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Hi Thommo,

keeping a sump (standard 4 foot tank and the returns will be about 40mm below the overflow so about 80mm from the rim of the tank to the centre of the return pipe if that makes sense...

I just cant seem to keep neon or rummy nosed tetras alive. Decided yesterday to get a school of lemon tetras and so far so good. Might try neon's when my 4 footer is set up or even cardinals
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Hi there,

I was told today that neons are hard to keep long term and was wondering if the term "soft" is a deserved reputation.

Regards Darren

Hi there,

the returns are drilled into the back of the tank and unsure of return pressure yet still searching for a calculator that tells me what pump pressure I need

Regards Darren

Hi there,

I found this formula for substrate

"length cm x width cm x depth (of substrate) cm / 1000 = liters.

10 x 10 x 5 = 500 cm2 / 1000 = 5l of substrate needed.

Hi there,

would it work to calculate it the same way you do for aquarium volume? once you know what depth you want?

Regards Darren

The trouble is ADA is sold in liters....

Hi there,

does anyone know of a substrate calculator to work out what I need I plan on using ADA aqua soil if no calculator a method to work out how much I need

Regards Darren

Well we were in the otway ranges but thought it would be worth thinking about even though I think I am set on ADA aqua soil amazonia

Awesome lighting system!

Hi there,

where I was working away this week (in the Otways for those who know Australia) in a rain forest a cleared patch of land. I was pouring 5 cubic meters of concrete (we were buggered...

Excelent point

a hole it is!

Hi there,

I was wondering whether to use a ball valve or to drill a hole in my return pipes to break the siphon to stop overflows in a power outage.

Regards Darren

Hi there,

using this calculator http://www.reefcentral.com/calc/drain.php I worked out that my overflow should be 12.7 cm however I do not believe this will be big enough to hold both a durso...

Hi there,

looking to set up pressurized co2 in my up coming project just wanted to clarify what is need

Gas Bottle (can any gas bottle(new) do or does it have to be specifically for co2)...

ah ok....so to avoid all that I should go 6x lol

ah ok....so to avoid all that I should go 6x lol

hmm I was going to get them off ebay but I am unsure now are reflectors usually interchangable?

Cheers illusn appreciate it...

because it's 2ft wide tank should I buy 2 fittings of 2x54watt of will one 4x54 watt fitting spread enough light?

Thanks all, I guess the question now is how many what do I need to grow the following

Microsorum pteropus narrow leaf
Microsorum pteropus

Nymphea lotus “red tiger lotus”
or
Nymphea lotus...

SAE is a fish http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_sae.php

Hi there,

are watts needed for t5's the same formula used for fluros? would 6x54watt t5's be enough/too much for a 4x2x2?

Regards Darren

Hownwort is another good plant for sucking ferts up...

mmm there is an imbalance somewhere.....are you using ferts?

G'day

here are the plumbing ideas/plans any edits minor tweaking / tips would be great

Regards Darren

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