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Right - since this is a quarantine/hospital tank, you might have to use medications in it
Of course you can always remove meds with enough water changes.
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Right - since this is a quarantine/hospital tank, you might have to use medications in it
Of course you can always remove meds with enough water changes.
CCXGT
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Well quite a few designs don't feature an airstone at all, they're just used to dampen the sound by producing smaller bubbles
But those that do will require no larger than the lil 1" stone.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/s/ref=is_s_ss_i_0_15?k=aquarium+sponge+filters&sprefix=aquarium+sponge
This is just a 2 second search on Amazon for sponge filters.
It seems they've gone down in price since I last looked.
You can see just how many and just how cheap they are.
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fish wrangler
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Ok, I am most likely going to build one. All I need is a silicone tube, the sponge, and maybe the tube. I have everything else
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CCXGT
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I'm sure the King of DIY has a video on how to make one.
I'd use his over anyone else's as a guide.
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fish wrangler
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http://www.planetinverts.com/DIY_sponge_filters.html here is what I was going to build
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fish wrangler
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I am going to take ideas from both ways of making the sponge filter. The 90 degree bend in the video and the rock/silicone end cap from the article
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CCXGT
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Go for it.
There's no real 'wrong' way of making one.
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fish wrangler
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Looks like I've got a weekend project...on top of my homework
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Looks like I've got a weekend project
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Haha... I just build stuff for something to do.
I'm just collecting 1 of everything just incase I need it at some point in the distant future.
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fish wrangler
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I am hoping I can build the filter Sunday or maybe tomorrow night at the earliest. I might get the pipe capped, let the silicone dry until Sunday night but idk
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trennamw
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In this area at least, the dollar a gallon sales are for 15 gallons and above. I've been looking for awhile for a cheaper 10 gallon "just the tank" with no luck. I imagine the labor involved is why nothing gets below $15.
But I see sets on craigslist a lot, and Petsmart is having a 3 day sale including small kits, here in Portland at least.
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But I see sets on craigslist a lot, and Petsmart is having a 3 day sale including small kits, here in Portland at least.
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CCXGT
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Man... I wish we had a £/Gallon thing over here... Everything sounds so much cheaper over the pond.
What's the quality of the tank like on those $/G sales?
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What's the quality of the tank like on those $/G sales?
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fish wrangler
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Couldn't tell you. My only tank was bought as a kit
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trennamw
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They seem, to me, to be the lowest quality tanks, I've seen a lot of goopy silicone and thinner glass. But perfectly respectable for the money, I'd imagine. I worked in picture framing for awhile and glass varies sooo much depending on its features.
I see the absolute cheapest kits at the LFS, not the chain stores. But they tend to be lowest quality ... Heaters and filters that barely fit the need.
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PNWaquarist
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Look through the reviews of the cheap kit tanks before purchasing. Junk filters that break easily are one thing, but many brands have problems with tank leaks. I'll take a shoddy filter over a leaky tank any day.
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fish wrangler
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Hey now don't go dissing kit tanks. My 29 was a kit. No leaks and filter is still running great. I replaced heater and light once
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PNWaquarist
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Not dissing at all. Just do your homework. Many of these are sold cheaply because they're manufactured cheaply.
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Ignore
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PNWaquarist
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You *could* do a 5, but a 10 will be easier in terms of stable water chemistry. I don't believe that they're going to cost that much more.
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