group. they supply that type of products to the joinery industry. they have all sorts of different types from simple plastic profiles to metal ones with ball bearing runners.

good skills mate, well done &i hope it is successful for you. what's your substrate? i have found a good sized piece (900x900 approx) of perspex around 4mm thick & i will cut that up for dividers in my tank to help me catch fish when i need to.

tell me about it, waiting for silicone to cure really sucks. :lol:

i had planed on using the existing aragonite

thanks, something like this but probably less rock

i am unsure what conditions you need to create for those natives but i think a canister would be perefct, say a AquaOne CF1200 which can be purchased for around $140. HFF has them on special at the moment or TM usually has them new.

thanks Nav, as usual an interesting take on the situation. as spoon suggested a full length spraybar with a canister plumbed in either end, combined with your idea of having it at the bottom seems like a good idea to me. if i drill the holes spread over the length that should create an even flow across the length, perhaps i will block it in the centre so one canister doesn't over run the other.

great thinking. that would reduce the flow across the tank though, it would be an interesting task.

not the effect i am after & i am not sure how the spray bars could be set up to acheive that. i guess i'll just wait to see how it goes when full, may add a wave maker or similar if required.

i only had to buy the 70x45 & the fixings so around $50 plus tank.

only to those that think like that it's particle board but similar enough

i have finished making the stand that will hold my 2000x450x450 tank, the tank is 400L nett. the frame that the tank will sit on is made with particle board on 70x45 framing, the legs & diagonal bracing are 70x35 & the lower horizontal parts are 70x45. I have used these sized parts as that is what i had lying around, if i had to purchase all of the timber i would have made the legs 70x45. I have liquid nailed & screwed all timber joins, the legs have been screwed to the upper frame with 10G 100mm screws & the bracing to legs have been screwed with 10G x 75mm screws. I will clad the stand with plywood panels & doors & make a ply hood but at this stage it is to get my trophs into their new larger home so that is the priority. I will also add a panel on top of the lower bracing to create a shelf. If i had to buy the all of the timber, screws & glue i would estimate it would cost approximately $110 all up. this pic was taken before i added the front to back bracing

i have a new 2.0x0.45x0.45 tank which i am yet to fill, i will be running two canisters on it having one at either end. i have put a spray bar in one to make sure my design worked how i intended it to which it does, the spray bar will be fitted on the back panel sending the flow toward the front panel. with both fitted there is a gap in the centre with no direct flow of around a metre. do you think enough flow through the centre will be created? at this stage the heater will be in the centre, what have you done in your tanks with regard to flow?