Not big. The size I already given , it was heavy duty. Lasting

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Me with fan 4x2x2 already 24-26c

mine 4.5x4.5x1 about 25-26 close at night, will get until 28 about 8hrs later

Ur tank so big? 4.5x4.5x1?

ya... mine is true.. 26 to 27c lo... maybe coz its shaded in the living room without any air movement inside the room.

the chiller is under rated a bit la... haha.. cl-450 one. suppose to use for 2ft.. hehehe...

nop. just 30cm 30cm only but maybe the air circulation is not that good.

ps. 4.2 inch of fan not feet of aquarium

ah i see..didnt notice..last night i try DIY using rm15 AC power (12v 500ma i guess), can it run using the 120mm fan? or shud stay with two 90mm instead? which one is better? and may i know how much a fan consume in Amp?

i manage to get 27 degrees on one fan maybe lower with two fan i guess?

any suggestions sifus?

This post has been edited by varialmctwist: Feb 16 2013, 03:18 PM

Mine dont need adapter, mine is Ac fan

Ya, I suspect the cheapo free filter that comes together with the aquarium is the main culprit. It looks so terrible, and there's still a lot of poop on the ground.

Btw, my tank is about 3 gallons or 12litres, but I filled it up to about 80% water level. I have 6 pearl scale goldfish. Is this too many fish?

Do you guys suggest I get a better filter since the water is still cloudy after I changed water 6 hours after I just bought it (because it become cloudy) ?

My mini expedition to follow the longkang at my grandma's house lead me to a piece of small wetland
see what i found

seems like rotala sp.bonsai.. fellow planted kaki here can help identify? will try to plant it in my highlight tank


seems like MTS malaysian trumpet snail.. mm.. but the shell is kindda on the brownish dark side.. will observe more hehe..
this piece of wetland is full of wild guppy. all males have very expresssive colours.

if got lemon smell its bacopa

bro
light period looks ok
nutrien ok
wc discipline ok
perhaps u need give them some time
or add more cleaner crew inside

even one goldfish consider many ime

Ahh Anyway, what to do, I thought 6 fish is ok, since if 2-3 for that size would seem so small haha

Bro, you sell filter? Mine's the super cheapo filter, maybe looking for a better one...

I think u dont have to worry bout the cloudy water. That is normal for new tank, the cloudy happen due to bacteria bloom. This is because of nitrogen cycle. The water will become clear again within a month.

But indeed gold fish is a pooper, so get a good filter with bio media.

Just my dua puloh sen

This post has been edited by calmshot: Feb 16 2013, 06:55 PM

Maybe can find Malayan shrimp

not sure lemon or not, but abit acidic smell.. should be bacopa.
also scrub one snail with a tooth brush.. reveals the markings of trumpet snails down there. now confirm it is malaysian trumpet snail

This post has been edited by jiejian: Feb 16 2013, 08:20 PM

Jiejian, if you still at your grandma's, do grap a few stem for me... also the MTS

Thanks. I saw quite a lot of poop on the ground, is this party why the water is cloudy ?

sisaiko: thanks for your inputs. will keep monitoring situation.

kytz : over size your filters maybe to 10-15x the water circulation per hour. ie 12 liters tank, get 120lph or 200lph filter. it will help for time being. long term, get a bigger aquarium. btw, the poop on the bottom tank, nothing u can do except to remove it manually. if u leave it there long enough, it will make the water more cloudy.

jiejian : good MTS.. haha.. do they leave the tank? if hang around water line is ok la... if they venture out of tank then quite messy...