hovmoller Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 http://www.kensfish.com/aquarium-supplies/aquarium-lighting/current-single-ramp-timer.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted October 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 Seems cheap! I'm still going to wait for the other models to come out, we're saving for a holiday in March plus I think it's good to let others work out the bugs with a new product. Given that it plugs in-line with the DC plugs, I'm guessing I'll need two of them plus a couple of these; http://www.kensfish.com/aquarium-suppli ... itter.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 Putting leaf litter on the bottom of that tank would look cool, make it a real blackwater setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovmoller Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 Putting leaf litter on the bottom of that tank would look cool, make it a real blackwater setup. I completely agree. It's a a lot of work though, the Geos keep burying them in the sand and unless you keep unburying them they just lie under there and rot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted October 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 Got it in one, I can barely reach the back of the tank with my long rake thingy, I don't think I'd have a chance to keep the leaf litter "tidy"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted January 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 Just a quick update, nothing much new to report but the set up passed another "test" over xmas; being left unattended for two weeks with no water changes and a friend feeding the fish twice a week. The day before we left I cleaned out the first two sheets of Poret foam and changed ~20% of the water, parameters were: pH: 6.6 TDS: 38 Ammonia: 0ppm Nitrate: 5ppm Got home late yesterday and fed them heavily, tested before the water change today and: pH: 6.8 TDS: 63ppm Ammonia: 0ppm Nitrate: 10ppm Better than expected! I think the pothos do a great job of keeping the nitrates down with the light feeding, and I have no hesitation leaving the set up for four weeks when we head to the US later this year, though I will get the friend looking after them to do a small water change after two weeks. The Poret hadn't clogged, I think it could have probably gone another week with the reduced feeding, perhaps slightly longer, but I decided to clean it today as I'll be feeding them well this week to make up for the past two weeks. Which is slightly ironic as I'll be feeding myself far less to make up for the past two weeks of too much good food and beer!! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgustipated Posted January 11, 2014 Report Share Posted January 11, 2014 holiday plumpness.. i feel like a stuffed turkey. here's to beer guts :thup: minor change, but how come your PH crept up a bit? i can only get mine to creep down, similar setup but a fifth the size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted January 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 I recently added a bit more beach sand/crushed shell to the substrate as it was starting to go the other way. It's such a tiny fluctuation it could well just be within the margin of error of my interpretation of the colour on the chart... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris b Posted April 6, 2014 Report Share Posted April 6, 2014 hello any updates new pics hows the aro growing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted April 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 No new pics, everything just ticking over nicely. I've just been away to the US for four weeks and everything went well with minimal feeding and maintanence. I'll try to do a proper update soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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