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February 12th 2004 As you can see, I've been pretty busy and as with most killie-nuts, we seem destined to run out of tanks and space for them. All tanks are 'compartmentized' with adjustable glass partitions secured with clips and I thought... hey, that'd give me plenty of room. Wrong!... it still wasn't quite enough. Hmm... what else can I use for raising fry? The largest of the plastic take-away containers, available in square and round shape, fit the bill very nicely. Click here for partitioning details. |
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TOP TIER All tanks are covered with custom-cut panels of 4mm and 5mm thick glass, which can by itself, support pretty substantial weight. Air for the entire rack, plus a few other tanks, is supplied by a hefty 13-year old Hiblow linear pump. On the right side of the top tank is a refugium-like partition, stuffed with low-light requirement plants like java moss and a big bunch of java fern (Microsorum pteropus 'Tropica') and unlike 'regular' M. pteropus, it has dististintive and dentated leaves. Next to it, is home to a few adult Aphyosemion bivittatum Funge. |
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MIDDLE TIER Second tank from the top has been partition for breeding and looks somewhat empty as I've just collected the spawing mops for incubation. That reminds me... I've gotta get me more yarn! The next tank down are for raising young fish or 'growing-out'. I realized later that the partitions are not 'fry-proof', in that they're still able to squeeze through the sides!! Yikes... that can't be good! |
On the left, is a diy sump using old plastic tanks that were salvaged from my previous killie-shelf. Water from all 3 tanks are delivered downwards via stand-alone overflow pipes to form a recirculating system. |
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My previous Eheim 1048 couldn't deal with the new height and swapped it with a killie-buddy for a Eheim 1060 centrifugal pump with a delivery head of 3.1 metres or about 10 feet. Output from the sump goes through a UV-C unit rated for 2,500 litres. In a recirculating system, the risk of en-bloc infection is very real and it gives me the jitters. I've bought another used unit and cannot decide between Series or Parallel connection (there's a small draft diagram between the round stacked-trays). Personally, the stackable plastic contains works great and all are aerated from a PVC manifold (white pipes behind trays). The 8gal plastic tank on the right now houses a pair of Aphyosemion bitaeniatum Ijebu Ode. |
