My 180 Gal Brackish Tank

[brackishdude]

i've seen a few more photos of these fish floating around, confirming the fact that they exist, just not sure when or how we're going to get some in the U.S.

You are the closest thing I have to a resident expert on such things, so I defer to your expertise. Now you just need to find me one. . . or three!!!

As long as I'm wishing, how about another polyuranodon/giraffe eel, or any other super cool exotic wonder? You've been good to me over the years!

12V, I run from 1.003 to 1.008.

 

[Death Pony]

This is amazing! Are those plants live?

 

[jack-knife]

Good looking tank!

 

[brackishdude]

This is amazing! Are those plants live?

Nah, Scats + plants = scats

 

[Hoyo12]

An absolutely beautiful tank. Good luck find another Eel.

 

[brackishdude]

A pic of the sump, keeping the garage air well filtered.

A 30 sec movie on photobucket


http://s82.photobucket.com/albums/j247/alauve/?action=view&current=MVI_5107.flv

I bought some aragonite sand today for pH reasons. I've noticed that if I go too long between wate changes, it can fall to as low as 7.6ish, with the tap being about 8.3. I am hoping that replacing 50# or so of the silica sand will help some with buffering.

 

[brackishdude]

Wow, I've had the glass sump for over a year!! I've made piddlin' progress, including the filter bag box slash drip plate box, and I've got all the plumbing, I think. I need to have the glass lids cut for each chamber, then set aside a day to put it in.

This is what happens when your "stop gap" solution is, just barely, good enough to get the job done.

 

[headbanger_jib]

wow i just went through a 11 page thread
and brackishdude hats off to you

The last time i went brackish i took a hit, lost all my toads as well as a few indian toxotes, and got out of brackish and converted that tank to fresh, but after this thread i feel like i wanna do it again and this time may be i might be able to get it better

great thread and great set of fish, and a lot of commitment there

 

[peewee]

amazing tank!

 

[gangster]

Nice sump write-up. Any new pics?