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  3. Feedback on tank design

    in Freshwater

    Posted

    I think, if you're wanting to have partitions for the equipment I'd suggest just the corners rather than the entire back. A triangle on once side of about 200mm should be heaps. That way you're not wasting nearly as much potential area.

    Also, Google drive, boooooooo.

    Thats a great idea, I'll have to look into it; more area to plant would be awesome!

    I have the red sea max C250 and it has the sump at the back. Make sure the area is large enough for you to get your hand/arm right down to the bottom of the tank while holding the pump.

    Thats a good point; I'll make sure to check when I get it done.

    Thanks for putting up the pic :)

  5. Feedback on tank design

    in Freshwater

    Posted

    Hey everyone, I'm planning a 60cm half cube planted tank with a 10cm back partition to hide all the equipment.

    It will be 60cmLx60cmWx30cmH

    10cm of the back will be sectioned off by a piece of glass where I'll put all the hardware. The overflow will be in the middle. On the right I'll put the out/in for a cannister filter - the return pipe would fit through a hole in the glass and enter the aquarium directly. On the left I'd keep the heater and a separate pump to get some extra flow in there.

    I wanted to get some feedback on what you guys think about this type of setup? Particularly the back section - is there anything I've missed?

    Here is a pic in case my explanation sucks:

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  6. New/returning

    in Welcome

    Posted

    Hey everyone, I was kind of active a few years ago; although I mostly lurked. I quit because of Uni and now that I've finished I decided to get back into the hobby.

    The plan is to start a small/med planted tank that requires minimal upkeep. I wanted to go for a marine nano, but at this point it's going to be too expensive so I've decided to put it off for 6-12 months.

    So thats pretty much it, I have some ideas for the new tank so you'll see me posting in the forums :)

  7. DIY LED Light Fixture?

    in DIY Section

    Posted

    www.aquastyleonline.com have some good cheap kits. If you want something more high end then Rapid LED is where you can get a really nice kit. There is also a very good thread on nano-reef.com about these kits in particular and tons of other info about LEDs in small aquariums

    But tbh you don't need anything more than a CFL to grow just about anything in that tank, something along the lines of 6W should do it

  11. Reverse osmosis

    in Freshwater

    Posted

    RO water is perfectly pH 7.0, if you mix it with your normal water it will only go up, which as you said isn't the best for discus etc.

    Im not sure what 'good' minerals you're talking about, unless you want to keep plants RO water should be fine I think.

  15. Hunting for silver community fish

    in Freshwater

    Posted

    Colombian tetras would work well as a replacement for the silver dollars. And you could get a moonlight gourami instead of the silver shark.

    Another fish that is blue is the electric blue german rams, which could replace the fighter.

    So a possible stock list is:

    Cochu Blue Tetra - 20+

    Colombian tetras - 9

    Moonlight Gourami - 4

    Electric Blue Ram - 2/4

    Bristlenose - 1 to keep the tank clean

    The tank will have to be 3ft, preferably 4ft and have a canister filter.

    You're unlikely to find any of these fish being bred, apart from maybe the rams, so either keep an eye on Trademe or buy them slowly from a fish shop

  17. Substrate for Kuhli Loaches

    in Freshwater

    Posted

    River/sea sand would tend to be less sharp because its been ground up over a long time so the edges should be smooth.

    What you want to avoid is man-made sand which is usually done by smashing rocks into sand which results in sharp edges. Anything else of a fine enough grain size will be fine.

  19. Tankmates for Discus

    in Freshwater

    Posted

    Should be fine as long as you keep it at 28C and not much higher and not much lower

    I know people have kept L66, L002 and the butterfly plecs that are around with Discus. Possibly the Choc Zebra but I can't quite remember now.

  20. Fluval pressurized co2 kit

    in Aquatic Plants

    Posted

    Ive used the cheap chinese one, which can be imported. The bottles were kind of a pain and I ended up upgrading to a proper CO2 setup after about 6 months - the 3 bottles lasted me about that much on a 90L tank. Turning it off at night was what really annoyed me because its difficult to get the bubble count just right, on the chinese one anyway

  21. Food Grade Plastic tubs?

    in Technical

    Posted

    Anything made from Polypropylene is also fine - look for the PP or the recycling symbol with a number 5 in it. In fact I think numbers 1-5 are all fine for fish. Check out this article on wikipedia for a nifty table http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recycling_codes

    But, just to be safe, fill up the container as you would and add some fish you don't mind losing. I did this for my big water change tub with a couple of tetras and they were fine so I went ahead and used it.

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