Your current Fish tank Setups!

It's a D&D Nano, uses rear chambers.

Marines are very expensive to do it properly, require a lot of equipment and time. I've just sold off all my equipment, now just selling off all the chemicals/foods/salt as I haven't got the time to keep up with it!
 
Russinating said:
Good filters aren't that noisy (if at all) and if you've got hardy fish then you can turn the filter off during sleeping hours, which is what I do as my tank is right next to my bed.
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This isn't a good idea if it's a closed filter, as you'll end up with anaerobic nasties.
 
Cheers for advice guys, would be looking at the Fluval Edge, I personally find fish tank designs outdated, especially when it comes to the laminted/wood finish of the cases they sit on. They all seem 80s/90s in style.
 
kae2 said:
It's a D&D Nano, uses rear chambers.
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The top right of the tank is probably included and a pump in the rear chambers will pump water back in. The water will flow into the back via a weir (looks like the top left). Top left is a powerhead for additional flow, looks like a korelia nano (probably £20-30). Most of the filtration in a marine tank comes from the bacteria in the rock (you do tend to have additional mechanical filtration and charcoal).

Ive got a fluval edge used as a marine and a red sea max which had a recent algae bloom. The sea hare has made short work of the algae though.
 
boxman2000 said:
I certainly wouldn't turn off your filter on a marine tank! Not recommended on a tropical either imo.
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Malt_Vinegar said:
It's far from ideal, you will be reducing the efficiency of the filter, and killing off (at least some) good bacteria each night.
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I'm only talking about 5 hours per day (I have it on a timer so it turns off at 11am to let me get to sleep then back on at 4am). Plus I only have a small tank (Fluval Edge) so the filter doesn't have that much water to churn through. I'm sure you're right and it's certainly not ideal, but the tank's been going for 18 months now and I haven't had any deaths or illnesses bar one.

I'd like a few more rocks for the tank too. I saw a display model at the local aquatic shop and they'd used slate or similar to build it up from the front to the back. It looked really good so I was just wondering where I could gte some from. Also, will any rock do (if cleaned properly)?
 
Russinating said:
I'm only talking about 5 hours per day (I have it on a timer so it turns off at 11am to let me get to sleep then back on at 4am). Plus I only have a small tank (Fluval Edge) so the filter doesn't have that much water to churn through. I'm sure you're right and it's certainly not ideal, but the tank's been going for 18 months now and I haven't had any deaths or illnesses bar one.
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Still it isn't really recommended and I would personally say the fact it is a smaller tank could be more of an issue.

I would perhaps invest in a better pump as I must have bought 3-4 in the last 5 years for myself and family and they are all silent. Most of the problem is the units are vibrating against the glass or against the shelf in the stand, just invest in some good sound absorbant pads from the bay - I use them for my PC and work a treat.


Russinating said:
I'd like a few more rocks for the tank too. I saw a display model at the local aquatic shop and they'd used slate or similar to build it up from the front to the back. It looked really good so I was just wondering where I could gte some from. Also, will any rock do (if cleaned properly)?
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Big no no putting any old rock/stone in a tank. There could be any sorts of chemicals and salt contained in the rock. Some people will say to boil the rocks but it just doesn't work. Same with slate.

Go to your LFS and I'm sure they would have stones/rocks from unsalted sources.

Same goes for bogwood etc - don't be tempted to use that nice piece of driftwood you find on the beach - unless you have a brackish tank (which even then I wouldn't!!) the salt will damage the scales of the fish, not to mention contain diesel/pollution.

Malt_Vinegar said:
Dont buy slate from the aquatics shops, get it straight from graden centre, its a third of the price, and loads to choose from!
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I would still check the source and whether it's been stored with or possibly sprayed by chemicals.

If it's certain there are no salt or chemical deposits in the slate from a garden centre I would probably boil for a few hours before I had relative peace of mind.
 
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boxman2000 said:
If it's certain there are no salt or chemical deposits in the slate from a garden centre I would probably boil for a few hours before I had relative peace of mind.
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I have been using slate from garden centres for years, even with picky fish, never had any problems :)

As with any rocks, wash and scrub them. I tend to pour boiling water over them or bathe them in it when new, mainly to kill bugs, and also to help clean off any dust/etc.

Always stood me in good stead
 
Malt_Vinegar said:
I have been using slate from garden centres for years, even with picky fish, never had any problems :)

As with any rocks, wash and scrub them. I tend to pour boiling water over them or bathe them in it when new, mainly to kill bugs, and also to help clean off any dust/etc.

Always stood me in good stead
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Pouring boiling water won't do too much - actually boiling it for a while will.

But I do agree on garden centre stuff, 9/10 you'll be fine but I've got one or two fish in particular I won't take any chances on. I wouldn't use rocks from garden centre though.
 
people with planted aquariums:

im going to start a new tank ( hopefully next week) with sand as my substrate, i was thinking of putting something underneath possibly laterite to give nutrients to the plants.

was thinking of 1" of Laterite on the bottom and 1/2" of sand to cover it.

doe anyone do this and what do you use as the bottom layer?

thinking of using argos play sand.
 
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Minxy said:
You could keep guppies in warm custard and they would probably still survive. Hardly little buggers. :D
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Sounds good, anyone remember that project where a fish tank was to be used as a pc water cooling system also :D




Just emptied a small tank out of about 24 garden newts and nymphs. Was keeping them away from the pond while it was being cleaned of dreaded duck weed

Maybe getting some grass carp, anyone know about them
 
Used to have freshwater tropical setup but out of interest for those with marine tanks, how long would the tank be stable for during a power cut as from what I gather a marine tank needs to keep a pretty tight balance to exist. Seen some lovely corals and fish last weekend but the prices are a bit on the high side to allow for something to go wrong.
 
i would say 3-4 hours before you need to take any action.

then you would have to make sure water temp is maintained by floating hot bottles in it etc.

if you know powerer will be out for 12+ hours then get a generator.
 
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