Picked up a 265 a few months back for 400 bucks due to a leaky seal. After resealing it and months of selecting what fish and what kind of setup I want to run I am finally about complete. Fish are in it and they are happy but I am still fine tuning for the next few weeks. Guess I should list the goods first before pictures.
84" X 24"x 31" 265 gallon tank
Fluval FX4 filter (picked it up today)
supreme mag drive return pump for sump 950 gph
54g brute tote as sump
3x home depot plastic shelves for sump tower wet/ dry trickle
maxspect 150 gyre
sun sun 304b
eheim 300w heater
Lifereef overflow box
1 x 30" finnex planted 24/7 light
1 x 48" finnex planted 24/7 light
pool filter sand for substrate
multiple types of jap mat covering phosphates, carbon, polishing, regular floss, and the foam kind
biohome ultimate media, seachem matrix, bioballs, and random medias that came with previous canisters
carbon/ ammonia remover mix (the milk carton) Only running carbon until I am sure all levels are fine, then increasing biomedia.
As soon as the fish in my 55g are sold off and given away I will be replacing the tote with an actual 55g tank and inserting my baffles so that I can use my k1 media in one chamber and a holding area in another chamber.
The sun sun 304b I am running inside of my final chamber of sump for polishing, bio, and uv sterilization purposes until I can take my uv sterilizer from other tank and replace it. (Not hooked up in pictures at the moment i was taking pictures)
The circulation in my tank is absolutely fantastic but may even be a hair high. The fish will have to adapt because i love not having dead spots and not having collection zones of filth on the floor of the tank. The gyre gives a nice undertow to the tank. I know its meant for saltwater but a lack of dead spots is fantastic for any tank imo.
Tank half stocked at the moment: 10xColumbian Tetras, 10xRoseline Sharks, 2x Super Red Severums, 1x Black Ghost Knife, 2x rubber lip plecos. Waiting on 7 red head tapajos on order, and maybe a fire eel or random fish i find down the way.
Well thats my setup so far, let me know what you guys and gals think about her.
84" X 24"x 31" 265 gallon tank
Fluval FX4 filter (picked it up today)
supreme mag drive return pump for sump 950 gph
54g brute tote as sump
3x home depot plastic shelves for sump tower wet/ dry trickle
maxspect 150 gyre
sun sun 304b
eheim 300w heater
Lifereef overflow box
1 x 30" finnex planted 24/7 light
1 x 48" finnex planted 24/7 light
pool filter sand for substrate
multiple types of jap mat covering phosphates, carbon, polishing, regular floss, and the foam kind
biohome ultimate media, seachem matrix, bioballs, and random medias that came with previous canisters
carbon/ ammonia remover mix (the milk carton) Only running carbon until I am sure all levels are fine, then increasing biomedia.
As soon as the fish in my 55g are sold off and given away I will be replacing the tote with an actual 55g tank and inserting my baffles so that I can use my k1 media in one chamber and a holding area in another chamber.
The sun sun 304b I am running inside of my final chamber of sump for polishing, bio, and uv sterilization purposes until I can take my uv sterilizer from other tank and replace it. (Not hooked up in pictures at the moment i was taking pictures)
The circulation in my tank is absolutely fantastic but may even be a hair high. The fish will have to adapt because i love not having dead spots and not having collection zones of filth on the floor of the tank. The gyre gives a nice undertow to the tank. I know its meant for saltwater but a lack of dead spots is fantastic for any tank imo.
Tank half stocked at the moment: 10xColumbian Tetras, 10xRoseline Sharks, 2x Super Red Severums, 1x Black Ghost Knife, 2x rubber lip plecos. Waiting on 7 red head tapajos on order, and maybe a fire eel or random fish i find down the way.
Well thats my setup so far, let me know what you guys and gals think about her.
