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What model powerhead did you get? From what your saying the air stone method is out and powerheads are the way forward.

andywg, The skimmer I'm looking at is an air stone skimmer, i.e. this one: Protein Skimmer Thanks for your help, Stuart.

I've been looking at skimmers recently as well. From what I've read so far they look like a great thing to have in 240+L with 1.005+SG tanks so I want one. However, I can't seem to find out what pump I need and how powerful said pump needs to be in a 246L tank. Can anyone help? Cheers, Stuart.

Miss Wiggle - A journal - what a great idea. I should also get some webcams as well... Brilliant - keep the ideas and advice rolling in please. I will have to get my student to write to some lfs asking for sponsorship in the hope of getting some freebees :D

Thanks for the kind words SmithRC, no - the insects do not need to be the sole source of food - as mentioned before I just want something for the archer fish to take pot shots at. I've looked into leaf cutter before but they don't take to being eaten very kindly and use the mandibles, stinger...

Dynamic Aquaria - cheers nmonks - have just ordered a copy now. I intend to have an aquatic food chain as you describe - I just want the archer fish to have something to shoot at :) As for hundreds of stick insect adults - this is not a problem!

Thanks for the replies, Opcn: the thing that will keep the ants from the fruit fly is temperature. However, I am thinking more along the lines of stick insects now as they breed like crazy. The idea of a bee hive is a good one, unfortunatly bee hives are not allowed to be kept in most schools...

Hi, I have recently bought a 246 litre tank (65 gallon) made from 10mm glass with weir, 40mm hole. The dimensions of the tank are 42" by 18" by 24". I want to use this tank for a mangrove set up that is connected to a tank containing ants at one side and a conical flask containing fruit fly...