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Potamotrygon Scobina;3604584; said:Very nice.
How big (and how old) are those lovely flower rays?
the male flower is about 16" and has been in captivity for at least a year. dont know how old he was when he was caught but he was about 7" then.
the female has been in captivity for about 8 months. she is only 11" or so yet. she hasnt learned to eat pellets yet. when they learn to eat pellets their growth skyrockts!!
DB junkie;3603513; said:Yup, used, second hand ones are all I can afford right now.
I've always wondered what it would take for a DIY one to keep up with a bead filter. The zero maintainance involved with beads is second to none though.......
Tell us more about this filter..... When it backwashes does that water go to a drain then that water is replaced via a drip system? I'm curious as to how exactly they work.Are the backwashes performed manually? Then you just refill the tank manually?
the way i installed it i plumbed the "waste" line directly to the house's sewer drain. when i do a water change i have the option to turn the valve on the Xtreme biofilter to either "backwash/waste/rinse." in any of these three modes the water is literally pumpes down the drain via a 3200 GPH high pressure sequence pump.
the matter of filling up is easy too!! i plumbed a hot/cold waterline directly over the tank. when i need waster i tunr on the hot and cold and viola! i use ULTIMATE water conditioner to "age" the water. it works very well and i have never had any issues with doing HUGE water changes as long as i add the ULTIMATE to the tank water.
gangster;3606168; said:WOW! amazing tank and cool stock, cough-more cichla-cough. But even more amazing plumbing making w/c so easy....makes owning a MONSTER tank that much easier. congrats....dig the stand as well
thanks. i want some more cichla. im thinking 2 azuls. i need to quarentine them first but i dont feel like running another tank right now.
