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Eugene

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  1. Thanks guys I already use my large water storage barrel about 80 gallons sits 4ft off the floor but will elevate the new one higher on its side.Imight setup 3 of them on there side stacked to gravity feed into tanks .I still wanna use my system of one filter pump for 3 4ft tanks and use 2......

    1/1/2 J-tubes between tanks more if I need them. I think this will work if power cuts off nothing happens water levels out cause everything at the same level.Probably use some kind of block filter forming a triangular wall in corner around outlets to next tank.If I could find a fiter canister with multiple speeds that would help,there's a few more other things I'd like to refine like adding 20X8 inchwalls of sponge filters in corner with air tubes and bubble stones and there wiill be no filtermedia in cannister which is used as a water pump I might find an alternative.Everything is still in the planning stage.I definately do not want to drill and plumb the tanks which will be 3 to a level.Still want a drip system and drain though.Eventually there will be a second 8ft rack with 1 4ft and 4 smaller breeding tanks per level.My floor foot print is limited too 6ft deep 15ftlong and 7ft high I wanna maintain at least 3ft corridor down middle so no tank should be deeper than 12-16inches.Like I said though everything is just on paper sofar.Oh and I have a battery backup UPS for the airpump.

  2. So I was recently successful breeding Cryptoheros nanaluteus now I'm trying cupids has anyone experience sexing them mine are about 4 inches but man are they hard to tell apart.I'm thinking the anal fin is curved or more rounder on the female everything else I see is identical.

  3. Has anyone ever put a drip system on a bunch of tanks together say 10 that were fed at the beginning tank with an outlet from cannister pump and intake at the last tank.The tanks would be joined with some kinds siphon hose or pipe setup so water flows through all ten tanks from one pump.I'm thinking of this combined with matten filters in the corners where the siphon tube sucks from one tank and expels into the other.I know a large air pump and filters would be simplest but I wanna get away from water changes and cleaning filters cause I will eventually be home one week out of 3.

  4. I have an add in Kijijin from calgary for lots of plants with lots of photos showing my tanks take alook some got 1st place and second in club show home competition .Only use t-8 4ft 6500k from homedepot .No Co2 and a little ferts once in awhile and use play sand from home depot plant roots grow fast in it.Or sand of any kind thats safe darker the better.my plecos breed ,rainbows breed ,rainbow cichlids breed cryptos breed all in a community tank of 70 gallons a 4ft tank.chnge water once a week.

  5. I have Boyds Vita-chem .I use it on half a jar of NLS pelletts and roll around to dry out .Some say the vitamins are in- effective once they dry out?Is that true they also say to put drops in tank .Its not really prctical to drop on every pellet going in 9 tanks.Do these also help plant growth?

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