THIS COULD BE THE END OF THE AMAZON BIG SHALLOW...
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- čas přidán 29. 11. 2022
- I only noticed this yesterday, but it's really scaring me... If this gets worse it could be a real disaster...
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Had this happening before with cheap cabinets. Just strengthen the cabinet a little with a wooden beam. Measure the height on the sides and put a wooden beam in the middle with exactly the same height as the sides (so its hard to put in place, since the center will be a little lower).
Take the fish back to the store for safe keeping, deconstruct the tank/scape, fix/reinforce the unit and try again with a much more minimalist concept.
Hi MJ - first, thanks for your great channel, really so enjoyable! To your question: do nothing, as long as the tank is on an even level on the 4 corners it´s unlikely the glass will break. The worst you can do is to try to lift the middle part somehow. I had a 400L tank with exactly the same - it was bound even more in the middle and nothing happens over years. Also remember that some fish sellers or breeders with huge aquarium clusters have tanks which lie on the frames only in the 4 corners.
take out the sponge from the filter, clean it inside a cup with aquarium water than pour the water into aquarium;)
Hi MJ, it’s a huge tank and with the stock level it may not be necessary to fill the tank to its brim. Half the volume half the risks perhaps? Gives you peace of mind while you’re away too..
In the meantime, you can add additional supports inside the cabinet, underneath the center of the big shallow tank. At 3:55 you showed us the middle section of your cabinet, you can place a vertical 2x4 piece of wood on both sides of those bottles in there, against the walls. Then do the same for the bottom shelf underneath in this middle section.
You should probably consider draining some (50 or 60 percent) of the water from the big shallow to reduce some of the stress on the tank while you are gone. After you are back you can come up with a more permanent solution.
No!
That will cause further deterioration of the particle board. It just wasn't a good cabinet for this thing. Hard to find heavy duty furniture that is the same aesthetic this guy uses.
@@theanalmarauder how would reducing the load on the particle board cause the particle board to further deteriorate?
For such a big tank i would use aluminum custom made cabinet
Aluminum profile i mean
I read somewhere that rimless tanks distribute their weight to the 4 corners, I think the uneven load on the foam mat is normal. My 29g tall compresses the mat in the corner slightly more than the centre, maybe yours is more pronounced due to the length.
Drain the water level as low as you can go, brace the tank as others have stated. Anything to buy you some time, since apartment damage is SIGNIFICANTLY more expensive. Especially if you aren't there to take action, the floors are gonna be sitting with water for a while, and that has the potential to cause way more damage than had you been on site and mopped the water up immediately.
I would put some extra support in the middle of cabinet to stop any further movement until your return
As a few others have suggested, I would brace your stand in the middle. I think that could help ease the weight of the tank and your personal stress from worry.
I also agree that the wood can certainly be causing the cloudiness.
Enjoy your trip!
Good luck with the big shallow. I'm convinced the wood is cause of the cloudy water even it's been running quite a while. They are huge pieces that can't be boiled up so will leech for months. Got to fix the stand and save the shallow it's beautiful.
See you Saturday at the workshop 😄
Difficult to be sure but it could just be that there is a small amount of 'natural' bow in your cabinet. The very purpose of the mat is to take out any bow or twist and therefore will compress more in some areas than others if the cabinet top is not exactly flat.
I hope everything will be fine.
I would recommend you drain the water out 20-30% to lower the weight and stress of the tank, that is what you can do now and add more reinforcement supports to your cabinet later
The cloudiness may be because of the wood's remaining tannin or colloid substance mixed with fish waste.
I boiled the driftwood 2-3 times and let it completely dry before putting it in the tank to prevent this issue (my tank is just 20 gallons) but in the case of the planted tank I would change the water 10-20% every 2-3 days with RO water and add Biochar media to the filter
Keep going, Thanks for the Honestly content. I love it.
You know the levelers carpenters use for setting cabinets? They're plastic wedges. That should be good to lever your stand. Underneathe the tank I would place the same mat ON TOP of the one you have now
Also mix the blackwater organics such as leaves, wood, peat, twigs, etc in the substrate to provide a carbon source to anoxic bacteria
I really hope the big shallow will be fine, it's my favorite scape of yours. It's just gorgeous and your choice of fish is perfect. Have a nice trip + workshop!
Thank you ❤️
I had this issue with my fluval tank. Check the bottom of the cabinet. You should see the bow there as well. If that's the case all you need do is brace/support/pack the bottom. Use either wood wedges or cut some batten. If you know any carpenters they should be able to help you.
Sorry if that makes no sense, more used to doing then telling.
As for the water, try water changes with tap water. If you'v only started to switch them other, then they shouldn't mind too much. I'v found neon greens to be quite hardy. Try using less chemicals. Looks like they're reacting with eachother.
Hope you have a nice time with Horizon. Bloody good shop. Was tricky to get aquascaping gear before I found them.
A little bit of trouble shooting would be good here. Is the bottom of the stand also bowing? If so shim up from the center bottom. Check the floor too. Is it bowing? That probably caused the stand to bow. Shims should fix that.
Is the back edge of the stand bowing too?
There seems to be bubbles forming in the corners of the tanks seal (2:57 and 3:01) . Where these bubbles there when the tank was new/empty? These could indicate stress and potential failure.
If it were mine, I'd check floor first and shim if necessary. Then I'd add support to the middle of the stand. A vertical 1x1 (2.54cm square for you people with a rational measurement system :) ) should be enough. Use shims to fine tune till the top is straight. I'd do all this with the tank as empty as possible so there is less stress during the move.
Good luck!
the reason why your cabinet is bending is because it is not designed for rimless tanks, juwel cabinets are the best example for that. All juwel cabinets are designed for juwel tanks and juwel tanks have a rim all around and the weight of the tank will than be distributed equally. So when you use this kind of cabinets dont use a foam mat and you will not have any problems.
Fingers crossed for you MJ enjoy the workshop
Thanks a lot for sharing your experience as always! It will be fine for a few days, but you must fix the pressure on the glass as it can result in micro cracks. People already gave a lot of good advices. For lower PH I am just trying an Aquario Neo Media Soft. It’s written that is slightly acid itself. I don’t know the result yet. I’ve added it to my filter 4 days ago - so far all looks fine. I’ll be thankful if you and the other aquarists here can share their experiences. 🙏 😊
Hi Mark , i would suggest choking the centre up both sides with more wood for now until you can sort it when you get back , i reckon it will be completely fine while you are away but just to be safe add a couple more chocks to support some of that weight. I love how the tough times are still showed in aqua scaping , thanks man !
Maybe get a big plastic container to put the fish in. Just to be sure. You can transfer the filter to the container and maybe keep the plants in it as well?
Not sure if mentioned but check the base. May not be well supported to match the weight distribution! Often times they are too open. Could throw in some brackets and lumber to salvage but maybe consider diy metal build in the future :) love the setup for the other tanks. Perhaps lower water volume in the meantime. Best of luck.
For cloudy water the best will be to found reason what it make, but you could add sand filter balls instead of any flose, it last for very long, you can clean it and use it again. After mechanical filtration you could add chemical, like active charcoal or purogen,but it will removed colour of water to.
I put a lot of wood in my current cabinet. the middle is still slightly bent but the wood definately helped so that the cabinet doesn't cave in any time soon
try to slide a paver or something underneath the cabinet below where the uprights are inside the cabinet. Looks like the bottom of the cabinet is the problem not the top. Propping up the uprights might save it.
Fingers crossed for you, safe travels boss!
Best to do now is get flood insurance :)
I would drain the tank as much as possible and take out hardscape before trip.
As sidenote I don't like that chemi bags for filter I've put one that removes phosphates and it messed up my tank. Got lots of issues after that and had to dismantle whole tank at the end.
Hello!. you can use a car jack to sustain the weight of your aquarium in the middle of your cabinet. it will hold until you are backu
Oh dear….with the cabinet center supports currently in place, I don’t think it will fail and crash but…it will need some leveling and foundation support once you return. Blackwater style is not my personal preference but maybe it’s time for a new setup. Could one of your local shops offer emergency housing for current residents? They may have some extra
“temporary “ space for you until you get established again… just a thought. Good Luck
Regarding the cloudy water after dosing the Seachem Clarity. FWIW I had a Blackwater tank that was looking cloudy, not just the tinted water of course. I added API Accu-clear and it made a huge white cloud as soon as it hit the Blackwater. I also waited 24+ hours and it never cleared. I ended up having to perform a big water change to remove the cloudy water.
You could lower their water level for the time u r traveling. Less water = less weight. Also, if u have or can get quickly, u could add some squared timber in the middle department of the cabinet as support.
I’ve never setup my own RO system in my homes, but in the past I have used filtered RO water from fill stations in grocery stores here in the US. Maybe an option if you ever need a large quantity on short notice?
From the label on Clarity: "in order for Clarity™ to work effectively, you should have a filter with mechanical filtration (e.g., filter floss) connected to your aquarium". So, you may need to add some more floss in you filter (if you have any). Plus, drain water to reduce weight for the Weekend.
Clarity shoud not be used on tanks with soft water, or if it is used it shoud be 1/2 max of the regular amount, it is written on their site. If there is not enough organics and minerals for it to bind the water stays blue for days, essentially until it binds to something.
Sucks tour tank is going thru that sunk center but it could be worse right . Get a car jack with a 2x4set the jack on bottom of stand place the 2x4 on top of car jack and turn the jack till the top of stand is level and let it be till you get back then you can drain the tank and brace up the stand.
Good luck with this issue and have nice trip.
And in your situations, i recommend doing a big water change. If you don't have enough RO, use a modified tap watter. Big water change every day (maybe three time) and it should be fine. But I know you're about to leave. But i reccomended big watter change.
As others have said, bracing inside the cabinet would help support it, but there doesn't appear to be a ton of space. I think the top board may also be a problem. It looks to be an Ikea-style particle board (or an equivalent)? I would add a thicker board on top of the cabinet that can't flex as much. This would ensure the tank pressure is even. Could even get an Ikea wooden countertop to place between the tank and cabinet.
Fluval water clarifier, partial water change. I'd lose sleep over the cabinet. I would definitely put some temporary supports and cross bracing in right away.
Hi, I think that adding some pressure treated plywood or US 2 x 4 framing braces inside the cabinet. That should help and stabilize…
I’d change as much of the water as you can and then add a little aquaclear. Idk might resolve itself but wicked bummer. It’s a beautiful set up.
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It's always sad to see that a tank that was running well established suddenly starts to show problems. I'm also facing some same issues with my tank. Hoping to see the solution for this problem soon. Let us keep our fingers crossed. Get well soon 'The Big Shallow'....🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
It is not established tank, as do something drastically to it like every month.
There is nothing wrong with it. Some tannins from all these plants outside the tank. And some blue hue from unbound clarity.
Some filterfloss and purigen will make the water crystal clear, not that it have any benefit to the fish nor plants.
I went through this and the best thing was to use ozone and decrease the lighting time a bit.
Big hug from Brazil.
Best of luck, this is heartbreaking to hear. Your big shallow was the reason I decided to purchase a UNS 60s. Maybe could add some 2x4 propped to add a little more support while you are gone.
You could always lower the water level by a 3rd roughly temporarily so it's not so heavy if you're worried
Well with that Seachem Clarity I had similar issue. After 24 hours I put more filter floss in canister filter and it filtered the cloudiness out. You can try it, maybe it will help you.
Hi, you’ve got a great channel, I’m from Australia and use Clarity too- perhaps take all Rio bags out, especially the carbon, do your water change , then try Clarity again. Maybe also add some filter wool to help the Clarity to catch any fine particles…… do another water change and take the wool out.
Hey Mark-jan, don't worry! Almost all cabinets have this problem, it probebly isn't caused by the floor. More exspansive (custom build)cabinets don't have this problem, or a lot less. You did the right thing by placing a foam mat under the tank. This wil keep up the pressure under the bottom glass plate and it will not break. A few milimeters is no problem at all!! If the floor is causing it, put a thick wooden plate under the cabinet to distribute the weight. Good luck!
When doing fish room recently I knew that 10cm AAC blocks as a vertical support are overkill but it just makes me sleep peacefully at night. Your cabinet will "probably" not collapse but it just makes me so anxious. Hopefully you can work something out.
Buy a 100 Litre bin/container or larger with a float valve connect to the RO filter. Once the container/bin is full you can do a water change with a pump.
For the water clarity issue, you really need to give Tetra Crystal water a try, Seachem Clarity pales in comparison, had massive water cloudiness issues before in one of my tanks and multiple doses of clarity did nothing. One dose of Tetra Crystal water sorted it out in a day. Also L brackets, like the ones you for shelves on the inside of the middle section of your cabinet may help distribute the load.
Could you use tap water w/purification in the beginning to get cycled and then use RO water to compensate any evaporation moving forward? I am converting from salt to fresh.
The filter floss is missing in your filter which needed Seachem Clarity to work. Alternatively ADA Clear Water is an option just dose less with live stock.
Also the Oase skim probably not the best fit for low profile tanks as it disturb the substrate/sand. But since you use it for over a month now this should not be the main reason. The cabinet is scary tho
Heya! Filter floss is present in the filter, i just didn't show it in the video. I actually tried ADA clear water as well, but also no difference
When it comes to aligning the center of the cabinet, check if there are legs under the bottom shelf in the middle. Often manufacturers give the cheapest feet and only two in the middle. Consider replacing the legs with adjustable ones and add the legs where the bracket/divider of the cabinet is located. I know a lot of work, but at any time you can adjust the cabinet and not only on the sides to have a level, but also in the middle to align the bent part. The second way is to add aluminum structural profiles vertically and horizontally to create a frame inside the cabinet and adjust them.
Gotta say, the top panel for my fishtank cabinet has been bowed for years. It just happens to wood when you get it wet. People saying that it's because you used cheap particle board are wrong because the same thing happens to solid wood. If you want to avoid it you need to not get the wood wet, which for me is pretty impossible. But I don't think your tank is in immediate threat of collapsing. I can tell you don't often keep large tanks haha
clarity needs to be paired with a filter with lots of disposable floss.
what clarity does is to make detritus and other floating debris like dust, dust particles, get easily trapped on the floss.
il add a filter with just disposable floss only. temporary. like a big skimmer where i can remove and replace the floss when its full.
also il add and double dose with bacteria starter like stability or api starter. it is most likely bacterial loss when you changed something on your system.
MJ!!!! You MUST get a new cabinet ASAP!! Especially since you live in an apartment.. the water can leak and impact tenants downstairs..!!! If thats not possible right now, you should drain the tank about a half to reduce the stress on it..
Oh wow, glad you caught the bowing so quickly! That usually cracks most rimless tanks so the sooner you can drain that and get a new stand the better! Was the stand rated for the tank weight? Here in the US a lot of people make their own custom stands and go way overboard with supports so that this can't happen! And we feel for you with your RO system. I always plan ahead and keep buckets of RO around so I can top off/change water as needed because it takes about 2 hours to do 10 gallons. I don't have issues with cloudy water so I have no idea what I'd do in this situation :(
Heya! This stand is actually rated for a much bigger tank, so I'm really surprised this happened...
@@MJAquascaping if the tank is constructed to sit on individual legs and not attached to a bottom rectangular base, then the floorboards in your apartment are bearing all the weight of those individual legs and that’s a disaster in the making.
If this is the case then any kind of shimmying or wedges for level adjustment will do you absolutely no good. I suspect the manufacturer rates the strength of the stand assuming you are on an absolutely level bottom ground floor.
If the bottom of the stand does indeed have a rectangular base, you are still putting a tremendous weight on those floorboards which are just suspended over spaced joists. Personally if you cannot go below and support the floorboards to solid ground I would abandon the idea of setting up this big of a tank on an upper floor apartment. Good luck!
@@MJAquascaping if it was rated for a larger tank, then it's the floor.
Having had multiple 75 gallon tanks plus a water bed on a second floor apartment of a 150 year old home with wood floors, there's actually an easy fix...
But it will require draining the tank into buckets, and catching all the fish to put into the buckets.... so you can put a flat, solid, unbending reinforcement under the cabinet.
That will distribute the weight evenly onto your existing floor.
You may need 2 floor reinforcements:
1 to lay directly on the floor, and a second to go on top that you can shim until it's level.
If you have a stud finder to identify the weight bearing joists, it's worth moving the stand onto the joists.🤷♂️
consider getting a big rolling tub, like the Rubbermaid brute 35 or 45g with a wheelbase... I have the 45g and added a RO float and a 200w heater there so it heats the water as it fills, so I don't shock the fish. the RO Float will stop the can from overfilling and spilling the water, so you can leave it on the night before you need to do a water change.
dont take risk!! if possible drain out the water and hardscape and place it on the floor before leaving and replace cabinet top with something more sturdy to take the weight before placing it again..just being cautious tho
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I don't think the cabinet will collapse but the added pressure could cause the tank to spring a leak maybe if you can lower water level
I noticed that your substrate layer is very shallow. I would add more sand to house beneficial bacterial to offset any parameter swings that can occur when canister fails.
Got quite a lot of substrate (crushed lava) in the back, but you can't see it 😊
@@MJAquascaping ok, thats good. Also wondering if those packets also contained tannins to help lower PH. I may need to rewatch to help u troubleshoot but the fish seem ok. Also hope u are able to stabilize the shelving unit.
This happened to my 45p, i use hanging filter 200lph, i change the filter to canister diy 1600lph, do the 80% water change, and add some blue liquid purifier from local fish store and the water become crystal clear again
Hi Mate, it's sad to see this happening... There's still a way to salvage the situation.
Firstly, throw the Neo bags from the filter. Do a 60% water change.
Store the RO water in big container/bucket multiple times and also add some tap water....won't be that bad hopefully...I believe the fishes won't care about that slight increase in hardness...
Lastly, as many suggested, don't fill the tank fully...let it be 60-70% full only....use some seachem stability to add some beneficial bacteria..
I'm always wary to using too many chemicals in the water...does more harm....
If the centre vertical support boards are grounded (resting on the floor) then the movement (bowing) in your main horizontal board may be caused by your vertical boards buckling, use a straight edge to check.
Maybe check the end panels too for buckling
I’d drain as much as possible keeping the tank functional. If you add like 15-20mm of padding, you can keep everything as is.
I saw in some german aquascape channels that they avoid using a foam mat under tanks becuase it causes this sinking in the middle. you better have a complete flas surface that is level. :) lesson lerned I guess. Saw this topic a couple times at JS Aqua
If I'm seeing this right, that cabinet is a juwel rio sbx cabinet and yes, mine did the same and sagged I had to Brace it
Hey bro,
Draining the tank slightly is a good precaution, but I doubt the increased pressure will ever be catastrophical. I watched a video by MD Fish Tanks a while back, they literally built a tank that sat on an incline of 30 degrees to simulate a river flowing.
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The sponge underneath the tank needs to be a special one made for aquariums,or it can be any sponge ,for an example sponge made for joga 9mm
I recently had a bacteria bloom clouding a new aquarium that wouldn’t go away with water changes. I used Seachem Pristine and activated carbon in the filter and it cleared right up. Not sure what the difference is between Seachem Clarity and Pristine, but maybe worth a try?
Nice! I'm going to try Pristine!
I would add a sump to help with the clarity of your water with out having to do so many water changes.
I would recommend purigen to absorb the excess organics.
Does the cabinet has supporting feet underneath or does the bottom of the cabinet is flat on the floor? I would check the base of the cabinet for damage, especially if there are plastic parts underneath.
The cabinet shouldn't just suddenly fail. it will rest on top of the cabinet doors.
I'm also going through the same issue with one of my tanks having cloudy water,
even doing a 90% water change a couple days later it's cloudy.
if you look at the cabinet where it is near the floor is where the weakest part is the inner panels sit on the lower floor panel which is joined by thinner panels to cover the gap from the floor to the panel it is there to just close the gap between the floor and panel you need to support from the floor up
i would drain the tank, put fish and plants in cement mixing buckets 60/90 liters, put filter on the fish bucket and look into it all when back home
also its juwel cabinet, you look for aqualantis cabinets, bit more pricy but much thicker top layer
Get yourself some 2x4's and some plywood. You can make yourself a much more sturdy stand. If you want to keep the look of the old one you can probably incorporate it into a new stand
add bottom supports in line with the middle cabinet walls
this is not a suggestion to do but to look into. i would make a wooden box truss in the middle of the tank if you can remove those shelf panels. take a couple pieces of 2x4 (not sure what they are called in EU land) and a car jack and level out the middle. then build a box truss that matches those dimensions have to be pretty precise. this should solve the issue. remove the temp car jack and cut the shelf panels to match the truss and reattach with an L bracket (real cheap).
I had the same problem with cabinet and i put pull up bar in the middle and worked perfectly
Add support to the cabinet (without water)
With water turbidity I would wait maybe it will pass on its own( . I would add starter bacteria and oxygen to the water .Cloudy water can be due to excessive protozoa proliferation from wooden decorations
It would be cool to see you make a contest tank with that for the IAPLC 2023
Get a small jack stand that they use under a house. Put it in the center and lay a 2x4 across it for support and jack it back level. Then, you can either build a brace, or leave the jack lol
Hi.
The stand will be fine.
Whe wood will flex and the glass of the tank will also flex.
that is not a problem and the water will takes times and will be clear after a few day,,,,as for me i will change 30% of water 3 days once and also clean the filter.
Had this many times with catappa leaves. Easy fix, take the fish out and drop in some filter feeders: Moina, Daphnia, copepods, tubifex, shrimp, etc, it'll be crystal clear within a week. Also if water parameters are ok it's no problem, many fish live in cloudy waters.
Maybe drain some water and add some RO water but not too much because of the deformation of your cabinet. Thanks for sharing with us. And maybe removing some wood to lighten the weight?
Sad the cabinet isn't holding on. I would be scared too! Can we expect a DIY cabinet video soon :D?
Your substrate is very thin, thus less bacteria there that would make the whole system more stable to parameters swings.
Got quite a lot of substrate (crushed lava) in the back, but you can't see it 😊
Waardeer de openheid in deze video enorm! Niet om je te laten schrikken, maar dit is precies hoe mijn aquarium is gebroken. Alleen de onderste glasplaat dus ik begreep niet meteen wat er aan de hand was. Qua toevoegingen ook nare ervaringen gehad, zou dit enkel nog doen in geval van uiterste nood bij gebrek aan alternatieven. Het zijn allemaal (complexe) natuurlijke processen, net als medicatie bij mensen; altijd kans op onvoorziene bijwerkingen. Veel succes, hoop dat alles goed komt.
I second the additions having unexpected side effects.
I quit losing fish and plants when I decided to work with nature instead of deluding myself into believing I could manipulate her.
The more she is messed with, the longer it takes her to get balanced.
The glass cracking is my larger worry.
Congratulations for your big shallow black water tank 😂Experience is everything by the way. Thanks for the informative update.
Hope your big shallow tank could get better soon
This might sound weird, but buy a thick mirror. Put the mirror on the desk, then the mat, then the tank. Mirrors are the smoothest flattest thing around and should theoretically distribute the weight of the tank perfectly
I think you should consider using less chemical intervention in the big shallow. Just slowly transition to full RODI and the pH will slowly lower and balance out over time. The CO2 idea is k retesting but I think it will just cause pH swings.
Sorry for the bad news MJ.
The cabinet is ok, the problem is the wooden floor. The softer leveling/insulateing material benith the floor is over compressed due to the aquarium weight. As a precaution, Drain it as much as possible for the next few days and address this issu asap, it will not go away by itself.
Can u make video about restarting aquarium, when it usefull? And how to do this. Also, please, show your items for servise aquariums🙏🙏
Not related to video, but I know you are a fan of Aquario Neo soil. What ph will this soil keep your water using ro? I'm wanting it for Bee type shrimp so honestly just needing to know if it has ability to keep water at 6.0 range for any amount of time.
ADA is twice the price and extremely sporadic to source in the States unless you're lucky enough to have an aquascaping shop nearby...so looking for a viable alternative beyond Fluval which I don't like.
Lots of things I like about this soil reading about it, but can't find anything about how well it buffers and keeps ph low long term.
Love your channel...my favorite aquascaping channel! ☺️☺️☺️
Cant you get quick more liters ro at your local window cleaning company?
Ik heb dit bij een vriend zn aquarium ook meegemaakt en daar hebben we een houten balk in het midden onder kast klem geduwd/gestut, dit trok de bovenplank weer recht en zijn bak staat er nu al 6 maanden op te leunen zonder problemen. Dus dat zou ik sowieso doen voordat je weggaat en bij terugkomst eventueel naar een steviger meubel op zoek gaan! Succes ermee. Oh en wellicht kan die twin star beluchter je nog helpen in je betta bak na het experiment!