Hi All,
I am now in the process of aquiring my first new Tank and I have decided to go the Malawi route. I am a complete beginner...
This is what I am doing:
2000x800x450mm Tank
2 x 1000L/hr powerheads
1 x 1300L/hr UV light filter
1 x 1600Lhr Cannister external filter
2 x 300W heaters
4 x 6ft Fluoresents
Water here in Cape Town is soft, so I must do something about that. Rocks from the beach? Crushed shell from the beach?
Like I said, I am a complete beginner, but with the setup and startup cycle that will take a while, I have a lot of time to do some research, ask lots of questions, etc.
I have visited a few shops here in CT, but they all seem to have different ideas. This is very confusing, so I have decided to rely on my own reading and wonderfull forums like this one. If I read that the startup cycle will take a long time (4-6 weeks) and the LFS's tells you "no, only 24-48 hrs", then I tend to believe the forums. Everybody says; "go slow", so I intend to go slow.
I hope to make plenty of posts and ask plenty of questions, so please bear with me.
Anybody here from Cape Town, South Africa?
Best Regards
Jean
I am now in the process of aquiring my first new Tank and I have decided to go the Malawi route. I am a complete beginner...
This is what I am doing:
2000x800x450mm Tank
2 x 1000L/hr powerheads
1 x 1300L/hr UV light filter
1 x 1600Lhr Cannister external filter
2 x 300W heaters
4 x 6ft Fluoresents
Water here in Cape Town is soft, so I must do something about that. Rocks from the beach? Crushed shell from the beach?
Like I said, I am a complete beginner, but with the setup and startup cycle that will take a while, I have a lot of time to do some research, ask lots of questions, etc.
I have visited a few shops here in CT, but they all seem to have different ideas. This is very confusing, so I have decided to rely on my own reading and wonderfull forums like this one. If I read that the startup cycle will take a long time (4-6 weeks) and the LFS's tells you "no, only 24-48 hrs", then I tend to believe the forums. Everybody says; "go slow", so I intend to go slow.
I hope to make plenty of posts and ask plenty of questions, so please bear with me.
Anybody here from Cape Town, South Africa?
Best Regards
Jean