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| Author: | bundaberg kid [ Jun 13th, '07, 20:03 ] |
| Post subject: | Need help for biofilter |
Hey all, Am looking for ideas on constructing a temp. biofilter with the vision of it becoming somewhat permanant (due to time/financial constraints) The reason I am asking for help is that I am constructing a new hothouse (all materials have been scrounged) here at my new house and want to move my trout from my indoor tank into a spare IBC that I have because as I have found they can raise the ammonia levels very quickly and I also want to provide them with a larger body of water to live in. I dont have the money at the moment to establish new GB's( seedlings etc) to use as filters, and prob wont for a couple of months but I do have what I would think to be enough materials for a biofilter ( I might even run it seperate to my new AP system) I DO have an established AP system but its at the old house but i dont know when it will be relocated. I have enough tubs here with (washed) screenings..... I can get my hands on enough bacteria from my other system GB's for a kick start as well. So........if anyone can provide suggestions it would be greatly appreciated. Having said all that lol, I just want to get my trout into my IBC and filter the water with something that will bide me time enough to get the rest of my setup happening at my own leisure lol |
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| Author: | veggie boy [ Jun 13th, '07, 20:08 ] |
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BK - why not just put a container full of gravel over the top of the tank. Chucking a couple of seedlings in won't cost you anything - put weeds in if you want or some wheat, oats, grass seed - whatever. |
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| Author: | bundaberg kid [ Jun 13th, '07, 20:12 ] |
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ok....it did cross my mind to do that but want sure if it would help with the ammonia levels that the trout put out lol............... maybe i was hasty in asking my question lol....... just wanna get the trout into a bigger tank and try n manage the ammonia levels...... lol i have never seen so much fish shit in a tank..... |
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| Author: | steve [ Jun 13th, '07, 20:12 ] |
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dude, he's got 30 trout in a 3ft tank! a container on the top aint gonna do shite 
BK, i reckon if you want to make it semi permanent and moveable with a trolley then you cant go passed a blue 44 like i used in da old mans system. Use the screenings you got and bulk up the rest of it with scrunched up shade cloth. |
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| Author: | bundaberg kid [ Jun 13th, '07, 20:15 ] |
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yo, i think vegie got the gist of it, i appologise if i mislead ya bro, i need to put em into me ibc...... am lookin for a filter for the ibc system that im settin up this weekend |
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| Author: | steve [ Jun 13th, '07, 20:18 ] |
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so its gotta be higher than the IBC then? |
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| Author: | RupertofOZ [ Jun 13th, '07, 20:19 ] |
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Quote: he's got 30 trout in a 3ft tank
Only thing I can suggest is "oil" |
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| Author: | steve [ Jun 13th, '07, 20:22 ] |
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I got one for ya, nice length of 100mm pipe filled with all your aquarium gravel, plus gravel from your home system, plus your screenings. screw cap both ends and fit PVC fitting on. attach pump to one end, other end back to tank. one bass assed home made cannister filter. |
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| Author: | bundaberg kid [ Jun 13th, '07, 20:27 ] |
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im onto it now bro............. i got all the gear here for it too lol...............thanks heaps...from me n the trout.......the ever poopin trout |
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| Author: | bundaberg kid [ Jun 13th, '07, 20:28 ] |
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RupertofOZ wrote: Quote: he's got 30 trout in a 3ft tank Only thing I can suggest is "oil" olive or canola? |
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| Author: | RupertofOZ [ Jun 13th, '07, 20:31 ] |
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Don't care, I prefer my sardines in tomato sauce BK |
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| Author: | steve [ Jun 13th, '07, 20:32 ] |
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clove 
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| Author: | bundaberg kid [ Jun 13th, '07, 20:35 ] |
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RupertofOZ wrote: Don't care, I prefer my sardines in tomato sauce BK
was only ever going to be a temp. holding tank.for 2 weeks at the most man 
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| Author: | steve [ Jun 13th, '07, 20:38 ] |
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BK that style of filte is the first i ever made for my first aquarium, i couldn't afford a real filter. worked 100%. talk about overkill, i had 1.2 meters of pipe filled with hydro clay! |
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| Author: | bundaberg kid [ Jun 13th, '07, 20:40 ] |
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reckon its a good idea, will make it as i set up me hothouse, is gunna be a buy weekend, bet it rains now.lmao.the first weekend I dont wanna spend in bed or with the PS2 |
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