err bro,
what type of LED? normal cikai from hobby kit or the high watt ones?
using my old submersible 8w blue-ish lamp(gonna wrap with transparent blue plastic to make it more blue-ish) but im sticking behind my moss wall outside the tank.

haha..later next day, u see ur tank, no fish..all kena migraine and take mc

no point on 24hrs during dry start.. plants can't do photosynthesis 24hrs ... their "factory" need to rest too .. lolx

i do notice fish will stress out if u on light during their sleeping time.. obvious one is like neon tetra or cardina tetra.. their color faded when its their sleeping time

i am using normal project LED only... tap the wire and a simple on-off switch with my existing fan

oh my, im outstation for 5 days and i turned on my light 24 hours now
no plants but hope the fish ok, got auto food timer
maybe next time i need to get switch timer for the lamp then
just hope my fish don't turn zombie too much when im back

haha, just recalculated all the stuffs needed for my auto-wc system.
price and types of item reference got from my nearest hardwareshop:
1) 2x timer (min of 15minutes setting daily, need 2 for both dirty & clean water, dont want to start both at the same time) - RM40
2) +/-metre airhose - RM5.00++
3) 2x internal filter - RM40
4) 2x plastic container(with cover) - RM5-15
5) 2x plastic flow regulator - RM1-2

Total: RM102+/-
haha...exepensive la

*with this setting, the tank will be WC daily for 15minutes, WC % amount varies upon how much flow is being controlled*


This post has been edited by LuQEE: Mar 5 2012, 01:27 PM

the interesting part is the assembling and the effort ma, not about cost saving

Its all about self-satisfaction~!

true.. all about satisfaction + syiok sendiri haha

also, i need to do this thing, if not, my fishy die la..outstation sometimes can take as long as 2 months liao

Dont worry my friend... the fish and plant wont die without WC for 2 months. mine almost 10-11 months without WC just top up water

yeah for self satisfaction
plus for me important thing is for DIY, it must be long lasting also
I just did quick WC last nite before I left for outstation.
hope my auto feeder works just fine for the next 5 days
first time using, can't imagine how they react when food drop from sky without me there
then again, I don't think they care, long as food still drops for them haha

did u test the food feeder ? some might drop too much pellets at one time > <

i believe fish will be fine for few days without food, its worst if water got polluted over left over food

i wonder where i can get Riccia Stones? and how much is it? $10 for 10 stones in US

what is riccia stones? stones that use to tie riccia ?

This post has been edited by weijie: Mar 5 2012, 05:45 PM

ya lorh bro~
specially for riccia, but also can be used for other carpeting type plants~

u can make kewl lookalike grass lawn from it since the shape all same >.<

This post has been edited by LuQEE: Mar 5 2012, 05:50 PM

omg~
expensive neh~

they are call riccia stone coz of the flat surface suitable for riccia, easy to make carpet

oorrrr

use our house ceramic floor tile lo one piece can settle whole tank

yep got test last nite, make sure not too much like u said
already went thru quality assurance check

*speechless*
this below tile are sold for RM9++ a piece... but, need to use those big grinders to cut them to small pieces i think



btw, sifus and frens, care to comment on my new holder for my DIY fan? thanx to kurangak for ideas though~ hehe, ignore my noob tank

i like the way u sleeve ur cable

added bacter 100, clear super on Saturday.
did slight water change.

water condition still not improving, in fact cloud is getting greening. suspect is algae now.

Any suggestions? am thinking of more water change and adding activated carbon.

its not a newly setup tank and not problem with water source. my other tank water is clear.