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by putitora
Fri Jun 06, 2014 2:12 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: River-tank manifold questions
Replies: 5
Views: 6333

Re: River-tank manifold questions

Thanks again for the ideas. Have an AquaClear 50 in the mail to experiment with (I'll use it for what will become my quaratine tank. No doubt I'll be making a few alterations that void the warranty!). If that works out I'll get a couple of 70s for the main tank.

Cheers.
by putitora
Thu May 22, 2014 9:31 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: River-tank manifold questions
Replies: 5
Views: 6333

Re: River-tank manifold questions

Thanks Austen, that is useful. Dumb question (never used powerheads before): when you say reverse the flow, is that an option on powerheads or do you mean physically move them to the other end of the manifold? Fair point re: crossbars. Think the intention was to anchor the manifold but guessing that...
by putitora
Tue May 20, 2014 7:34 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Loaches in Sydney?
Replies: 0
Views: 17053

Loaches in Sydney?

Hi again, Sorry, I know this one is asked a lot, but I couldn't find anything very recent and the scene is always changing (I was shocked to discover St George, my favourite Sydney LFS, closed years ago!). So, my questions are: 1. Are there any shops in the Sydney area that fairly consistently keep ...
by putitora
Tue May 20, 2014 7:18 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: River-tank manifold questions
Replies: 5
Views: 6333

River-tank manifold questions

Hi all, Just getting back into the hobby after a few years off, and am totally new to loaches as an aquarium fish, so finding this a great site (love the associated book too). Couple of questions about Martin Thoene's river-tank manifold (sorry if these are repeats, did try searching the forum first...