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Had a minor change of plan due to me acquiring a free mini stick pc. So I’ll be using that as the main controller. Tomorrow is the STC 1000 / neon tubes & pc mounting...

Thanks mate. I’m actually making the panel myself but ordered the bits to do it, just watching some vids on how to do the back lit letters. edit - mmmm painted Perspex with the letters scratched off with LEDs behind it.!

Switch panel ordered - manual control of the equipment when needed in the style below.. looks pretty cool

Thanks I’m just off to collect a little mini pc to control the power sockets !

13th November 2020 Forgot to put in what I’m doing with the jumble of power cable. There will be a custom switch panel like below - this is in case I need to switch things off outside of the timers etc. And ive managed to win this - its an APC rack mounted PDU ( 24 gang!!!) Ill need to...

N.b the red border on the panel is the red Electro luminescent strip

12th November 2020 Cut out the panel and added the beading and neon tube round the outside Mounted the Fluval controller and test ran the Influx server to output a dashboard to see how it all looks .

Hahah I dont usually see the plec - he just swam out from wherever he spends the day and went wham straight into the 8 inch cichlid lol!

Nope ..it’s a puppet!!! No your right its a plec...

Agree with the previous posts - deal with the root cause or causes first. Once you’ve figured out what’s caused the bloom ( lighting, overfeeding etc ) then you should see a reduction. Here’s a list of algae eaters but bear in mind that your stuck with them when the algae’s gone and it just adds...

Guess the animal from the silhouette...

I also make my own caves from terracota pots that have been broken up. There’s a nice video here of someone making the slate ones and tbh they look fantastic

Hi and welcome. If youve got an idea of what sort of tank your thinking of doing i.e planted, minimalist, cichlid etc then Google is your friend. Be thoughful with your search string ie I would use “ Tank aquascaping+ cichlid+Malawi+ artificial plants“ There’s loads of channels on you tube and...

Update 11th November 2020 Started getting everything ready for build of ’Malawi Pi’, lots of emails being bounced back and forth for quotes for custom labels, rocker panels etc. Door and shelf removed - Trevor has assumed the position of foreman and is setting a very high standard for build...

I think ive honestly got a broken rib - with i was trying to pull one of the cables free and fell off the bed earlier

I think if it was me I’d pick a few fish that were very robust whilst everything settled down. When its all up and running then add whatever you had on your list

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+1 to Eheim, Ive used them for 25 years and find they have a great range whatever ( hob,internal,ext) you want. Bulletproof and if you do ever need to call them up they seem to just send a replacement to keep the customer happy

Yeah theres some unusual ones on. As I’ve moved into bigger tanks ive edged towards painting as I wanted to create a more natural environment and personally think the images look fake. but considering I have plastic plants it’s not the strongest arguement

I did used to have printed images now I use Blackboard paint. It goes on really well. If you need an image take one to a local printer like prontaprint and they can print out a custom size. Then as the previous poster said, get it laminated

Thanks, I’m tackling the wires tomorrow, requiring everything into a PDU before I get tangled and can’t get free

Jaffa Kree! Love Stargate watch it everyday. I plan of doing a planted tank but wanted to get the tank stable first and all the main equipment so I use all plastic plants. Weirdly they look pretty cheap in the shop but once in the tank look ok. Also I’m not sure on your budget but there are...

Some Tetras can be very sensitive to water changes so the below list is a good guide of hardy fish to put in a newly cycled tank. Its more important to get the tank stable that hit your wish list of fish straight away . Good First Fish Barbs: Cherry, Gold, Rosy, Ruby, Purple, and Tico Barbs...

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My Fluval shopping has just landed. I used to have a Kessil on my marine tank and I do really like the led ‘shimmer’ I used to get it from the Fluval Bluetooth LEDs on my 100l but with the new 450l I don’t. Ive also had a bit of a move and made a mountain type focus point for the fish to lay...

Online shopping you say? I’m blaming Trevor for ordering these