very nice set up, simply amazing.
Nice Jose...just one thing...need more fish. Super good job on this build. I will need to crawl through your first post when I have more time.
very nice set up, simply amazing.
Ryan Sel
That is an awesome set up! Thanks for sharing.
Daniel - If I had a swimming pool, it would probably end up as a fish tank.
Simply out standing, one of the nicest i've seen, i might have to save up money for a flight and have you come up here and help me build one like this...lol
I really like the water change setup and was planning on something similar in the future in my basement. Now you just gave me all the technical info to do it. Thanks for posting so much detail. Tank and fish are awesome. Can't wait to see what you'll add to it.
Awesome setup you did a great job. Love the water change setup.
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Jarret
love your setup!
nice, nice, nice!
very nice and neath. I wish i have that ability to do all that, very talented.
Jose, no wonder you haven't been around much. You were busy! I wish I had been that dedicated to my tank. I had it well before yours and I'm about 25% of the way through setup.
It looks awesome. I really like the lighting. I can follow all the rest, but the Arduino stuff totally flew over my head.
Two questions:
How'd you secure the vertical pieces into place? Particularly that one very straight one on the right. (Edit: Ah, I see, it's part of a tripod-like piece. Looks like a lot of self-supporting stuff then?)
Your pressure regulator is after the filter? Isn't that backwards?
As many people here will tell you, the water aging system probably ends up being better for discus than a straight drip (not that there's anything wrong with a straight drip)...
My only gripe might be that it seems that those LEDs seem to de-emphasize a lot of the red/orange of the wilds. But that comes from a guy with bulbs that brings them out unnaturally. I just like orange, I guess... (I should just keep goldfish and save myself thousands of dollars!)
Love the shadows and natural look in this one though:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5183/...93faeeb0_b.jpg
Last edited by Dave B; 04-06-2011 at 02:34 PM.
I really like the blue fish with the red striations. What are they?
love it.
Thanks! Yes, you're right. You definitely get a lot of light spillover w/o lenses. Since I didn't use that many LEDs, I didn't want to use lenses, since I would create a very focused beam. I may have to build a "shade" of sorts to avoid being blinded as you look at the tank!
Thanks, appreciate it!
Thanks, appreciate it!
Thanks, I sure will
Thanks!
Thanks, appreciate it!
Thank you much
Thanks! No, I'm using granular activated carbon in both canisters. Those get rid of chlorine and chloramines. The carbon last for a really long time. I have a buddy who's had the same cartridges for nearly a year and they're still working good. I anticipate getting 8+ months if doing 35g per day. I have a chlorine/chloramine test kit I can use to verify if they're still doing they're job.
Thanks, appreciate it!
Ha thanks!
Haha thanks! You covering my travel expenses?
Thanks Herb!
- Jose
Could you describe the fish in the tank? What are they and where from?
Thanks Pat! Yeah as soon as I sell my old rimless tank I'm getting more fish. Spent too much on the tank, and have none leftover for the fish ha!
Thanks!
Thanks!
LOL thanks!
Thanks, glad you found it helpful
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Thanks!
Thank you!
Thanks Dave, yeah I've been super busy getting this tank ready. As to your questions,
most of the pieces are self-supporting. There were three larger stumps though that were still floating, so I secured them with a 12x12" tile. Just drilled a hole in the tile, and screwed them down.
The pressure regulator really isn't needed IMO. I had it rigged that way from a previous setup when I was using drip emitters. Those need a low PSI. But the filter will work fine, as long as it's flowing less than 15gpm (and that's to remove chloramines, which I don't have in my tapwater). I can close off the valve feeding the filter to get a really slow flow rate. Also, the float valve I use flows a max of 19gpm, with an operating range of 0-100psi. So the whole system keeps its self in check really.
And you're right about the LEDs. They definitely do change the color of the fish. One thing about LEDs is that they don't have that nice color spectrum of a fluorescent bulb. I think I heard that it was due to the phosphors that fluorescent bulbs have, but I don't know enough about that...
Thanks, I believe the one you're referring to is actually one my little captive discus, a Turquoise...
Thanks!
- Jose
I agree with everyone else. Wow. I thought my tank was nice until I saw this one...