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[sebastien]

suggestions?? picture explains it all..its not to scale. overflow is 1"..pump is a powerhead 802 @400gph..whole thing is maybe 15 gallons.



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i couldnt figure out how to get this picture on here..

[Michael Milligan]

sould work fine, but I don't think you need to be that fancy. One bucket full of biomedia should work and it have few parts to worry about.

How about just dumping your tank full of scrubbers or bioballs and using the whole tank as a filter? Should be enough for a swimming pool! :)

[Michael Milligan]

To attach pics us the "manage attachments" button on the "post reply" page.

[sebastien]

The pictures always come out tiny because i have to resize them. =[. I was thinking just one bucket would be easier..:shappy:

[SunSchein89]

Try photopucket for your pictures. Free to sign up, easy to upload, tons of free space, and has a convenient [img] tag you can just copy and paste by mousing over pictures to post directly into the text box. :22:

[BIO-Linist]

I suggest using the Photo gallery]Photo gallery ([Only Registered Users Can See Links.) on this site (AquaticCommunity.com). A link is in the Menu. You can upload pictures without having to resize them.

I personally hate it when third party image hosting sites fail and all your pics disappear (example: DIY Bigscreen TV tank]DIY Bigscreen TV tank ([Only Registered Users Can See Links.) - the images were hosted on Putfile. Putfile went down, and now all the pics are gone)

[sebastien]

end result...with lots of changes..


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[BIO-Linist]

Wait, is the sump to be to the side of the tank, not under it? If so, you can get more flow out of your pump by having the sump almost at the same level (but still at least a few inches lower) with the tank.

[Michael Milligan]

looks nice, but I can't really make out your filter there. What is in it?

What, if anything, will be on the end of your return line? And if you move the return pump close the waterline in your sump you will get more pressure still. Every bit of elevation makes a big diff.

[sebastien]

Its side by side the display tank. My return only has to push the water up 3ft.

Its a drawer system>drip tray>mech filter (floss)>bioballs.

Soon my heater will also go in there.

[Scrup]

Looks good! Any plan to put some extra media in the empty space? or a refugium?

[sebastien]

Actually.. I was thinking of having a shrimp farm of some sort..either java moss or a bunch of moss balls..just not sure how they would avoid being sucked up by powerhead..sponge over intake i guess.. no plans of extra media...suggestions?lol

[Scrup]

Nylon Pot scrubbies if you can find them make great/affordable bio-media. Pre-filters would keep the moss balls out of the filter, but the java moss will eventually grow into it and clog it up a bit (this would be over a long period of time however, plenty of time to change the pre-filter).

Floating plants would also work great in that setting. Duckweed, water lettuce (regular if you have the lighting for it, dwarf requires less light IME) If the humidity/lighting is high enough you could try your hand at hyacinth, but it can be a finnaky plant to grow indoors.

Hornwort also works well in a ref. setup.

[sebastien]

can i have baby peacocks in my tank and when they get bigger i can just release them into my lake?? i live in s. fla and they are everywhere already!!

[Scrup]

no.

Illegal, cruel to the fish (florida water is nothing like lake malawi), and very harmful to local species (asian carp, snakehead, etc...)

Random question on top of all that.

[sebastien]

i mean peacock bass..

[Scrup]

Ah, totally different.

If its wild caught and not kept with any store bought fish (don't want to release captive pathogens and disease into your local waters) then it should be fine. You would still want to check with your local regulations on it though.

Also- peacock bass will outgrow that tank pretty durn quick. Not a huge deal in your case, but something to remember.


Just looked it up. they are an introduced species, put in to control other invasive species (they eat oscars and midas cichlids...whoa...)

Butterfly peacock bass are legal to have, speckled are not.

[sebastien]

i can catch them in a fine cast net around 1".. nthen eat them as they are edible!! (joking)