A pair of blinds or curtains might be cheaper than Purigen ;)
Get yourself a stainless steel rod and put it into your tank (you could also use ss welding rod and grind the stuff off and keep just the rod). On...
Glass sizes for standard tanks are as follows. 1-1.5ft 3mm 2ft 4mm 3ft 5mm 4ft 6mm You can pick up a new standard 2ft tank for about R170- in...
What wire are you using to keep them down? Looks like copper ....:(
Indeed a constant current power supply, ...a lot of people just use any normal old (PC) power supply in their DIY build, ...but a constant current...
I tried to get some foam from Sondor, but they were of no assistance, so I bought myself some big foam sheets from an LFS and converted many of...
Led's are connected in series as each led only needs a relatively small voltage (well you get different types). So if your individual led is...
As far as I am concerned there are standard 1ft,1.5ft, 2ft, 3ft, 4ft tanks. Thereafter there does not seem to be any standard tanks and they are...
Easy to clean is bare bottom. Whether that fits your other criteria for beautiful and natural I can't say.....:eek:
Visit Perky Pets in Plumstead/Diep River.
Just for clarity's sake. In Cape Town there is no chloramine in the water. Chlorine evaporates out of the water, chloramine doesn't. So aging...
Getting the eggs out is not difficult, just time consuming. I sometimes use a plastic card but mostly use my fingers. The eggs might seem fragile...
It might be helpful if you updated your location so people could point you in the right direction.
If you are talking catching the fry, try using a hosepipe and suck them out. Done this before and worked quite well.
Most 4ft standard tanks are 6mm glass, but are only 45cm high. It will probably be ok, but for my liking it is to thin. Check whether the front...
Hi, Will only concentrate on the raising part as you don't seem to have issues with getting them to spawn. I put the eggs in a small tank, about...
I don't think your BN male is hiding in Krugersdorp :p He will be protecting the eggs somewhere in your tank.
Important for decent filtration is the amount of biological media available for the good bacteria to colonise. The flow rate is not that...
No. Cape Town water is fine, just let it age for a day or two.
Standard 2ft is 4mm -no bracing (keeps the cost down) Unless you like playing Russian roulette, get yourself some glass strips and add bracing. It...
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