i said 10000k ya? forgot already.. hahaaa.. bought at setia alam/kota kemuning.. rm15-20.. forgot too.. hahahaaa...

hi guys...

I am doing some survey...

how much money would you spend on filters...

examples...need 2000+ liters of flow rate in a 350 liter tank...

would you buy...

2x eheim 2217 - 1000 flow rate (rm500 x2)
2x eheim 2028 - 1050 flow rate (rm1100 x2)
2x Tetra Ex120 - 1100 flow rate (rm550 x2)
2x Fluval 405 - 1200 flow rate (rm500 x2)
2x dolphin 1600 - 1200 flow rate (rm300 x2)

i want to ask..hope u all can give a respon..

i have hc,glosso and hg..
I planted the plants by dry step method (emersed right??)
the question is how long i must keep the lights on??
if i on the light 15 or 17 hour can?? its okay or what??
have any effect??

if you google you will find out that plants need "dark" to grow and "light" to gain energy...

just follow the biological clock of most leaving creature... 11 hour light and 13 hour dark...

ohh...

plants grow using "bluish" cool light 5500k-8000k...

and blooms using "reddish" worm light 3000k-4500k...

This post has been edited by myak9: Jan 8 2012, 10:50 PM

In My Opinion,

Eheim, for its durabilty, silence and availabilty of spare parts and almost annual promotion...
I feel that all the extra features in 2028 is not a necessity but a luxury, so no need. If you want better, I would go for the ecco series, more quiet and easier to clean.

My friend got tetra, it looks cool, but not as durable as eheim. He just change his Ex120 to eheim 2217 few months ago when there was promotion.

Fluval, no spare parts.

Dolpin, if tight on budget, but once got money or promotion, I'll change to eheim...

EHEIM FOREVER!!!

aqua zonic t5 tube, rated 12000K. is that suitable for planted tank?

Paku, I also searching for PLL replacement. Mind to tell me where in Setia alam/ kota kemuning that u found the 10000k PLL?

ohhh...

eheim is heaving 2012 sale promo...

http://www.thepetfamily.com/whats_new.htm

This is the time to get the filter of your dreams... lol

Try not to spend so much money on filter because plant is a very good filtering system

This post has been edited by korean_girlsclub: Jan 9 2012, 09:15 AM

wonder why u need such flowrate... normal system shud only 3-4x of the tank volume rite?

There is 2 sides to this, 1 side says mild filtration is enough and it only functions to give some flow to the water. Another says you can never have enough filtration, as long as it doesn't up root the plants.

So thats why some will say 2213 for a 2 ft while some says 2215 for a 2ft tank. Its all up to personal preference. I've tried 2213 for a 2ft and also 2213+2232 for a 2ft, not much difference really.

cloudy water. how to settle this?
i had tried water change, put extra bacter 100 + clear super, put carbon.
Aquarium still same condition.

Greenish cloudy or whitish cloudy???

whitish cloudy.
i raed some articles that it was bacteria bloom when first starting tank.
but this tank already few months old. it does not have this problem when i first started it.
this condition started last month. until now, i had put almost 10scoops of bacter100, change water 10%-20% weekly.

This post has been edited by weijie: Jan 9 2012, 10:38 AM

How much is seachem purigen? kl area where can buy it? my planted tank water looked brownish.

it can be hardly found in KL.
you can search online for it. ciohbu brought it from penang before.
Price is Rm50 per 100ml.
your tank water brownish is because of tannin? i think you put new driftwoods in your aquarium recently?

Probably it's coz of tannin. I did boild, scrub, wash, soak the drifwood for 1 week ++. Hmm, what should i do to make the tank crystal clear water?

take the woods out. boil with hot water, soak in bucket of for water (remember change water everyday). After checked no more tannins, only put back into your aquarium.
current aquarium water change 30% every few days, until the water clear.

Not true. My otos have been with me for over a year now and still doing fine. Fat and healthy. Not even afraid of me anymore even I put hand near them.

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Added on January 9, 2012, 12:57 pmTry to add activated carbon. You can do it passively by putting in a mesh bag and place it near to moderate/slow water flow.

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Added on January 9, 2012, 1:00 pmIf t5ho, I would recommend using Giesemann Midday (rated 5600k) bulb. I have been using it for over a year and the growth is excellent. You won't get yellowish spectrum even it is rated at 5600k. According to Giesemann, it is supposed to mimic midday sunlight. Price is rather expensive but you get what you paid for. Made in German.

This post has been edited by ProX: Jan 9 2012, 01:00 PM