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  1. You could ask at Bunnings, m10 etc for ply wood cover sheets, they sometimes keep them and sell them at a cheap rate. The problem is they will be inconsistent sizes. I also have access to a discount card my work has at Bunnings that may save you some cash. If you send me the sku numbers for the ply I can go in and see how much I can get it for.

  2. OK..... Dumb question time.

    I have some Twisted Val and another tall non twisted plant that have grown rather long aroung 1M, now i am wanting to ecourage more shoots and growth so should i trim the plants back down the the water leval??? Tank height around 550mm.

    Cheers

  3. I am strugging with val in my discus tank bending in the current, i think i am going to change that to a ducks bill just to see. But i think i really need to trim my val and some other plant i dont know, they are nearly 1M long! Hopying the trim will promote more shoots.

    On the original topic note, i changed the spray bar last night to the end of the tank with the inlet pipe, put the airstone at the opposite end, and put the HOB filter just past halfway at the opposite end of the spraybar. They seemed to like the change, they are very active around the HOB and a few of them are dancing around the spraybar. :thup: I am keeping a close eye on them.

  4. a Cf1000 is good enough for that tank. Gross amount of water you will have is 162L, less glass thickness, substrate and anything else you have in the tank and less what ever water level is below the top of the tank.

    I'd estimate 140 to 150L of water so that means your turning over 6 to 7 times the volume per hour and i have always worked on 5 or 6 times so in my experience your all good with what you have.

    If you want more flow put the spraybar on the end panel aiming down the length of the tank with the outlet at the same end, i have always set up my 4 footers like that and it works well. I also keep a lot more than 20 cichlids in a 4 footer and i always over feed.

    I was doing the math also before i went out and purchased.. With all the rocks in there with water displacement also.

    I think i am going to take your advice and change the position of the spraybar to the end of the tank, obviously shorten it because it wont fit thus that will make the flow faster with fewer holes etc, if it seems to be struggling to get the water back into the tank i will drill some more holes in it. See how they react to the change.

  5. I have wanted to try the SUNSUN, but by the time you get them shipped here its cheeper to get one at the pet shop. Ok, will get these cichlids some more filtration and flow. Exciting times. cheers for your help :)

    And Cam - did you drain some of the water from your tanks after the quake??? Mine are still about a third empty. I had some spillage!

  6. Ok, What would you reccommend for a 1200mm x 300mm x 450mm tank holding around 17ish Electric Yellows and a couple of cichlids i dont know what they are, will post a pic if i could get a hand with ID.. (later tonight if i can snap the little beeeeep) I am currently running a CF1000 and Aquaone 300 HOB (which i will be removing to put in my fry tank its just been cycling on the main tank)

    I am wanting MORE flow in the tank there are dead sopts at both ends of the tank......Wavemaker or Internal Filter??

    I am thinking Filter because well more filtration the better.... Thoughts??

    http://www.hollywoodfishfarm.co.nz/deta ... 04f/m/930/

    I am thinking the above???

  7. I am going to change my substrate this weekend back to gravel...... I have currently got white sand and its not ideal in my current set up. Its turing broun and i can see it black in places under the top layer so i am concerned it letting harmfull gases into the tank when it get stirred up by my plecs. I may just be paranoid but i will feel better when i change it. I will wash it and keep it for another tank, one when i will have more current to shift the poo etc around. Am i just being paranoid?? :nilly:

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