FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
FILTRATION - How to handle an external filter input and output? - How big should be an external biofilter for 420 L aquarium? - How often to change filtration media in an external biofilter? - How to cycle an external biofilter in order the essential bacteria could reproduce? - May I put the heater into the last filter chamber? - May I use the common yellow foam as a filtration medium? - How to solve an internal biofilter for 550 L aquarium? - Why are the chambers in the filter scaled from the highest to the lowest? CANOPY AND LIGHTING - How to solve the place over the aquarium build into wall between two rooms for lighting and maintenance? - May I connect T8 fluorescent lamp to the electronic ballast assigned for T5 lamp? - Must I place the glass between the aquarium lights and water level? - What was the cost of the canopy building? 3D BACKGROUND - May I glue the rocks to the styrene board using the polyurethane foam? - How to defat the aquarium glass and rocks before they will be glued? - What is the long-term experience with the background made of marl? - May I use any polyurethane foam for background building? - How to clean the rocks of moss and other dirt? - What kind of silicone may I use for polyurethane backgound coating? - May I apply the polyurethane foam during the PU background building directly to the back wall of the aquarium? - How to spread transparent silicone the polyurethane foam or styrene background? OVERFLOW TO EXTERNAL FILTER - May I use the float switch into the biofilter to control the water level in the main tank? - How an overflow works? STAND AND THE CABINET - Where should be the horizontal braces of the stand placed? - May an aquarium be supported by the styrofoam pieces only at its edges? - Should be the stand legs supported? ENERGY SAVING LAMP BALLAST - May I connect 18W fluorescent tube to the electronic ballast from 17W energy saving lamp? - Is it better to use the electronic ballast from the energy saving lamp than the regular one? - Which wattage value of the energy saving lamp should I regard when I use its electronic ballast for lighting?