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ok well it would seem much of the math i learned in school is seeping out the holes in my head rather quickly.....4x2x2 is 16 cubic feet eh LOL. ok so 120 gal it is....

me shud go der an get me...

above tank bio filter? my tank uses this and it sounds and looks like constant rain....keep the water level down 5 cm and its hard to listen to someone talk lol. guess one would then jsut need to...

120 gallon???? is that what mine is....i was under the impression a 90 gallon was pretty damn huge like 6 feet+, no? i thought 4x2x2 is 70 gallons? US gallons that is.

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for the record its spelled vi*V*arium :)

ya, "someone" :ezpi_wink1: HAHA.

thanks :)

so my plan changed a bit (wife saw what i was doing more closely).

i had planned 9 cfl's and 4 24" tubes. it is now only 4 cfl's and 2 24" tubes which give me about 15000 lumens at about 150...

specifically black and blood worms. i am more into black worms as i cant buy them here. but i can find them!

it is my understanding they are pretty damn filthy worms, and the water i found them...

wow lolo, you sure your jsut growing aquatic plants? lol.

i got pics but my cord is mia, i will load them onto my other computer and post some. it is far brighter now.....but i honestly was...

so i really wanted better lights in my tank cause i like plants...so i convinced my wife that i am doing it to save on electricity. so i wired up some CFLS for my 70 gallon and added a filter (cause...

i kept and bred a few species of dart frogs for many years. there is really nothing difficult to them their light requirements are low as they are forest floor amphibians (light is low). the only...

are they good for kuhli loaches (sp?)?

you know many fish "loose" their colour when the lights are off....or different kinds of light. check your fish in the middle of the night, they will be very pale. are you sure its not just a...

mm, yes of course :) i will keep things very clean, no worries about that.

so beef heart is bad (in excess) because it makes fish fat, or animal food in general should be limited?

is there...

ok i see. before i get too in depth with lots more questions (they are coming, trust me lol!) is there a reason i need a dehydrator? the back deck here gets up to 50 Celsius right now, and i am...

quick question. is there anything wrong with taking various feeders (worms, daphnia, shrimp etc) and grinding them up all together (in various proportions depending on fish specie) and drying them...

Peat is VERY acidic, i will bet you it will take you PH on a very wild ride!!! i am not sure if tis ok for the tank, but Coco coir has WAY more stable PH. i use that for reptiles instead of peat. ...

i used to say the same thing....its funny how a women can change our minds. i was die hard against marriage and kids, now i'm married and we are planning kids...and i am teaching kids all day! what...

LOL! i never saw any free stuff where i was in BC, alberta is the place to be eh?

That last pic is right after i redid the log and plants. they needed thinning and they were crowding the pump. ...

what do large aquariums/zoos use? you always see "concrete" in there...anything special?

i have no experience with those brands, but maybe this info will help you out?

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f270/ganoderma/sterilze.jpg...

consider a biological filter? here is the one o made, its a bio filter and a mechanical filter....it is very easy to add charcoal if you so wish as well. keeps my tank very clean (70 gal).

just...

Thanks folks. I am Canadian, but i am living in Taiwan right now :) For the record, this country has unlimited free used tanks. many are broken or leak, but there are lots of good ones that just...

you could trim them. java is pretty tough and hard to kill. i often give them a trim (leave lots) and they do not seem to suffer. i have a tank with no lights, just window light and java are the...

thats what i was planning, but my wife doesn't like the idea of buying more lights when we already have some...and the higher electricity cost :( i am working on her....it took me a year to get her...

:( ok.

but cement is ok???? just mix it with some fine sand and its ok to use?