kimi : why!? how could you forgotten about it.... 

You mean it has been in the freezer for half a year

nice..but im stay at Ipoh,Perak.

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Added on May 29, 2012, 10:13 pm

My nano tank..
1ft..
42 Days After Setup..
please comment..

walawei....save for me abit ...  

too far away

which area? im going to johor this weekend....hohoho

im going to plaoh + batu pahat..
not confirm will go to jb or not..huhu

Everyone, I need some info on the filter.. I realized that a filter does not help you suck up the excretions / faeces but its main purpose is to pump water through the filter medias. Eventually the excretions / faeces are disintegrated due to the filter media removing the nitrate (not sure whether I am saying the right thing now.)

My HOB filter media has not been changed for half a year plus. Does LFS sell the media for HOB? Or do we have to DIY it?

NK kene cod hari bekerja. tuh yg masalah besarnyer.huhu

I can't remember what brand is the filter product is, and I am not sure what the filter has for the media, but I am quite sure it's already lost whatever it has, my tank doesn't seem to clean up itself. The instructions on the product package said to change the media every 3 months and I can see that the filter inside is very little.

ahaha. weh, minggu depan aku gerak sane kot. boleh jumpe2.hehe

kwn jual taw.nk support tambang balik.hahahaha. xdelah. guwau jer. hihihi. insyallah.

kalau ora kelalen, aku bawak rotala neh. arek opo2 barang planted lagi kl?

I'm thinking, could it be the chemical filtration that is lacking in my tank.. There was so much dirt on lying on the foreground and I have no idea what is wrong.. I bought some cleaners (I don't remember what name was it, but it is short and fat type, not otto), put it in the tank, the next day they cleaned up the dirt for me. But I'm thinking I should improve my filter, probably introduce another HOB (making it 2 for a 1ft tank), or change the media.

How much is it roughly to buy chemical and biological media?

2.  Chemical Filtration

Some of the impurities are not possible to be removed by mechanical filtration, for examples, colors, smells, dissolved substances and other very fine particles. To get rid of these impurities, chemical filtration is necessary. Activated carbon is commonly used as a chemical filtration agent, because it has the ability to absorb colors, smells, dissolved substances and very fine particles. However, there are 2 major disadvantages of chemical filtration (activated carbon):

It has certain limited capacity for absorption. After a certain time frame (normally up to 3 months depending on types and water condition), activated carbon will lose its absorption capacity and will not be functioning anymore. Some even believe that when the absorption limit is reached, it will start to release those substances back into the water (although the author cannot confirm this statement).
Another major disadvantage is that not only activated carbon absorb impurities and unwanted substances in water, it also absorbs the useful substances such as nutrients which is required by the plants.
Due to the above reason, especially reason 2), activated carbon is not usually used as an everyday filter media in normal planted tank. It is mostly used during the initial set up of the tank where there are more impurities and too much excess nutrient exceeding the plants uptakes. Otherwise, activated carbon is normally used as a “remedy” on temporary basis to certain problems such as tanning water, water with unpleasant odors or if there are certain impurities in the tank that cannot be filter out mechanically.

I'll go back and confirm again, but I know the product I bought and the product shown in the box is different

DIY lamp using PVC..
philips spiral bulb... 24w x 2..

just buy new one , easy lah , safe also

6" too big ka? i think ok already..damm i cant cut it in straight line.

PVC pipe 110mm i think..
then u cut it half..
because the spiral bulb also big ma..nevermind if PVC pipe too big..
nanti lampu terkeluar kalau terlalu kecil.

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Added on May 30, 2012, 9:43 pm
yeah,me too cant cut it in straight line..
but nevermind la if bengkok sikit2..hehe

da heck is happening to all planted tank kakis? almost 12hours no one post something........

hahaha just finish experementing 2 Eheim Classic 2217 with parallel connection

all running A OK will monitor for this few days with update...

now me 4ft aquarium got only 1 inlet and 1 outlet...

I am a filter guy. I always prefer “over-filtration” – if there is such term. In most of my tanks (3ft tanks), I run with 2 filters for a few reasons:

To ensure better water circulation with multiple inlets and outlets, especially in a densely planted tank.
2 filters = more filter media = more effective filtration. I believe that getting 2 medium size filters is more effective than getting 1 bigger size filter because the volume of filter media in 2 filters is more likely bigger than 1 big filter.
I can take turns to wash my filter to make sure minimum bacteria lost.

not really... just cannot afford 2 lily pipe hahahaha

never mind about the equipment in your tank, all of our tanks (even for contest) have equipment every where, but we take them out when we take photo, if we have to hide our equipment, then it restrict the layout arrangement a great deal.
for a really nice tank, you will notice that people will not care about the equipment that is visible...they will only be looking at the beautiful tank.

yes got, but i not sure how to post them.
somemore, my office hour is 8am -7pm. i cant even go to post office during lunch break unless apply pass from my boss.
zzz. stupid rules.

I checked there stating 600-750l/hour.. I noticed the water already turning yellow and the dirt all stuck in the filter.. Any ideas what's wrong?

this saturday is first weekend of month, post office closed.
even if i put to post office on saturday, then snails will only reach JB on tuesday. will they survive?
lol ~
bring some malayan shrimps and we trade 

bring me also.... I want some male... hahaha