Just found this thread now. Not sure how I missed it.
Great tank Egon. I haven't read the entire thread yet, but I will.
Great tank Egon. I haven't read the entire thread yet, but I will.
Setting up a used 450 gallon tank
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If you don't mind, I will be using this thread as a guide to my first monster tank build.
GG
If you don't mind, I will be using this thread as a guide to my first monster tank build.
GG
Don't mind at all
Check out my 360 thread for a deep tank background project. I also added a drip system to that tank and the drain line T's into this tanks drain. All that nasty fish water goes out to my yard and the plants love it! Super easy to add another tank this way........ if ya ever "monster" size your fish room.You got a great deal on that tank, thats about the size Im looking for right now, if anyone knows of one in So Cal, let me know!
So now my thread you commented on brings me back to your thread to ask you, does your tank have trim around it? I think I saw trim at the bottom, but not the top. Some of the guys are telling me that the one I picked up not having it could be 'a problem'
This tank is acrylic.
Your buying a used glass tank, did the tank ever have trim on it? It probably was filled for years with out ever having trim? Ask the owner. Does the tank have large pieces of glass glued across the top? It should because the tank obviously held water at some point. Trim on a 55 is important, trim on a 300 is for looks not structural integrity. Most likely it has 3 half inch pieces of glass across the top holding/bracing the top. Anyone saying you need trim on a used tank that has been filled for years with out ever having trim is just wrong.
^ Dont know how much I can truly trust this craigslist seller as to if he actually had it filled with water, or just kept a reptile or something in it, but I will surely fill mine in the garage and let it sit for a few days first to make sure... what's the worst that can happen... it explodes I suppose?!
Ill take some more in-depth close up pics of the tanks specs once its delivered and sitting on its stand NOT in reverse and without the canopy obstructing its view.
Ill take some more in-depth close up pics of the tanks specs once its delivered and sitting on its stand NOT in reverse and without the canopy obstructing its view.
Thank you! The best part of the filtering on this tank is the trickle system. It has been such a pleasant surprise how easy and effective this system is. Originally I set the tank up thinking I wanted an easy way to drain it for water changes and recycle the water so I put in a 1.5" line out to the yard. The trees love the fishy water. The whole tank drains in 5 min lol I didn't realize how much water a 1.5 inch line could move! Then I figured I would just run a water line to the top of the tank for easy refilling. Basically the trickle system was set up and I didn't know it lol. After overfilling the tank a couple time because I have zero attention span and forgot that I was refilling I worked out the trickle and never looked back! The fish have grown huge! So I have slightly increased the flow over the years. I started at about 1 gallon an hour and now I'm up to about two gallons an hour.
Check out my Niger cats growth:
