Recent content by scuttler

Bargain!

As Phil said, ice cream tubes.

the green machine? Amazing shop to go to if you have not been.

Sealed it should be fine. Open to the atmosphere, the formation of carbonic acid may have an effect on the kh. As said above its cheap but also its just one of your tools to monitor CO2 levels so do not stress

They do look normal but i tend to steer clear on postal orders as iv been disappointed in the past, i know its not realistic for some. I am lucky enough to live near the shop and the stock is amazing, always satisfied

If you make a DIY spray bar. Ensure the area of the holes you drill are equal to or greater than the area on the original filter pipe. If you do not it will restrict your flow. I did a custom bar. Its works a treat, get CO2 bubbles everywhere.

the up atomisers are excellent.

I soaked mine then scrubbed with a brush (you wont get every last bit of mud) I like the staining also, more interesting :)

The custom spray bar won't reduce flow providing the area of the outlet holes you drill are equal to or greater than the area of the filter piping. I make a custom one last week. Works an absolute treat. Very effective distribution

You could buy a cheap pvc pipe and make a custom spray bar the length of the tank. Very cheap.

Have to say, as an Chemistry teacher i love the application on Chemistry that a high tech fish tank brings :) Some great information

It does look like sodium thiosulfate will remove chloramine but will produce Ammonia and HCl as a product. The more i read the more i want a RO unit :P I wonder if the retail product have anything else in them.

monochloramine could affect fish in low concentrations. Might get away with it normally but if the water company boost the dose.....

Can never find a picture when you need one! It was a tank with thousands of tetras, overstocked to the extreme.

reminds me of that neon tetra tank that was posted. horrible...