Reply With QuoteHi guys here it is.I think I am going to retouch and make it nicer but basically it works. Hope it helps.Anyone got better idea please share too
Yup! Show how you do it leh...so that i can learn too.
Will be going to Seaview and GC later to get the lily pipe and also the mesh.
Quick question: can the lily pipe work bare in a shrimp tank? Means i don't put the steel mesh. Will the inlet pipe suck in shrimps?
Hi guys here it is.I think I am going to retouch and make it nicer but basically it works. Hope it helps.Anyone got better idea please share too
Oh my just realised this thread belongs to urban aquaria don't feel it is nice to hijack the thread like this.
Although the slots cut into glass intake pipes can be quite small, it's still better to cover the intake with a sponge or stainless steel mesh guard... shrimplets can be really tiny (especially those few day old ones which are still transparent) and they will get sucked into the intake very easily.Originally Posted by lionelckg
Its okay, good info and tips are helpful to everyone.
Last edited by Urban Aquaria; 26th Feb 2013 at 12:58.
Hope it is not too late to remind you to check the lilypipes carefully for cracks etc. saw a few at seaview with tiny cracks.
Call down GC first as last time I was there the 10mm was out of stock.
Great! Thank you!Although the slots cut into glass intake pipes can be quite small, it's still better to cover the intake with a sponge or steel mesh guard... shrimplets can be really tiny (especially those few day old ones which are still transparent) and they will get sucked into the intake very easily.
Its okay, good info and tips are helpful to everyone.
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Just back from both Seaview and GC... Got both the lily pipes and the 13mm mesh. Got the o-rings from a "wu jing dian" (hardware shop) near hougang mall. Going to set it up tomorrow.
Again, thanks to Bro Urban for your model tank!
Yes, i agree the suction looks neat and nice, Have anyone consider due to the mesh wire gap is too small.. it'll plugged the suction and the flow inlet will be slow down. This is the problem arise a later part. This is just my view point. Hope my view won't discourage for people already plan.
Re: 13 Litre Nano Tank!
I agree, mesh or sponge guards installed on intake pipes will slow down the flow slightly, its has the similar effect as putting extra sponges or media in a filter... these kind of setups are mainly for those who have canister filters with strong flow and want to prevent shrimplets or fry from accidentally getting sucked into the canister filter.
I have tried using mesh intake guards with slightly wider holes before, but found that shrimplets still managed to squeeze through and end up in the filter.
In my case, the slightly reduced flow isn't an issue as the canister filter i use has such strong flow in the small nano tank that i still have to reduce the flow even further using an additional single tap.
One of the side benefits of using a sponge or mesh intake guard is that it also blocks the larger bits of detritus from entering the filter and clogging the media, so it acts as a sort of mechanical pre-filter and its easy to vacuum up the bits periodically using a tank vac or pipette... and shrimps love to graze on mesh or sponge intake guards too, all the goodies collected there.
Just installed the lily pipes...
Just a question to Bro Urban...how do you connect the water tubes to the eheim single tap?
The tap i have, the holes are too big...i am not able squeeze the holes into the water tubes...
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What hose size are you using? Did you get the right tap size to fit the hoses?
For example, if your filter is using the narrower 9/12 hoses, you need to get a 9/12 tap... 12/16 taps would be too large to fit.
Last edited by Urban Aquaria; 27th Feb 2013 at 16:56.
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I guess i got the wrong tap then...and i thought the taps are a standard size...
Tks Bro Urban~
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What an awesome tank! Why not try CRS?
CRS are nice but they require very specific water parameters and cooler temperatures, and are much more sensitive to swings in water chemistry and conditions... so they require alot more care and attention.
I personally prefer low maintainence tanks with hardy fauna, so RCS are more suitable for my tank setups.
Bro urban... Your setup is simple yet amazingly modern and clean to the eyes! I am inspired to do such a setup like urs.. it will be wonderful if i can find a bogwood with the nice planted fissiden like yours!
Just wondering whether the fissiden are easy to maintain in low co condition? I have tried some low tech plants like ferns on driftwood but after a month they still fails me.... so i pretty worried if the fissiden cant survive in such condition. That time i didt use any plant soil , just normal substrate... maybe thats why the plant dies?
Please advise.
Thanks =)
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Thanks!
You can look for jamesneo on the forum marketplace section, he has some of the best fissiden on wood pieces around.
From my experience with fissidens so far, they don't necessarily require additional Co2 injection to grow (though additional Co2 with the right amounts of light and nutrients can help accelerate growth). They can grow in a wide range of temperatures too, my tanks average around 27-28 °C and i don't use a chiller, sometimes the temperature can go up to 29-30 °C on hot days and still no issues with growth.
I actually have a plastic tub of fissidens currently sitting at the bottom of my bookshelf for the past few weeks, just some water, no soil, no filtration and no light... and they are still nice and green. They are very hardy moss.
Hi brother UA, I'm looking at buying a camera for aquatic shots and your pictures here are truly stunning. Mayi know what camera you're using? Many thanks in advance.
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The photos are taken using my Samsung Galaxy S3 phone camera.
Amazing! I took some pictures with my wife's Note 2 Lte but don't seem to be able to produce shots of the same quality. Here's a sample -
Is the Note 2 Lte equipped with a lower specification camera? Or is it a user problem, which is most probably the case. Really sorry for going off topic.
Re: 13 Litre Nano Tank!
The Note 2 should be using the same (or better) camera as the S3... so the difference probably wouldn't be in the camera hardware. User input is also quite minimal as these are all just simple point-and-shot systems, all i do is just take many shots and then select the nice ones.
I guess the difference could be the combination of my low-iron glass tanks and LED lights, the light transmission quality of the glass is very high and it really makes the details and colors in the tank stand out.
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