guys.. i just bought a timer.. but i dunno how to set up...


need helps please~

1) turn the dial so that the exact time NOW is at the little Arrow indicator. If it's 11:00PM now, then turn until 23 is at the Arrow.
2) To set the time when u want it to switch on, push the little black 'keys' down. If you want it to turn on from 15:00 - 20:00 hrs, then push down all the keys in that region...
3) Set the button on the rightside to reveal the "timer/clock" symbol. Plug it into the socket, and switch on the main power source. Done.

the problem is, the bigger there are , the less useful they will be. when small, they are very effective in removing BBA.

about this im not really sure woh.. right now just left my ottos do some clean job...

im still blur with the timer.. T_T

U see the black ring around the numbers??

First off the numbers are set to 24 hour system.. as Tut mentioned.. depending on the time you wish to set.. just push in the black 'keys' at the desired ON time.. For example.. Mine is from 11a,m.-7a.m. .. So all the keys from 11 to 19 is pushed down to indicate ON. whereas the others which aren't pushed in are OFF..

HTH
Drew

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Added on December 3, 2009, 12:13 amI can see from the picture that ALL THE RINGS ARE PUSHED IN / ON.. just pull em out.

Drew

This post has been edited by chuppy2: Dec 3 2009, 12:13 AM

finally i knew the " black key " is what... is those little black colour bar.. thanks TUT and Chuppy... THANKS~

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Added on December 3, 2009, 12:47 am@chuppy.... i heard the LFS fish shop said... need to apply the Penac-W and P once a month.. is that true ?

This post has been edited by fongzai92: Dec 3 2009, 12:47 AM

May somebody roughly estimate for me what's the budget look like in order to setup decent medium light 2 feet planted tank with basic equipment/material (soil, fertz)...excluding plants/fish...
Also wish anybody to enlighten me on the specification of equipment/material (i.e. filter flowrate, light wattage/temperature etc) to maintain a 2 feet planted tank ???

This post has been edited by silverbolt143: Dec 3 2009, 01:13 AM

aih have to change filter again a. mmmm wher to get money leh. u all tank so nice. so envy

what happen to ur filter ?

setting up a new tank a. u can look for those sifu advise like chuppy , fongzai92 and cata kor kor. They had planted tank untill shrimps oso feel comfortable to breed in the tank.

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Added on December 3, 2009, 1:18 amfilter knot support well my 2 1/2 feet tank o.u say die o not.

This post has been edited by HCTH: Dec 3 2009, 01:18 AM

lights if diy about roughly the bulb would cost rm30? then balast another 10 bucks and the casing about rm5..if a nice light straight off the shelf i would reckon i bout mine at rm130.

the soil gex would be rm30 per bag you'd need 2 bags rm60

filters varies.. from canisters from rm150 to thousands. hob would cost u rm40 60. or normal overhead filter cost u about gah, rm30?

fertilizers mine is rm20. thers alot of types as well..

lights about not sure.. 50watt?

temperature ideal is colder waters better plant growth? too cold also not good.. my temp avg is at 22degrees.. too low i think..

basically.. including tank, gah.. rm400.. maybe less maybe more..

Thanks...RM400, that's reasonably cheap i guess... surprised that the soil and fertz is less then RM100...
From the tank pictures at 1st page i noticed HOB filter is quite popular.any particular reason??? advantage???
What's the suitable flow rate for my filter to maintain a clean and biologically balance tank?? my tank is 2ft x 1ft x 1ft (approx 56-57 litres of waters)..

hi author, i want to ask a question.
do u sell the plant seperately or do u sell the tank along with the plant inside it?
coz im looking for a plant to fill in my aquarium.
thx.

PLants are usually sold seperately in the LFS..

@silverbolt
That's just a rough estimation.. It really depends on what you buy and stuff like that.

Drew

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Added on December 3, 2009, 8:36 amThe reason why HOBs are cheap because they are cheap and do not have as much C02 loss compared to the overhead.. though more expensive than overheads, but cheaper than canisters.. ( though canisters would be the BEST option )

This post has been edited by chuppy2: Dec 3 2009, 08:36 AM

thats because thats the price of the cheapest soil.. a brand named GEX.. high end soil are from the brand ADA. gex would fetch at rm30 per bag. ADA would go from rm80 to rm120++ per bag.

price of liquid fertilizers also differs.. from rm20 per bottle to rm 50 60 as well.. and theres alot of kinds of fertiizers u need to look at!

i personally arent fond of using HOB because of its size. its so small fr me im using overhead filter with a 2ft filter box ontop of my 2ft tank. match it with a very powerful filter and u have urself a very good filtering system. flow rate im not sure though.. but any good sized filters would do

This post has been edited by michanz: Dec 3 2009, 09:02 AM

fongzai92, how much you get that timer ?

As i know usually LFS sell it damn expensive..i bought mine from carrefour way cheaper

ADA soil per bag is 9L. how many kg is that ah foxngn?

MMM, my plan is to set a fully green planted freshwater tank...
will cheaper material (soil/ferts) able to give decent result for beginner planted tank??
i already have the tank and HOB filter from my current fish tank...
the filter was rated 7w 1200l/h, is it sufficient to filter my 2ft 57liter planted tank then??

i dont think gex brand is cheap though.... rm30 for only 2kg...

ADA rm80 for 9kg... so gex 1kg is rm15 x 9kg= rm135

ya we know buying in bulk will be cheaper but there are also some lfs selling loose ADA for example if not mistaken ADA 1kg=rm10... so saying gex is cheapest is not so true...

This post has been edited by shortpants: Dec 3 2009, 09:38 AM

if u have an empty tank and wana fill up with soil go for ada 9L which is rm80!
the flow rate i think it would be suffice. but make sure the size of the filter is big enuf as well!
true true! but students like me cant afford to fork out rm80 at one go xD cant seem to find LFS selling lose bags around subang tho