Drydock Posted October 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 That is a tiny sump, does it work well though?? TINY? Tell my wife that! According to her, there isn't anything tiny about this project. The sump is 57 gallons, based on the inside dimensions... 34" Long, 17" wide 25" high I generally have it about 1/2 full so figuring 25 gallons which is only 10% of tank volume... technically, maybe a bit small. I think I get away with it b/c the tank is heavily planted and my bio load is very low for a tank this size. (for now) If I add more fish, I may need to add another form of filtration, but no plans yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parachromis1 Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 That is a tiny sump, does it work well though?? TINY? Tell my wife that! According to her, there isn't anything tiny about this project. The sump is 57 gallons, based on the inside dimensions... 34" Long, 17" wide 25" high I generally have it about 1/2 full so figuring 25 gallons which is only 10% of tank volume... technically, maybe a bit small. I think I get away with it b/c the tank is heavily planted and my bio load is very low for a tank this size. (for now) If I add more fish, I may need to add another form of filtration, but no plans yet. HAHA. I thought the sump was smaller than that sorry. Have you thought about adding more media to the sump yet, or is what you have sufficient? I have 3X the amount of bioballs you do, but you do have plants..... So it works well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firestorm Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Great set up there If you need more in the way of biological filtration if adding fish, just add more bio balls. I think once your plants become well enough established, the sump size should not be a huge issue. I am probably under filtered on my 35 planted tank right now, but it is so well planted I have never had any issues. Have you thought of putting any larger species of fish in the tank? I think discus would look quite nice in it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owndcheif Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 amazing tank! thats so huge! my biggest is a 120 and this one dwarfs it. i really like how you thought of semi-water proofing the stand in case of a leak, i never would have thought of that. also if your still looking for a sweet centerpeice fish then i would recomend discus, or one of my personal favorites, the black ghost knife. black ghost knifes can get quite large (15-20 inches) and will devour smaller fish in the night time (mostly neaon tetras and the like, but i can't find a few guppies.....) but if you are planning to not keep the tinier fish then i think it its one of the most interesting fish to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drydock Posted October 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 amazing tank! thats so huge! my biggest is a 120 and this one dwarfs it. i really like how you thought of semi-water proofing the stand in case of a leak, i never would have thought of that. also if your still looking for a sweet centerpeice fish then i would recomend discus, or one of my personal favorites, the black ghost knife. black ghost knifes can get quite large (15-20 inches) and will devour smaller fish in the night time (mostly neaon tetras and the like, but i can't find a few guppies.....) but if you are planning to not keep the tinier fish then i think it its one of the most interesting fish to watch. The smallest fish in their right now would be one of the rasboras, and he is a good 1.5". Probably the biggest one I have ever seen... I don't want to commit to the work you need to do for discus, but I did consider a knife for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firestorm Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 I would worry about the knife in the long term. My BGK ate all dozen cardinals I bought about 6 months back. I removed him from that tank. And with the size they get, and the size of their mouths/them being nocturnal, smaller fish should be avoided. If you buy discus as adults, they don't require as much care.....though they can get quite expensive for larger. It can be tough some days but the enjoyment you get from them is well worth the effort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drydock Posted November 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 UNBELIEVABLE! So I make a nice couple of caves in a quiet corner of the tank for my kribs to breed in... Exhibit A: Nice location, big yard, close to good schools... So where do they decide to go? I have 3 returns in my tank - left, right and center. I only use the side ones, so the center one is closed. Apparently they like urban living and aren't afraid of heights. This was the second spawn they had. The first ones didn't hatch, but this time I had a group of about 15-20 free swimmers for almost a week. Here is a shot of two of my Male Rams facing off, which they do with some regularity. I have 6 (German Blue variety) in the tank and I THINK I have 4 males and 2 females. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Fish look happy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slough Shark Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 LOL, fish choose the strangest places sometimes. Tank looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
African_Fever Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 Great looking setup. Any updated full tank shots? I love the 30" wide tank; I just picked up a 24" wide 230 and wish there were some way to flip it on it's side to have it 30" wide rather than tall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantom9 Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 I like the aquascaping you've done, thats a good shot of that krib in the plugged return Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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