Recent content by mdwheeler

Well unfortunately, possibly fortunately, the sell abruptly ended for some reason (fail on ebay tracking). Luckily i've found a seller on craigslist who wan't to sell his 29 gallon tank with custom stand and 10 gallon sump setup and accessories. All for the negotiable price around 80 bucks...

So i've found a super steal on Ebay (shocker). Not worried about the seller, all his ratings are solid. He sells all Odyssea equipment, and i'm thinking his prices are so low because the company must be retired or something and the lower the price the more it sells: basic marketing. Plus odyssea...

Wouldn't having a nice open sponge also act as a convenient biofilter for the system? The pump did come with an intake strainer, so I might not have to place it at the front. The fittings, both in and out, are 3/4 barbed. What i'f I were to have the first reactor half sponge half carbon and the...

So I got a good pump (hopefully) off ebay for the eventual filter I plan to make. Its a via-aqua 2300: 600 gph and 7 ft max lift. My idea is to have 2-3 reactors with various media I choose. aquarium > reactor 1 (mechanical) > reactor 2 (chemical) > pump > co2 diffuser/reactor > aquarium...

So I was thinking kind of make my own canister filter, not a sump. My idea is to have 1 -3 reactors with whatever media I choose to put in them, like one reactor will have a layer of filter pads, and then a layer of carbon, and that reactor will be connected to another filled with bio-balls or...

Wow thanks for the info! Exactly what I was needing! Also, what if I bought a digital co2 monitor instead of a drop checker? Would that give me reasonably accurate readings? Also i'm not necessarily sure how to read the regulator. Heres what it looks like: Uniweld R1358 . Is the meter on the...

So I just received my regulator with solenoid. According to the meter its for a tank that holds up to 2000psi of gas. My question is: what size tank should I get? 5 or 10 pounder? And with 3.3 wpg how many bubbles a second and at that amount how long does before the tank runs dry? Also the...

I'm currently bargaining :shifty: with a seller to get a uniweild gas regulator with a burkert solenoid, probably to placed on a 5 or 10 pound tank. I'm not too worried about co2. Luckily the light I plan on getting has independent switches and is supposedly 'timer ready' :huh: meaning I...

I'm building (slowly...not very cheap) a 29 gallon freshwater planted aquarium and not sure what plants to get. Theres SO MANY :drool: I'll have pressurized Co2 injection and 3.3 wpg (4X24watt T5 HO). I currently have wisteria in my 10 gallon. Its super brittle, but grows really well and...

Alright thanks. I kinda still wanna go higher though because I have 48 watts over my 10 gallon and its doing amazing. Dang tank grows like a weed, and oxygen production is extremely visible. What about 2 30in lights over the tank? I've noticed when looking at quite a few peoples journals that...

I hope bumping isn't against the rules....but any advice would be much appreciated!

Okay: so I hit up the amazing sale petco had this week and purchased a 29 gallon tank for $29 bucks and a stand that was half off at petsmart. Its a standard 29 gallon aquarium, with a width of 30 inches. Currently, since freshwater planted aquariums can typically get expensive, i'm going to...

SO it's been awhile and I felt like stating how my tanks is. Still dosing 2ml Flourish every other day. Lighting still 4.8 wpg. All the fish are still alive (except maybe one catfish....can't tell because they're too dang hard to see!) Hygro Rosa is contiually growing, some wisteria has...

I'm sure the light will do fine since it's a plant growth bulb but since it's a T8 i'd DEFINITELY recommend an upgrade. T8's aren't very bright. But then again if you upgrade you'll need co2 as well. My recommendation for lighting (if you decide to get co2) would be a Current USA 24in...

I bought a Current USA Nova Extreme freshwater edition 24in T5 light for my tank. It's perfect. It has 2 24watt bulbs, 1 10000k and 1 6700k. Thats 4.8 wpg. You can get it for about 60 dollars if you look around minus shipping. Since ten gallons are about 20 inches across it does go over the...