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#21
Posted 28 December 2011 - 07:23 PM
#22
Posted 28 December 2011 - 07:32 PM
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
#23
Posted 28 December 2011 - 07:37 PM
#24
Posted 29 December 2011 - 12:39 AM
What sort of number would you recommend bowdy?
#25
Posted 29 December 2011 - 07:29 AM
#26
Posted 29 December 2011 - 09:51 AM
I was also hoping the breeding would make it self sustaining.
#27
Posted 01 January 2012 - 03:04 PM
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
Posted 01 January 2012 - 03:11 PM
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
Posted 01 January 2012 - 03:18 PM
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
Posted 01 January 2012 - 03:43 PM
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
Posted 01 January 2012 - 04:46 PM
Is sequence ok: filter, chiller/heater, uv, co2 atomiset
#32
Posted 01 January 2012 - 05:18 PM
#33
Posted 01 January 2012 - 06:46 PM
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
Posted 01 January 2012 - 11:18 PM
#35
Posted 01 January 2012 - 11:38 PM
#36
Posted 01 January 2012 - 11:52 PM
#37
Posted 01 January 2012 - 11:56 PM
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