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Hello ppl :) Lax jest it's DIY filter, very easy to do. Bottle and media "kaldnes" + air :) And now some new pic and videos My New Sulawesi Tank: My room: My Marine Shrimp: And now it's time for some video: My Marine Tank:

So i just recently crossed a TT with a RB and was wondering if anyone has ever done this crossing before? Pic is of the mother.

Started about a year ago and had a bunch of babies but unfortunately I lost all but 10 small ones because they had gotten sucked into the overflow. I changed the breed tank to these very cheap but effective sponge filters. Sent from my SM-N900W8 using Tapatalk My RCS and Marimo Moss Balls! Sent from my SM-N900W8 using Tapatalk

@Happy-pitbull, I have no experience with plant weights at all- if in doubt remove them. It is very interesting that your detritus worms have disappeared. They will never starve to death in a tank, so something else is causing it. I cannot find info on any diseases that affect nematodes and shrimp, but not molluscs- this might indicate that it is not disease, but either a deficiency of some sort or a toxin...I am looking forward to seeing what other members reply with.

You know I will sing out when they arrive in! ?

The black one looks really good especially since most of my tanks have a black background! I am very very keen on the vertical moss wall. I imagine weeping moss on it would look really nice! Can't wait! @newbreed, please let us know when these gets here. Thank you. ☺️

Buy a chiller which does more then you require. I had the same thoughts as you bigger unit means its operating for less time to cool the water more efficiently, plus i knew i am eventually going to run a sump setup therefor i dont have to invest even more money :) I have a hailea HC 500-A running on just a standard 4ftr

Last summer my shrimp survived the heatwave here in Adelaide while I was away for 2 weeks. I only had the lights on at night for a few hours -set automatically. In my shrimp room the ceiling fan was left on medium and all the lids were off the tanks. I only have evaporative aircon that doesn't work great when the weather is humid or extremely hot however I left it set to come on if the temp reached 25. For my TB and Crystal tanks I used 12v computer fans with a temperature controller that came on at 24 and switched of at 22. I used 2 fans on my 24" tanks and 3 fans on my 3ft tank. I came home to berried girls and lots of babies so they obviously were not affected by the heat and it was very hot while we were away. It is not ideal but the fans are cheap and the controllers are too. The power packs are the most expensive component but you can source them at a reasonable price from overseas.

Ron, go with whichever suits your budget. The Hailea150 is sufficient for cooling your 55L tank. But then again, so is the Hailea 100. As for brands, the Hailea and Resun brands are ok. Resun is a bit cheaper. JBJ is a great all rounder in efficiency, quietness and price. Teco is a step up in price and emphasises on quietness. The TC range has heater incorporated, so you can do away with traditional heaters. Tradewinds always seem to come out on top of reviews - but don't know where you can buy this in Oz. Tip - Whatever chiller you end up with, the worst thing you can do for it is to store it in an enclosed cabinet, like the aquarium cabinet. The heat just circulates and the unit becomes inefficient. The chiller's radiator needs to be outside a cabinet to access cool air and expel hot air. Another tip - Once you have more than one tank to cool, and you don't have a sump type setup, and you start getting into the $thousands, you might as well look into reserve cycle air conditioners that will cool the whole room.