
ProdigyGrower
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Sweet purple wall bro can't waite to c how they turn out
Sweet purple wall bro can't waite to c how they turn out
If you look at the side by side pic of my phenos the one on the left is definatly G leaning.
Me too, whenever I'm drivin around...:pimp:
44g...
:nod
Can't wait for the pix.
Did you do the downpipe inlet and trickle back up through your media?
Did you add a T on the bottom with elbows for a 'vortex' or just a straight pipe?
In my koi pond building experience, the slower you can run the water through that filter, the better.
If you have a local koi shop, they have a killer bio filter media that looks like cut up little section of straws.
Also, traditional gravel filters pull water down through the gravel very slowly, and then pump up in to the main pond.
http://aquariumprosmn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/filter.jpg
This picture shows using an air pump, but I usually see them with regular water pump.
If you wanted to save some space, you coudl also buy this:
I know it aint DIY, but these are the top of the line koi pond filters.
I am looking in to the same thing after my great experience with the bennies and EWC tea. I am also going to line the bottom of each mini res with a bio filter mat. I hear that when the roots hit this and the colony of bennies, the plant explodes.
The can is pretty full and there are layers you just cannot see them from the top pic I grabbed a bunch of fish filters and shoved them in the empty spots that the big blues didn't cover.
Below 100% organic nutrient solution
Undergravel filters (and sandfilters) are good for mechanical filtration, but I don't think they are the best for beneficial colonies. Could be mistaken though.
Alfalfa straw is what you are talking about, good stuff but breaks down pretty fast.