River-tank manifold questions
Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 7:18 am
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):
1. Was thinking that the undergravel portion of the manifold would eventually get clogged in a similar way to other filter parts. Obviously cleaning it regularly is not an option once it's in, so wondering if others have found it a problem and how they have dealt with it?
2. I'm in Australia, so just wondering if anyone else in these parts has tried it, and whether they had any trouble finding suitable components? I've only looked at local hardware so far but the stuff there was far too big. Bunnings maybe?
Anyway, thinking I might try an experimental "simplified" (basically 1 powerhead, one intake) one first for what will become my quarantine tank before moving onto something more like Martin's design. Any other thoughts appreciated.
Also have a question about fish availability but will post separately . . .
Thanks and cheers, Chris.
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):
1. Was thinking that the undergravel portion of the manifold would eventually get clogged in a similar way to other filter parts. Obviously cleaning it regularly is not an option once it's in, so wondering if others have found it a problem and how they have dealt with it?
2. I'm in Australia, so just wondering if anyone else in these parts has tried it, and whether they had any trouble finding suitable components? I've only looked at local hardware so far but the stuff there was far too big. Bunnings maybe?
Anyway, thinking I might try an experimental "simplified" (basically 1 powerhead, one intake) one first for what will become my quarantine tank before moving onto something more like Martin's design. Any other thoughts appreciated.
Also have a question about fish availability but will post separately . . .
Thanks and cheers, Chris.