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Originally Posted by angmoh
aiyo no need pengsan la..
in jb most of us speak mandarin mar.. even most of the LFS boss also chinese(uneducated...)
u cakap "canister" and they'll huh ??!! u can only point to them what filter u wan...
i told them got "bio-rings / ceramic rings" or not .. they said "huh?" then scratch their head... and i hv to describe it's the ring which they normally put in the sump for bacteria grow.. only they know ... sigh ...
eh btw , if i have bio-balls, do i still need ceramic rings?
should i let my bio-balls float ? or putting them under the sponges ?
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Tell them big outside filters.....or ask them to show you to the filter section...
If you stay at JB, Singapore have a lot of LFS that sells pretty cheap eheim filters... and other stuff...ask in
http://www.aquaticquotient.com a Singapore forum....
The reason for wet / dry filter / sump tank is to air (O2) the water to convert the NO2 to NO3. NO2 is toxic but NO3 is not toxic to the fishes but with an planted tank you get free water purifiers when the plants absorb all the toxic like amonium NH4 and NO2 ( nitrite ) from the tank...
All the ceramic rings / bio balls are to do the same function, allow the bacteria to grow and to convert NO2 to NO3...
If you do not want to invest in a canister filter, you need to stop the sump tank and get an internal filter to circulate the water...
Most of us have what we called a "high tech" tank... CO2 injection, high lights, liquid fert dosing to promote fast plant growth....and frequent water change.
If you decide to go with a low tech tank similar to the fresh water rivers... you also need make the tank similar to the river condition.
Stanley