@JCL, I agree, when I bought my canister filter it took some thinking to figure out in which direction the water flows through it, even with the...
Wow, sounds exciting. Don't forget to keep us updated as the project progress. What are you planning to put in the aquarium?
Hi @samisty, welcome to the forum. If you are in the JHB/PTA area I will most likely be interested in taking at least 2-4 of your silver dollars....
I second Ryno's suggestion above about the tannins + bacterial bloom, had it in my tank last week. My water cleared up after doing the following....
Put plants in it? :bigsmile: Unfortunately the 30l that I am playing around with is also my first venture into planted tanks, so I am not the one...
Hi Andrew, Personally I would not remove anything for a couple of weeks at least. Add the new filtration and leave it running for 3-6 weeks to...
How about converting one of them to a planted tank? That's what I did with a small 30l that I dug out of the garage a while ago. I thought of...
@Swagasaurus: Very nicely done. May I ask how you set up your substrate and what you're using?
Thanks guys, quite a simple and elegant solutipn. Not sure why I didn't think of this...
I encountered an interesting situation over the past few days. My tank was finished cycling about three weeks ago and I stocked it with quite a...
Thanks everyone for the responses! It appears as if the general consensus here is that these are simply the facts of life if you own an LFS. If...
I recently started up the hobby again, and being in need of various pieces of equipment and fishies, visited all the LFS in my area. I am...
Very nicely done! Tell us a bit more about the sunrise/sunset effect. Are you simply slowly increasing the brightness to full strength or are you...
I went shopping with the wife for plants today and we picked up a few different plants, some of which I am considering for the aquaponics tank....
I have my in-laws visiting from far-way, they suggested that one can also use ferns in the aquaponics tank. Apparently they prefer moist areas...
Thanks PsyXe, I did quick google on these and they seem perfect for what I want to do. Are the lucky bamboo generally available in most local...
I am in the process of setting up a small sump in which I would like to grow some aquaponic plants and hopefully have some filtration advantages...
Unfortunately I can't give any advice wrt your problem, but I am following with interest as I hope to start growing some live foods soon. May I...
Very cool. And do you add any additional fertilizers or anything for the plants?
@Willem, I assume those pics are from your setup? Do you (or any others on the forum) think that fish tank water and gravel would be enough to...
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