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#21 Neakit

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Posted 28 December 2011 - 07:23 PM

If you already have it don't worry about it the 2215 will do just fine

#22 Anka

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Posted 28 December 2011 - 07:32 PM

Thanks for your help fellas.

Gonna be popping into seaview tomorrow to get my ADA soil and enquire about some native plants.

Will hopefully be able to start my journal soon smile.gif

#23 Bowdy

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Posted 28 December 2011 - 07:37 PM

As long as you don't over do the stock level the 2215 may be ok.

#24 Anka

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Posted 29 December 2011 - 12:39 AM

I'm looking at getting rainbows and native shrimp/prawns.

What sort of number would you recommend bowdy?

#25 Westie

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Posted 29 December 2011 - 07:29 AM

I would have thought that native shrimp would end up being a source of live food for rainbow fish?

#26 Anka

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Posted 29 December 2011 - 09:51 AM

I will have many hiding places for them.

I was also hoping the breeding would make it self sustaining.

#27 Anka

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Posted 01 January 2012 - 03:04 PM

My components are as follows:
300L 4ft tank
T5 lighting
Teco Chiller TC-5 (includes heating)
Dupla pH controlled CO2 dosing (with atomiser)
Eheim 2215 filter (620lph flow rate)
9w PondOne UV sterilizer

I'm also looking at geting a denitrator filter.

What should be connected to what, and it what sequence?

What flow rate should each component have?

#28 Hypanheaven

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Posted 01 January 2012 - 03:11 PM

If your tank is heavily planted, a denitrator would be a bad idea. You would be ferting for the plants NO3 but then your denitrator would remove it! completely a waste of money and your plants will die.
You seem to just love spending money on useless things......a UV sterilizer has a lot of controversy, but then millions of people around the world dont use them and have no problems, if your worried about algea then try the EI dosing method for ferts.
www.BarrReport.com/forum Tomm Barr has forumlated a dosing regime for people like us who are worried about algea.

Your flow rate question is irrelevent, beacuse you say your CO2 is PH controlled so you can set that at almost anything and the controller will do the rest (obviously within reason)
the chiller would be on the return from the canister unelss it has its own pump?

Edited by Hypanheaven, 01 January 2012 - 03:12 PM.


#29 Anka

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Posted 01 January 2012 - 03:18 PM

Thanks for that... I guess.

I don't understand why so many people on this forum are so hostile towards others that exercise their right to spend their money. Please explain to me what was a waste of money?

#30 Hypanheaven

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Posted 01 January 2012 - 03:43 PM

oh sorry mate i didnt mean to sound hostile, everyone knows i love to burn money on fish, just ask my missus!
but i used to be the same as you and try get everything the best and have every gadget under the sun to control my fish tank but it almost took the fun out of it. Eventually when you start to gain more knowledge of fish keep and there still a hell of lot that i need to learn, fish keeping becomes easier and the gadgets become less needed and infact you eventually realise you dont need them. A denitrator on the other hand is great for a filthy malawi tank where you cant really keep to many plants, but in a planted its pointless and will actually take nutrients away from your plants!
i was thinking a UV steraliser for my own planted setup but after alot of reading i decided against it.

check our aquariumlife.com.au and the barrReport.com/forum as both those forums have a world of knowledge on plants!!!!!
and if your really stuck you can ask Tomm Barr himself, who is a genius when it comes to planted tanks.

Edited by Hypanheaven, 01 January 2012 - 03:44 PM.


#31 Anka

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Posted 01 January 2012 - 04:46 PM

No worries mate. Will do.

Is sequence ok: filter, chiller/heater, uv, co2 atomiset

#32 Hypanheaven

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Posted 01 January 2012 - 05:18 PM

Yes it's ok, but due to the low flow rate of your canister it may load it up to much, you may want to think about getting another 2215 or even just a submersible pump and some piping and creating another water loop, so submersed pump/chiller/uv/ co2 / return to tank so that your canister can flow freely

#33 Craig

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Posted 01 January 2012 - 06:46 PM

As I explained earlier, the 2215 will struggle to push water through all those components.

I had a 2217 on a 60cm 120L planted tank and only just saw it as sufficient. If you want a successful planted tank (ie. dense growth), you really need a high amount of flow to eradicate dead spots

What T5 lighting are you using? Ie. Kelvin, wattage, No. of globes etc

#34 sandgroper

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Posted 01 January 2012 - 11:18 PM

A denitrate filter and UV, imo is only really required on over stocked set ups. If your doing a planted tank, the plants will absorb the nitrates and keep them in check. good luck cheers Steve

#35 Anka

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Posted 01 January 2012 - 11:38 PM

Craig, not sure about the lightening. Will check the paperwork in the morning. With regards to flow to eradicate deadspots would a wave maker be ok?

#36 Neakit

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Posted 01 January 2012 - 11:52 PM

Get the tank up and going and then decide if you require extra flow. Realisticly it will come down to what you want and what you are willing to do/accept.

#37 Anka

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Posted 01 January 2012 - 11:56 PM

I might do that, thanks neakit.




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