640gal tank project
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Yeah, the tanks temp is usually in the upper 80's.kingyella;4298892; said:
I dont know if you can tell from the pics but the stand will really be more like a small room.
My plan is to insulate the stand and put a fan in there that claims it can lower the temp in a normal sized room by 11 degrees but if that does not work its going to have to wait untill my central ac goes out (its getting old). when that happens I am going to install a vent in the ceiling that will supply cool air in the summer and heat in the winter.
Last night I put a lmb and 3 perch in the tank and when I woke up this morning there was water on the floor.
I did not have time to deal with it so all I could do was turn all of the pumps off.
Luckily the fish were ok when I got off of work and was able to find a crack in one of the pumps.
So for the time being the tank will only be running on 2 mag18's untill I have time to rebuild the filter but with one of the filters failing in such a short time I will be replacing all of them.
Im not shure what I will be replacing them with yet but I will be looking into a cattle trough.
I did not have time to deal with it so all I could do was turn all of the pumps off.
Luckily the fish were ok when I got off of work and was able to find a crack in one of the pumps.
So for the time being the tank will only be running on 2 mag18's untill I have time to rebuild the filter but with one of the filters failing in such a short time I will be replacing all of them.
Im not shure what I will be replacing them with yet but I will be looking into a cattle trough.
I cant believe this, only 4 weeks with the tank running I have had 2 rubbermaid containers crack within 24hrs of each other.
They were the same containers that I have seen other people use without problems (including badoleross).
On my way home from work today I stopped at a feed store and bought a 75gal cattle trough that looked like the walls were pretty thick that I will be turning into a filter this weekend If I have time with all of the honey do's.
They were the same containers that I have seen other people use without problems (including badoleross).
On my way home from work today I stopped at a feed store and bought a 75gal cattle trough that looked like the walls were pretty thick that I will be turning into a filter this weekend If I have time with all of the honey do's.
I finished modifying the filters using a 100 gallon horse trough instead of the rubbermaid containers that were cracking on me and rebuilt my light fixture.
the problem I am having now is with the time change it is dark when I leave for work and come home from work so I have no time to paint the light fixture and it is suposed to rain this weekend and i am at a standstill untill it is done.
I will post updated pics when light fixture is complete.
the problem I am having now is with the time change it is dark when I leave for work and come home from work so I have no time to paint the light fixture and it is suposed to rain this weekend and i am at a standstill untill it is done.
I will post updated pics when light fixture is complete.
I started applying the 1/4'' plywood facing.
I will redo the stand on the 100gal tank too.
In this pic you can see the 100gal horse trough on top the tank that will serve as my new OHF.
I am going to use the "poor man cabinet" route by using the wood that was cut out for the cabinet doors as the cabinet doors if that makes any sense.
I will redo the stand on the 100gal tank too.
In this pic you can see the 100gal horse trough on top the tank that will serve as my new OHF.
I am going to use the "poor man cabinet" route by using the wood that was cut out for the cabinet doors as the cabinet doors if that makes any sense.
Darn, you've got me scared now; I've got a dual rubbermaid overhead filter running over my 260g with rays; no cracks so far; Here's a vid of my setup:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESZCuySh2LU
I've been thinking about building a new below tank sump/wet/dry with plywood and pond armor;
thanks for the great pics; excellent job on the plywood around the front!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESZCuySh2LU
I've been thinking about building a new below tank sump/wet/dry with plywood and pond armor;
thanks for the great pics; excellent job on the plywood around the front!
