Sponge filters do filter biologically, just not much. And don't clean the sponge often. The problem with undergravel filters are, they suck the...
I do agree, but I find if you tell people to buy a canister for a 80L tank, most of the time they will rather just stick with what they have. An...
Oops, I added 12mm just as a number, don't go on that!! There exists some nice lookup tables on thekrib and aquatools to calculate glass...
I might add that you do not want to go deeper than 60cm for various reasons. One being 12mm glass is expensive, and another being light...
+1 for Canister, otherwise get a good internal filter (go with something expensive like an Eheim, some of them have enough space for you to add...
fiza also try to raise your filter slightly until the water outlet disturbs the water surface. That way you will get some air into the water, and...
I have real sea sand in my tank (bought it like that, need to wait for payday before I can chuck it and replace with some plant friendly...
It is an energy efficiency rating. Normal incandescent globes rate an E or F, T8's rate about a B or C (from memory, I might be wrong), and T5's...
@azurekoi that ballast is as electronic as they come...
+1 for another great post by azurekoi
Depends on your specific tubes. The norm in SA is still to use magnetic T8 ballasts in buildings. You can use that ballasts, starter and fitting...
I also had it with a couple that did the breeding thing, but now my current two Females does it as well... With the couple it also included really...
Copper... that is the least of our problems, heavy metal wise lead and uranium bugs me more, it is a wonder that Bass keeps on thriving in Potch...
Not all light places stock 6500K - 10000K, here in Potch most places do argue that such a thing does not exist... ugh and they call us the City of...
Depends on your budget. Most people agree to rather spend more on a great substrate than buying high tech lights. But, if you do have a good...
Shakes I do agree, I did not know that about Jager, haven't had the opportunity to own or admire one. You will see an edit in my post, was my...
no, the heated water will rise, and you will notice the thermostat part, the metal switch, is in the upper part. So if you put it in vertical you...
@fishkeeper it depends on your tap water. Here in Potchefstroom you need to add RO water to soften your water down to 11KH, but for the rest of...
The real question is how many tanks can you fit in your office space! Never ask how many fish per tank, rather how many tanks per room :) Just...
Yip, seems like the right way. There are a couple of options to keep your mixture going a long time. One of the options (which I wrote an...
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