Loaches Online Forum

Thanks bookpage, Diana. Yeah, this is annoying not knowing what is in this slate or where it came from, although perhaps if I ask enough questions from the supplier I may be able to find out something useful. I stopped by to take a look Friday and they do have some beautiful pieces, various sizes an...

I found out a local masonry supplier has different colored slate on hand and I thought about picking some up. I've used the generic grey stuff for years and I know it's fine. This guy has green, red, black and purple. It's all natural stone, but comes from different areas I guess, hence the differen...

Beautiful tank, I love the dimensions. You can't get a long low tank like that here unless it's custom, perfect for catfish or loaches hx!! Great job all round on the plastic cliffwork too, looks real!!! Hope my next setup looks half as good!!

So sorry to hear about Marge. It's always tough to lose family members and I think after enough years even our fish become like family. If it's any comfort, you gave her a good home and care, that's all we can do for any of our pets.

Good Morning Diana, happy Monday. Yeah, drilling seems simple enough if you follow the correct procedure, but I haven't been able to talk myself into risking a tank to try it!! LOL....As to overflow boxes, lots of different ones out there at different price and quality levels. I spent a lot of time ...

Hello Nancy. Just a thought, you really should add a few more barbs to your group when you can, I know they're pricey:(. They are much more comfortable in a school. I have 8 at the moment and they chase each other all over my tank. Having only one or a couple will keep them stressed and unhappy.

Hello Diana. Nope tanks aren't drilled, going over the top with everything. Drilling would be cleaner looking and reef guys do it without a thought. Some of those tanks look like swiss cheese by the time they're done. I've read the "how-to" on it, but even tho I'm a pretty handy guy, cutting holes i...

Thanks for the feedback folks, I do appreciate it. As to flow rates, a 4 inch pipe is rated to carry 10,000gph more or less, and I will be using less than a fourth of that I think, so it should be more than adequate. Also, a 4 inch pipe should be essentially clog proof. Even a full grown clown loach...

OK, just ran some quick calculations...Forget the twin 3 inch pipes, that is actually less area than a single 4 inch line...Using a single 4 inch pipe approximately 4 feet total length should carry about 2.6 gallons at a time, more or less if my geometry is correct. At a flow rate of 4000gph that's ...

Hello Diana. Shouldn't be a problem for the fish. I will likely be using 4 inch/200mm pipe for the bridge. That will slow the flow way down. The fish should have no trouble swimming upstream or down to whichever thank they wish. I may even use twin 3 inch/150mm pipes, further reducing flow velocity,...

Hello one and all. Used to frequent this site some time back and got away for a while, but I'm back under a new name. Anyway, to the point. I "discovered" Martin's river tank manifold some time back and tried to replicate it on existing tanks, without tearing them down. I did so by running external ...