stool or chair will do. just like i did for my 3 tier. but make sure your pump is strong enough must used the submersible pump where the nozzle is pointing from top.

then problems solved.
Just have two trickles. (top tank) just put like usual.
(bottom tank) Filter sits on stool.
The nozzle pointing from top is the ugly looking pump like the one you posted tadi?
Then i need to get two since my current is just side nozzle

beware of leaf fish cos this fish is quite sensitives towards water temperatures. do more research on this fish if possible.

Mixing notopterus n polypterus, not scared the knives jealous of bichirs multiple dorsal fins?

cannister still do pretty well on the same level with the tank,but that will put more load on the cannister pump.
you could use multiple HOB filters as a backup though.
or improvise a long stack of breeding tank and convert it into a side/HOB filter and hangging on the tank side/back
i did that a while back and choke inside of them full of stem aquatic plants..acting them as a HOB + veggie filter.

My DIY tangki filter.




the over flow box so i dun ve to drill holes on my tank

it looks great, BUT i still don't understand.haha

kenot stand then sit lo.....hahaha. the filter if u see from top is the input. the hose behind (pipe) is the output. that one need to check with him how was the setup. more pic is better.

this is a draft diagram of the filter. Any comment just shoot me haha

This post has been edited by L3()nZ: Nov 28 2012, 12:18 PM


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is ok la as long your tank is clean is ok already. but why don't you try without the small canister. meaning all goes to big filter.

Thank you for the tips

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Added on November 28, 2012, 12:51 pmOccasionally get tore fins but they always grow back...

Just have to ensure notopterus is well fed... hehe...

This post has been edited by kimuruj82: Nov 28 2012, 12:51 PM

it wont work without the overflow box. Hence if u use direct pipe inlet to filter, once the pump power cuts off the water will over flow from the tangki. So this is where the overflow box comes in. It helps to maintain and block water level from overflowing even if the pump is not working. There is only one pump in this system.
Check this video. It's somehow similar to the one below. Just mine is a simple version. The reason for all this trouble is mainly because i can't drill hole in my tank. The overflow box is mainly to solve this issue for sub tank filter system.

oic get it. cos mine also do similar but without the box like wat you used. cos i'm using the polytank and fibretank. the next project will do is aquaphonic. reasons is lazy to change water and etc wan to cut cost. only few things haven't get it actually such as river rocks.

Cool setup. Like ur album 'November Setup' very much. Those fat bichirs u have, make me

What u feed them?

Nice bichirs. Ur big Endi very beautiful one

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Added on November 28, 2012, 9:02 pmThanks. I was wondering how actually overflow tank works. The pic helps a lot

This post has been edited by antzz: Nov 28 2012, 09:02 PM

btw your tangki filter what are the material u used for the filter?

I want to ask. Can endi comm with gars? What is nice setup(economy) for me as a newbie.. Really poison look all of your fish..

Yes, AFAIK they can comm without probs. The only issue is gars quite aggressive when it comes to feeding time. If the feeding is basically on feeder fishes (as in my case), most probably gars will finish all the fishes before Endi can get any of them.

The solution, as in my fren's case, he feeds the bottom dwellers with prawns (dead or alive lol) and sometimes, meats.

I'm lucky that my arowana doesnt take feeder fishes (except occasionally when he's too hungry, maybe). So most of them goes to bichirs belly

*Nice siggy u hv there. Proudly gunners fan here also.

This post has been edited by antzz: Nov 30 2012, 04:36 PM

Oooo.. Nice info... What about to setup tank? 3.5feet is enough?

Bichirs and especially Gars grow very fast. U'd want as biggest tank as u can afford.

Furhter reading here : http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/predatory/gars.php



Feet to gallon conversion : L x H x D x 7.481 = Gallon US.

So a normal six footer should get about 180 gallons of water.

6 x 2 x 2 x 7.481 = 179.5 gallons.

My primitive giant wild betta Brooding