Hello everyone,
I had a 90 gallon aquarium with 2 canister filters, automatic water change system with overflow and heavily planted tank with 6 discus fish. Every one did very well but I moved once too often and gave up keep fishes about 2 years ago.
I am now in my own house and will likely not move for a few years.
I want to keep a large tank. Dimensions are still being debated. 180, 220, 240 gallons are some of the numbers thrown around. At what stage does it become too much of hassle to take care of?
Type of aquarium is still being debated- run off the mill from Marineland or Oceanic, or custom from glass cages. Acrylic vs glass. Rimless vs rim.
Filtration system- canister with bottom bulk heads with inline heaters and inline atomizers vs sump and wet dry.
Quite uncertain about lighting type.
The things I am trying to achieve are
1. Very clean look- NO tube, wire, overflows hanging off the aquarium (although my previous aquarium was very successful it was not great looking due to all the tubes and heaters along with a very nasty looking overflow- which worked very well).
2. Tank will have an automatic continuos water change system but I am still trying to figure out how to do it with no tubes being seen.
3. Tank should be quiet.
Given the above caveats I have looked into Tom's 180 gallon star fire aquarium and his eventual disillusion with canister filters ( I have Eheim and FX5, he had OC) and also long and hard at Gerryd's aquarium.
Help is much appreciated. This is still the drawing board so any number of changes are quite possible.
Thanks
I had a 90 gallon aquarium with 2 canister filters, automatic water change system with overflow and heavily planted tank with 6 discus fish. Every one did very well but I moved once too often and gave up keep fishes about 2 years ago.
I am now in my own house and will likely not move for a few years.
I want to keep a large tank. Dimensions are still being debated. 180, 220, 240 gallons are some of the numbers thrown around. At what stage does it become too much of hassle to take care of?
Type of aquarium is still being debated- run off the mill from Marineland or Oceanic, or custom from glass cages. Acrylic vs glass. Rimless vs rim.
Filtration system- canister with bottom bulk heads with inline heaters and inline atomizers vs sump and wet dry.
Quite uncertain about lighting type.
The things I am trying to achieve are
1. Very clean look- NO tube, wire, overflows hanging off the aquarium (although my previous aquarium was very successful it was not great looking due to all the tubes and heaters along with a very nasty looking overflow- which worked very well).
2. Tank will have an automatic continuos water change system but I am still trying to figure out how to do it with no tubes being seen.
3. Tank should be quiet.
Given the above caveats I have looked into Tom's 180 gallon star fire aquarium and his eventual disillusion with canister filters ( I have Eheim and FX5, he had OC) and also long and hard at Gerryd's aquarium.
Help is much appreciated. This is still the drawing board so any number of changes are quite possible.
Thanks