new hillstream tank
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new hillstream tank
okay, here it is. i was gonna wait til i get my sewellias in but i couldnt resist. lemme know what you guys think!
sorry for the crappy pictures...
specs are:
20L Perfecto glass aquarium - back glass painted black
30" 36 watt Coralife t5 fixture over AGA glass canopy
23 pounds white silica sand
1 pound of river gravel
approx. 1/2 pound of Eco-Complete
a bunch of field boulders from a local stream and landscape center
Rena XP1
Koralia 1
Koralia nano
soon to be home to 11 sewellia lineolata
sorry for the crappy pictures...
specs are:
20L Perfecto glass aquarium - back glass painted black
30" 36 watt Coralife t5 fixture over AGA glass canopy
23 pounds white silica sand
1 pound of river gravel
approx. 1/2 pound of Eco-Complete
a bunch of field boulders from a local stream and landscape center
Rena XP1
Koralia 1
Koralia nano
soon to be home to 11 sewellia lineolata
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That looks great!
You might want to make sure that the suction on the Koralia pumps is not too strong for the fish. You don't want to find a dead sewellia stuck to the intake. Also, any fry you might get will most certainly get sucked in.
I have had that happen with cheni fry on a different kind of pump.
You might want to make sure that the suction on the Koralia pumps is not too strong for the fish. You don't want to find a dead sewellia stuck to the intake. Also, any fry you might get will most certainly get sucked in.
I have had that happen with cheni fry on a different kind of pump.
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Tank looks really nice
I remember reading an article about covering your powerhead with mesh and such to prevent damage to your fish.
I think it,s somewhere amongst the articles.
I,m jealous of you guys being able to obtain Sewellia Lineolata that easily
Any lfs i enter asking for them results in staff looking at me blinkingly
Easy enough to get your hands on Beaufortia's sure enough.
But any Sewellia............., the search continues
I remember reading an article about covering your powerhead with mesh and such to prevent damage to your fish.
I think it,s somewhere amongst the articles.
I,m jealous of you guys being able to obtain Sewellia Lineolata that easily
Any lfs i enter asking for them results in staff looking at me blinkingly
Easy enough to get your hands on Beaufortia's sure enough.
But any Sewellia............., the search continues
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yep! i saw that article. but i think i'll be using that plastic mesh stuff that people use for crafts instead of wire mesh.CatsandFish wrote:Tank looks really nice
I remember reading an article about covering your powerhead with mesh and such to prevent damage to your fish.
I think it,s somewhere amongst the articles.
I,m jealous of you guys being able to obtain Sewellia Lineolata that easily
Any lfs i enter asking for them results in staff looking at me blinkingly
Easy enough to get your hands on Beaufortia's sure enough.
But any Sewellia............., the search continues
i did think about how i would be able to use prefilter sponges to line the outside of the koralias as well.
and the sewellias are being purchased online - although i did see them in one of the LFS here for a time(they didnt look well).
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so do they ship em out to The Netherlands aswell ?
and if so do you have an adress for me ?
Most Hillies in lfs are kept in horrible ways
I,d rather have a dependable online buy, risking the loss of healthy fish
then some fish kept in sad conditions dying on me some time after they got in my tank.
and if so do you have an adress for me ?
Most Hillies in lfs are kept in horrible ways
I,d rather have a dependable online buy, risking the loss of healthy fish
then some fish kept in sad conditions dying on me some time after they got in my tank.
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Re: new hillstream tank
Are my eyes deciveing me. But is that a 20lt tank? If so how many Hill-Stream Loaches could you keep in a long 20lt tank?misterchrngmoua wrote: 20L Perfecto glass aquarium - back glass painted black
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