My 7 foot tank plans

Iporangensis Headach · Post by **Iporangensis Headach** » 20 Apr 2006, 02:23

This is the plan to which i am going to build but its going to be an 8ft tank and there is a lot more foam in the 4ft sump and the sump has a better design (havent got time to upload number 3) so this is number 2

This is all from my head with MS paint so any coments welcome to help me make it better

http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/8678 ... sul4rs.jpg

P.S pipes are not to scale its just for refrence.

Thanks

Azz

lil_blue · Post by **lil_blue** » 20 Apr 2006, 07:50

more complicated than making the 12:00 on my vcr stop blinking

racoll · Post by **racoll** » 20 Apr 2006, 08:15

Looks good to me

What are you planning to put in it?

Lets hope you have more luck with this one than the last.

Remember to keep that water buffered!

pictus_man_77 · Post by **pictus_man_77** » 20 Apr 2006, 10:22

you know what would look good in that?
Lots of Neon Tetras!
or maybe a common plec
i think you should really understock a huge tank like that, to give the fish heaps of space!

racoll · Post by **racoll** » 20 Apr 2006, 11:03

I would either go big with a large shoal of Sorubim lima, Geophagus and some Pseudacanthicus L025.

or...

Go small with a giant South American Community with:

Loads of tetras, pencilfish, Apistogramma, hatchetfish, discus, Otocinclus, Sturisoma, Corydoras etc.

Both tanks have their appeal

jmcdonald · Post by **jmcdonald** » 20 Apr 2006, 11:05

I like the idea of a South American tank. Very nice layout you have planned.

Iporangensis Headach · Post by **Iporangensis Headach** » 20 Apr 2006, 12:34

I am planning to keep

3x Geophagus sp. Reds
2x colourful (As of yet undecided) Cichlids
My Pleco, L001 - L022
And a lot of bottom activity with frogs and bottom dwellers,
On the top I want a few big top dwellers,

I like a lot of activity in the tank and I would prefer to do this with smaller bottom fish like a big shoal of skunk catfish, frogs, and My big pleco

I am going to run white sand, lots of roots and some nice big rocks (but I am gunna hollow them out so they don't displace much water and have caves in them,

But its going to be about 10 month before I am going to be at that stage so it might change by then but I defo want the Geophagus sp Reds

monkeon · Post by **monkeon** » 26 Apr 2006, 19:40

holy moly!
looks great. i will have to buy a new house so i can get something like that

all the best with it

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 26 Apr 2006, 22:09

Make sure you utilise a pump in the sump that can run dry or build a flow switch into the overflow or vertical tank drain.

Jools

blueguava · Post by **blueguava** » 27 Apr 2006, 02:51

Plan your work, then work your plan! I like it

Regards
Gavin

kev · Post by **kev** » 01 May 2006, 20:08

ive just set up a 84"x24"x30" with a 60"x15"x24" sump, and my head was battered piping it all in and getting it running, my advise is take your time so you get it right 1st time. The last thing you want is to fill it up and realise you have done something wrong (because them 7 footers are bloody heavy).

Kev

Iporangensis Headach · Post by **Iporangensis Headach** » 02 May 2006, 01:14

Kev

How much did this cost you to do?

i have reconed it will set me back around the Â£3000 mark,

Do you think the running costs going to be a lot? i have estimated Â£650 a year for electric, and around Â£200 for water, so thats Â£80 a month before i even put the fish in, feed them, add the equipment.

Nothing is going to stop me though!

kev · Post by **kev** » 04 May 2006, 14:41

hi,
it's probebly cost me about Â£1500 with everything, and as for running cost's i dont like to think about that stuff

, scary thought.

Kev