anyone see the thermoelectric chiller sell at any shop around kl?
can you please tell me where.

desperately need the chiller for my 36cm nano planted shrimp tank.

dont need big chiller though

Hi..is there any procedure in reusing used ADA amazonia soil?(already been used by other person for couple months). i planning on buying 3 x 9L of it and after a bit "research", some say i need to dry it, fert it again, and then can be put into setup..but some say, just let i damp..im not in the base setup phase yet as i only have used 2.5' tank (need to be clean from excess silicon glue and repaint black for the background) and used driftwood..

is there any precaution for the soil during the waiting period until base setup phase?

im planning on doing dry start method for the plants, DIY co2, DIY top hob filter.

i would consider the soil as used up its beneficial value. so effectively you are buying dirt or normal soil.

what i would do is to keep the soil moist. as you are using DSM, the tank will be sealed up so moisture will not evaporate so quickly. occasionally you will still need to mist your tank to make it more moist.

once you start to flood ur tank, u will need to consider the fert regimes.

as for the used tank, if its kept dried under cool shade, its fine. but if its left outside rain n shine, please consider to redo the silicone glue on all panels. mine was kept outside for a few months until i used it. it was good for 1 year+ when suddenly it broke at the top part. water leaking everywhere!! just as a caution la...

My personal recommendation:

Plants: Petswonderland midvalley, Pet safari IPC
Tanks: Aquascape paradise shah alam (but not much choice if u want curved tanks). Petswonderland great eastern mall for all-in-one tank setup (E.g. fluval edge, fluval spec).
Filters: Petswonderland great eastern mall, Pet safari IPC
Lighting: Fish depot aman suria (apply member got 10% disc)
Fertilizers / conditioners: Petswonderland midvalley, Fish depot aman suria
Aquascaping (rocks, driftwood): aquascape paradise shah alam

For Pet Safari at IPC, got 2 sections. East Aqua occupies a small section in the Pet Safari and they sell plants/fishes/accessories, while Pet Safari themselves sell aquarium accessories as well (near the back). The prices can differ, so be sure to compare the prices if u're getting some accessories.

The ones i didnt mention here dont mean I dont recommend. Just that the above are the shops that I always visit. The pros here might have more suggestions.

Where is IPC?

One utama has fisb shop tht sell plants?

IPC is at ikea, used to be known as ikano 

1 utama pet shop only focuses on dogs n cats. No fish stuff there.

Whoaaaaa...sound scary for the leaking part..

One more question..im planning to diy my filtration system..maybe using 3mm clear acrylic for top filter system, and 15mm pvc pipe (grey colour)..my concern is, is there any problem if i paint the piping (which will submerge underwater) with black spray paint and finished with clear coating?. I saw on the net, they recommending krylon fusion paint but i dont think it can be found in JB.  

diy filtration is good but u need to take into account easily avialable consumables such as the floss filter / ceramic rings etc that you wanna fit into your filter. usually tank top filter have this issue (space constraint) and also water level needed to be low else it will be too heavy for the tank to hold on the braces...

for any paint, its better to use liquid paint because its thick and can withstand brushing or scrubbing. spraying will be thin and if not done properly it will be easily chipped off during cleaning. i suggest to leave it as its natural colour (grey). if you scare to spoil your overall looks, can try and find acrylic pipes (i have only seen it in big shopping areas in kl area). i'm from bp johor. haha... so i can't really advise where to get these things. i can only give u some ideas.

hope above helps.

Tq danny.

I really duno they chg named frm ikano to ipc

up until now, East Aqua Ikano still keep the retarded employee there.
Dunno why they dun just sac him, he contribute nothing.
u go there see him, he either just watch his phone or his newspaper don't even bother to serve customer.

I dont really blame them. Knowing the economy is not doing good and they dont gt their increment. Promoters like them maybe gt biut 2500 only bro

east aqua ikano still open? which part of ikano had it moved to?