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Alex Hill

Member Since 31 Jan 2012
Offline Last Active Nov 25 2013 10:38 PM

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In Topic: Breeding Bn With Fry In Tank

08 June 2013 - 12:18 PM

Yeah, I was thinking that the smaller the fry the better at this point. I have the BN in at the moment with about 3cm fry, but not getting any action from them.


In Topic: Help Urgent

29 April 2013 - 11:14 AM

I am far from an expert, but I have read somewhere that once the carbon absorbs too much junk it releases it back into the tank en masse, which could be causing some of the issues.

I would recommend not using carbon unless you are trying to strip the water of medication, and put something like SeaChem Matrix in there instead.

Perhaps someone with a tad more experience can either back me up or dispel a myth regarding the carbon issue.

In Topic: Some Pics Of My New Tank

23 April 2013 - 05:43 PM

Where did you source the rocks from? I had a look at some garden stores locally today, and they didn't have anything close to what I wanted.

In Topic: Black Pvc Pipe

22 April 2013 - 11:04 AM

QUOTE (Bowdy @ Apr 22 2013, 09:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Painting it is easy. Buy spray can , remove lid , point in direction of pipe and push button smile.gif problem solved smile.gifsmile.gif

Most paints struggle to adhere to PVC. Even the one that do are very easy to scratch off.

Never tried pond sealant, now I wish I had.

In Topic: Black Pvc Pipe

22 April 2013 - 08:38 AM

I looked everywhere for black PVC when I was doing a project for work. Seems pretty readily available from the US for a couple of hundred bucks in shipping, but nowhere in Australia.

The closest I could find was a grey from Mitre 10, but that was a light grey and not a whole lot different to the white. And getting paint to stick to PVC is another problem on its own.

Unfortunately for me I was looking for 90mm so poly wasn't really an option for me. I think you would be far better sticking with the poly pipe and save yourself a lot of hassle.

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