1000 gallon build
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Looks nice. Looks kinda like a pool or something 
What are the seam-like lines down the back of the tank? just fiberglass overlapping? And what are the studs poking out the top for? Are you mounting the hood with those or something?
That light color will show algae pretty clearly unfortunately... maybe you need a big pleco to compliment your stock list - mine do a good job keeping my background spotless.
What are the seam-like lines down the back of the tank? just fiberglass overlapping? And what are the studs poking out the top for? Are you mounting the hood with those or something?That light color will show algae pretty clearly unfortunately... maybe you need a big pleco to compliment your stock list - mine do a good job keeping my background spotless.
The seams just overlap, and the bolts are where i bolted all top and bottom plates.cvermeulen;1505527;1505527 said:Looks nice. Looks kinda like a pool or something
That light color will show algae pretty clearly unfortunately... maybe you need a big pleco to compliment your stock list - mine do a good job keeping my background spotless.
umm.............................................wow that was quik! NICE WORK BTW. what sort of company did u go to to get the expoxying done like a boat building place or wat??
Check out the backgrounds i'm using on three sides.(I know it will cover up the blue but thats the point i hate it!) And heres the link to the site where i bought them. http://www.fauxpanels.com/faux-stone-panels/stone-styles.php
I think i am going to make my own undergravel filtration unit. I will begin by using 1/2 acrylic and drilling a few hundred holes as big as possible. I will be using a large gravel for substrate, so it will not pass thru the acrylic. But hopefully everything else will. I will make 2" legs out of pvc and bond them to the floor of the tank to allow space for the water to circulate under the gravel and be sucked into the intake of the sump.
In a tank this large and deep I would recommend using a REVERSE undergravel filter, otherwise all the crap will accumulate in your gravel, and I would not want to do a gravel vac on that unit. You will likely want some surface skimming too, so a combo of overflows and midwater uptakes would probably work the best. I used something similar with one large overflow and a good sized powerhead to keep waste from settling, and my gravel stayed pretty clean.
