gmneil
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well i got sick of wating for the lookdown tank i want but cant afford right now, so untill i get the funds to have my tank built i settled for this..
it is a 2' by 4' hydroponic tub and i think its about 7" deep, i will have to double check how deep it is though. i built a woden box around the tub to make it look nice as it is in my living room.
i am lighting it with a lumenbright black 250 w single end fixture and currently i had a spare 20k coralvue bulb laying around.
the return pump will be a mag 9.5 , and the drain is a single 1.5" bulk head. brought down to a 1" return line
i have a crappy excalibur skimmer on it for now (had it laying around) when i get the tank i want i will upgrade the skimmer.
i built a light holder out of 3/4 conduit and nothing is fully set up yet.
i am wsing a 55 gallon as a sump on the floor directly behind the tank
the tank i want will be a rimlees miracles aquarium 4-1/2 or 5 feet long by either 2-1/2 or 3 feet wide, and i am thinking about going wirh strrphire on the fron viewing side.
i would like some input on overflow options for the tank i plan on ordering, so any input on that would be great. please leave comments and feed back
and remember this is only temporary for now
here are the pics
all frags i put in this tub will be mounted on my own home made frag plugs and disks, and i hope i am able to eventually cover the cost of this system with frags from my display.
currently i have a bunch of stometella snails and certh snails, as well as a pair (i hope) of bangaii cardinals
fell free to give me any input or feedback you may have
and thanks for looking
it is a 2' by 4' hydroponic tub and i think its about 7" deep, i will have to double check how deep it is though. i built a woden box around the tub to make it look nice as it is in my living room.
i am lighting it with a lumenbright black 250 w single end fixture and currently i had a spare 20k coralvue bulb laying around.
the return pump will be a mag 9.5 , and the drain is a single 1.5" bulk head. brought down to a 1" return line
i have a crappy excalibur skimmer on it for now (had it laying around) when i get the tank i want i will upgrade the skimmer.
i built a light holder out of 3/4 conduit and nothing is fully set up yet.
i am wsing a 55 gallon as a sump on the floor directly behind the tank
the tank i want will be a rimlees miracles aquarium 4-1/2 or 5 feet long by either 2-1/2 or 3 feet wide, and i am thinking about going wirh strrphire on the fron viewing side.
i would like some input on overflow options for the tank i plan on ordering, so any input on that would be great. please leave comments and feed back
and remember this is only temporary for now
here are the pics
all frags i put in this tub will be mounted on my own home made frag plugs and disks, and i hope i am able to eventually cover the cost of this system with frags from my display.
currently i have a bunch of stometella snails and certh snails, as well as a pair (i hope) of bangaii cardinals
fell free to give me any input or feedback you may have
and thanks for looking
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