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Bigmouth

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I should have kept one of those fooshies I caught this morning for your tank.

They were the perfect size for this project.

Scrat, please can we chat about this a bit later. I am also considering to do the same but still needs some info.
 
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Scrat

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[color=#006600]Bigmouth[/color] wrote:
I should have kept one of those fooshies I caught this morning for your tank.

They were the perfect size for this project.

Scrat, please can we chat about this a bit later. I am also considering to do the same but still needs some info.
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Sharp! just PM me. I had to really rethink this for a while. Its probably going to be trail and error. But I got alot of tips from different people. Hopefully I'll have a small monster or two  swimming around by next week.

Getting the tank up and running well can be a costly thing!!!
 
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ziyaadb

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all the best man. I would say that the best thing to do would be to drill the tank and make a sump filter MUCH better and cheaper then ANY external filter and would allow you easier access to clean the filter. a bit more work initially but pays for itself eventually
 
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Scrat

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Sorry again for the low quility pics, but i the camera was pap, so I took pics on my cell again.

Added some structure yesterday! Its looking better allready!! 
 

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Scrat

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this side is actually the old back end of the tank. Will try and get a pic from the front!!
 

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Scrat

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The filter is allready installed. Its inside the cabinet. Its a external canister three stage filter/ pump combo. It filters about 500l per hour and costs about a grand!

I am thinking of installing a UV waterflowed canister to sterilize the water from algae and kill bacteria, but it costs about R700. The person at the fishshop said the filter will be efficiant enough. I'll install the UV light if the filter does not do the job.
 
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Scrat

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There is light in, but I'll have to get one that produces less light, otherwise the bass arent going to be happy!!
 
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ziyaadb

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[color="#006600"]Scrat[/color] wrote:
The filter is allready installed. Its inside the cabinet. Its a external canister three stage filter/ pump combo. It filters about 500l per hour and costs about a grand!

I am thinking of installing a UV waterflowed canister to sterilize the water from algae and kill bacteria, but it costs about R700. The person at the fishshop said the filter will be efficiant enough. I'll install the UV light if the filter does not do the job.
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Scrat please understand that i am talking from experience. That tank that you have is about 300+ litres u ideally want 1o times the water capacity turnover in your tank so a filter that does 2500LPH+ (will be too expensive in shop) to ensure that you are filtering effectively. Take into account that you are going to be keeping preditors and when they poo its gona be alot.
The filters are there to trap the dirt that the fish make and also biologically filter the water so convert the ammonia that the fish produce(toxic) to nitrite then to nitrate and then to nitrogen gas that leaves the tank.
The UV filter does none of that but removes any diseases that you may have in your water.
I would reccomend that you get a few more filters even the internal ones are fine (except for them being an eyesore) just to be on the safe side

Or alternatly if u keep a few small fish and make sure u do at least 25% water changes a week(minimum) the filter that you have would be fine
 
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DUDE

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talking about tanks and bass...check this out... :
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Scrat

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Thanx for the tip Z. I will recheck my stats on that filter as it really motors. It pumps more water than my hosepipe does. The guy that had the tank before me had preditors in the tank. But I will surely use your advice. I 'd rather spend another R700 on a extra filter that a UV light. I read a lot of contraversy about UV lights and if they are really sufficiant.

I also installed undergravel filter trays, but I have not connected them yet!

Would you guys recommend using real water plants, removed from the bass's dam or plastic plants!!!
 
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DUDE

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the problem with real plants is that it brings snails, Wurms, and other organisms with them..so ya..
 
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