yeah as said above , nothing you can do. Den Braven silicone seems to be the most resistant frpm black algae forming under it. Black silicone...
Your life is sorted then in that case :-)
SUCH cleverness - LIFE is all about timing :) lets face it ............ a beautiful tank setup is FAR cheaper that an expensive painting is is not !
Is madam the controller of quality - such a clever gal !!!!
ja ja - all the above is true - ESPECIALLY the bit about ........ "I bought the tank for the kids".... that's how is all starts and a very clever...
i have quite a few Matten Filters, the foam I use is the 30 PPI foam ( 40 PPI is just too dense and blocks quickly)- I buy it from EMW Filters...
Do you wash and reuse the batting @MariaS - found is a pain in the a..ss to clean, do you have foam in your foam also or just the batting?
Also - you probably know- joining dry silicone to new silicone is NOT guaranteed to work. I would suggest you scrape out as much of the old...
Just one question, looking at the tank itself .... those 2 braces that go across the tank, are those steel or wood? If it's wood how did you...
I think @MariaS is right. the only thing I have ever found are those filter socks that one buys at Verimark. they are used with the 'leaf gobbler"...
You DESERVE EVERY SINGLE MINUTE of the pleasure that this tank is gonna give you. I trust that all will go smoothly and there will never be a...
I am VERY surprised to see TASA Admins promoting this plant. Is it not on the blacklist and is illegal to keep?? If you do keep it you have to...
What ferts are you using - liquid ones or root tabs - or both ?
Those amazon swords need their roots be planted in the gravel - the other 2 things are great for tying on
Check out the Diana Walstad method for doing planted tanks she uses potting soil - works perfectly
I think you may needs LOTS more media ( those 3 little bags I can see are NOT going to hold enough bacteria ) Also, your water really ought to...
ALL you rescuers - GIVE yourself a Bells !!!!!!!!
put a filter sock over the end of the inlet into the sump ( using elastic bands) - catches most of the heavy solids - just rinse it every couple...
Probably this is too late to be of any help. Remember, once you have sanded the ends of the pipes AND the inside of the fitting, when you have...
Its' called an 'overflow comb' most pet shops sell them in strips of about 500mm, the overflow will never get clogged up using that along the top...
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