What filter do you have? How heavily do you feed and what do you feed? I usually see more brownish but when I had that it was on over feeding of flake. What I saw may not be the same thing though....
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What filter do you have? How heavily do you feed and what do you feed? I usually see more brownish but when I had that it was on over feeding of flake. What I saw may not be the same thing though....
I suppose if your substrate is fine enough you could just siphon everything out through a strainer to separate out the shrimp.
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I would guess if you want a sticky, I would nominate "Too much light." :-)
I have to agree. I've had quite a few that never lasted even a year or two. They are cheaply made and VERY heat sensitive which is a problem if they are going into places where you'd put an...
Agreed. I found some for 16" shelves, but it's hardly what I'd call aesthetic.
Not really sure on that one. I've got 4-6 from the stand to the wall but haven't hard plumbed anything yet. You can machine the fittings down somewhat if the stuck out too far and use street elbow...
Tunze does have a nice video on their site showing them and the vortec pumps. The stream pumps do seem to shove water along a bit further in their test tank. The vortecs have a broader flow but often...
Depending on the tubing/pipe you may just be able to friction fit it and easily replace it if it gets too dirty as another option.
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I got the 6011 model from the freshwater systems link a few posts back. Wiring was simple although threading the cord through would be easier with 2 working hands. I gave up on the regulator plumbing...
Got it put together today. Coil is pointing forward as it keeps it in a protected orientation if the tank falls for some reason. Thanks to all for the input. Hopefully this lasts longer than the...
I would think putting the bottom of the bulkhead flange at the 4-6" mark down from the waterline would make the most sense. This way, if you ever decide to put and overflow box over/around it you...
I'm not sure where you are, but flexpvc.com has bulkheads in 1.5" and 2" in white and possibly some in gray. That may be a possibility.
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Sounds good. My aesthetics will have me painting the back of the tank black with a slimline glass overflow most likely to cut down on the shading effect of the box.
I also have to eliminate the U...
Well, your approach allows for a second pathway. You don't specifically have to use a HOB overflow system with what I proposed, any box which will hold water would work once the tank is drilled. A...
I missed the part about drilling the TANK and thought you were drilling the outside overflow box for another outlet.
Still, if you are already drilling the tank, why not simply upsize the hole? ...
I do a similar thing now as a herbie design. One pipe is flooded, the other barely flows anything if at all. It's an eshopps overflow with two pipes. The main flow does not have a standpipe in it.
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Apologies if I missed this in one of the threads but is there a preferred orientation to the solenoid? The clippard one I have was mounted with the coil facing downward. For simplicity in...
Got mine the other day. Not sure when I'll get the solenoid plumbed in, but the wiring was simple enough to do. I would think a six foot cord is the minimum length you should try for.
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I would guess one of the wavemaker type units would be your best bet at that point unless you'd be willing to do some sort of Under Gravel grid or jet system to get the CO2 down low. Probably hard...
What about a penductor or similar mounted on the outlet? You won't be the full flow probably with the pressure loss, but it may add some extra low velocity flow.
Another thought, what about a...
I'm not really sure on the silicates question. Isn't silica a primary component of glass? So if your substrate is high in silicates and that causes a problem shouldn't anyone with a glass tank have...
How are you aiming it? I was planning on trying to aim towards the front pane slightly to try and set up a gyre effect. I may just aim down the length of the back of the tank for the same effect...
I'll likely do the 4 inch internal box then. The water depth in my outside box is roughly 6 inches or so so I might use a slightly deeper box on the outside. I get the feeling that the bean overflow...