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Side note , I kinda forgot about the fact it would have to be pressurized system and I can't really test it with the lid I have its not a screw on

Ahh yeah that would be a problem. If you are up for a change you could go with sponge filters or under gravel instead then an air hose can be fed through the grate and your good to go. As far as keeping the hob I'm not sure I have a good solution on that one

Mine is nearly 600gph from my pond that was damaged. Did a test and head height is way above,the aquarium

Good Afternoon Everyone, So my Penguin 200 is dead sand in the impeller it sounds like, i cant afford to get a proper filter for the tank right now, So i do however have left over media and a pump from my pond, so here is my idea. 5 gallon bucket i got several sitting around. The intake pipe...

Depending on how much splash back you may be getting from air stones filters etc. I would go with a terrarium lid that is caged then put a light up above.

Yeah i added a bit of ph up today, since i still have some, to get it to right around 7.6 on the api test, im gonna see if it stays or drops back down to 7.0 if it drops i will add a bit more marble and see if it will stay

I dont really know how much it raised it but its keeping the ph at a steady 7.0 in its current state, i plan to slowly raise it a little i will probably add a bit more marble so it can stay around a 7.5.

Hey Everyone I just wanted to take a moment and share an update on our temporary koi housing. Once the pond is finished I will use this tank for my shubunkin and feeder goldfish. Its still a little hazy from substrate movement. Standard playsand substrate Penguin 200 filter upgraded with...

No kidding I doubt I'll need a pound lol but hey never hurts to have extra. The cheapest,I've found coral is like 20 to 30 shipped.

Cool I can get ahold of 40lbs of marble gravel for 3 dollars less than a mile from my house. So I might try that vs having to constantly add baking soda very water change.

I also have an additional question, since im having trouble getting my hands on crushed coral, but our local hardware store has plenty of small marble stones, since Marble is a Calcareous stone like limestone shouldn't it also help raise the ph?

Nothing else was added after that ph test the other night. However that was the day I made all of those modifications to my filter and added bacteria supplement. In addition this morning the water is pretty cloudy. 2pm update: checked PH its back down in the low 6s again today.

So ive done nothing to the tank since my post yesterday except I hooked up both lines of my air pump to the stone instead of 1 Oh tonight is darker blue than 7.6 on API chart Came in at 7.4 to 7.6 on high range ph chart

New nightmare Ok so been doing lots of water changes etc and I have discovered a new problem Current stats Ph around 6.0 again Ammonia .25ppm Nitrite 0 Nitrate 0 My ph was reading around 6.4 so I added the recommended dosage of API ph up which should make it more alkaline per the bottle...

Yeah I have some API on up its sodium carbonate liquid. 1/2 a tsp a day is what I'm adding. I need to get my hands on a gh/kh test kit

So ph cobtinues to be a battle but its slowly improving. I remebered I had some old bio bag refills so I have modified my filter and between that and weekly water changes its keeping ph closer to 6.6 to 7 I am still awaiting a chance to buy some crushed coral just been a rough pay period lol...

Do you have a local landscaping supply chain. ive seen tons of folks pick up decent local stones from those locations.

Yeah I have a 10 inch air stone in there. I know it's voodoo but I added a bit of beneficial bacteria since it was on sale for 2 bucks. I am having trouble finding crushed coral. I am thinking of getting another stone or hooking up the second outlet with a t connection. The koi definitely...

So overnite tests came back same no drop in ph, did 90% change in big tank got ph and ammonia right but ph is starting to drop again today. Our male is flashing against the bottom again

Water test update Hey guys ran an overnight test on stayed the same as straight from the tap.

Thanks BBradbury, This particular stock tank is made from recycled LDP would that still need to be treated? i only ask as i didnt do it when i was using this stock tank as my original pond and im wondering if thats part of the problem i had.

Thanks King, Ill do the overnight test tonight. In addition since the only difference in the tanks is that one has artificial plants. I have moved one of the artificial plants over to the 30 tank to see if it makes a difference at all. I ran out of time to do proper water changes on the 30...

I have not left out overnight yet i can't figure out what causes the drop on the big tank on the little tank the ph gets more alkaline.. .... It just doesn't make since when everything is the same in the two tanks. How do you suggest testig overnight? I have tested ammonia I even had a...

Water change update I ran out of time tonight but i was able to do 2 90% changes on the 10 gallon and about a 25% change on the 30 gallon 10 gallon is at a 7.4 oh and down to a .25 to .5 ppm ammonia 30 gallon is up to about a 7.0 oh and down to a 1 to 2 ppm ammonia Ill tey and do more water...

Doing water changes after first 90 % change ammonia is still 2ppm in the 10 gallon