I came across Seachem Safe by accident when a few of my LFS ran out of Seachem Prime. I couldn’t believe it! And it was water change day soon. Then one of the LFS helper told me why don’t I use Safe. They’re basically the same stuff. I was like...
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Fluval C Series Impeller Shaft Replacement
The Fluval C Series hang on back filters are one of the best HOB filters around. Quiet and extremely easy to clean, I own and still operate a C2, C3, an C4. So, yeah, I’m a huge fan of the C series HOB filters. Well, recently I rescaped one of...
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My over head sump tank has arrived! ? It is a simple single compartment/chamber acrylic over head sump tank. Since a canister filter is frowned upon, I need to get an “open type” filtration system. It is not terribly big but I think it should serve its purpose. It cost...
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Content Chihiros Doctor 3rd Gen Cleaning Tools Contigency Dosing Equipment Organising Water Testing Chihiros Doctor There have been plenty of discussion on the forums all over internet. Most of the comments were that it will not work. And I also realised that most of them do not have one themselves....
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Content Stainless Steel Pipes Lily Pipes Piping Accessories Stainless Steel Pipes Get from HERE Chihiros Stainless Steel Pipes w Swivel outflow – $50/set Chihiros uses so called “Class 1” highest grade stainless steel in their pipings. Comes in 4 different sizes. Smallest set of in/out flow starts from $30 with...
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Content CO2 Diffusers CO2 Reactors CO2 Drop Checker Check Valve CO2 Bubble Counter Suction holder for tubing Air Line Tube & Accessories Citric Acid & Baking Soda CO2 Diffusers I have to warn you that the ceramic diffusers listed below are not the most efficient for those of us using...
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Content Chihiros A Series LED Lights Chihiros RGB LED Lights SMART S2 Light Control​ Cheap and Good Lightings I have heaps of aquarium lights sitting on the floor at home, from all sorts of brands. Unfortunately, when it comes to buying lightings for your planted tank, the only information you...
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I have compiled a list of Tao Bao purchasing agents. International Agents Superbuy Taobao FOCUS YOY Buy CSS Buy USA Agents TaobaoAge Singapore Agents Peeka
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I kept a list of my personal To-buy or Bought From Where items on my phone. I regularly check the list when I am at the LFS or shopping online. Amazon used to be a great place to get things, especially for the rest of the world, but their shipping...
Continue reading...Aquarium Commercial In-tank CO2 Reactor Review
One of the ways to inject CO2 into the aquarium is by using a reactor. Reactors are great way to inject CO2 because it promises high dissolving rate and almost no bubbles so your aquarium will not look like a soda. But the greatest advantage, from the point of DIY...
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