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Wow, beautiful tanks,
This appears to defy the laws of physics. I must read up on how one is able to shunt water through a bridge that is higher up.
Thank you for sharing.
I have been toying with the idea of setting up a 45 gallon breeder tank with plants and upto 3 fancy goldfish. Before I could get into acquiring a tank I was gifted a new Fluval FX6 canister filter. I am afraid that may be too much filter capacity for a relatively small tank. Is this going to...
My Tip on listening to his You Tube videos: First switch on subtitles. Second change speed (the clock icon) to 1.5x or more. He becomes surprisingly easier to get through the video!!
A different approach
Check out the entire you tube series of 4 videos in which Dr Kevin Novak sets up his Goldfish 40 gal breeder tank. His system of using plenums is very fascinating. Gives him very clear and clean water, so much so that his Goldfish have vibrant colors and have spawned...
I have a medical degree with extensive knowledge of microbiology, organic chemistry and science in general. What Dr. Novacks states makes absolute sense. He has run tanks for years. People have a knee jerk reaction to under gravel filter- that is not his system at all. He is advocating a...
Newbie here. Have an interest in getting into establishing a first ever community freshwater aquarium. Am debating whether to get a new tank from any of the vendors here or used from Marketplace. I saw someone advertising for this 90 gallon tank and
I am told "Tank is 1 1/2 yrs old. Never has...
I have not had any experience with fish keeping. Have a dream of starting this hobby now that I am retired. Have done a lot of reading on how to get started, the nitrogen cycle and so on. But before all that I have to get a tank- I am shocked at the prices of new tanks with stands and figured...