500l discus tank

[Lindy]

Had decided I'd like a bigger tank for my lovely gourami. Might have over done it a tad though...

Introducing my 5x2x2ft 2nd hand tank. Going to change the cabinet panels to white gloss at some point as they are just help on with magnetic catches. Comes with a 3ft sump that I think I will keep. Need to take the blue off the weir though and replace with black with a black tank backing. Can't wait to get started. New house is a mess but I'd far rather get on with this

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[Ryan Thang To]

looking awesome lindy. you will need some big wood and rock for that size tank

discus would look amazing in that tank 🙂

 

[Nelson]

What gourami do you have ?.

 

[Tim Harrison]

OMG that's huge...you're much smaller than I imagined tho' Lindy😵

 

[Sk3lly]

Thts some upgrade!!!


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[Lindy]

What gourami do you have

I have liquorice, chocolate and vaillants gouramis although I'll need to beef up the numbers.

 

[Lindy]

OMG that's huge...you're much smaller than I imagined tho' Lindy

Haha, that's my 5yr old. I have her to thank for returning to this hobby 5yrs ago as I thought I'd be bored being stuck at home with a new baby.

The tank is also optiwhite

 

[Lindy]

you will need some big wood and rock for that size tank

I'm going to have both, Ryan, but I'm going to mainly use some large plants for height.

 

[Aqua360]

Impressive!

 

[Greenfinger2]

Hi Idcgroomer,

Wow The tank of my dreams. Following

 

[Andy Thurston]

I wish I had room for a tank like that your sumps bigger than my tank. Cant wait to see what you do with it🙂

 

[Lindy]

Annoyingly I have to sell off some more of my tanks and other equipment to buy the gear for this. So will need to get selling!

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[Lindy]

For filtering this tank I'm thinking fx6 with spray bar. Figure if I need more flow I can add a pump? I do have a jbl e1501 that I was thinking of using with a co2 reactor. Would 2 jbl e1501s be sufficient? Fx6 is pretty good value for money though. Very annoyed I didn't buy when I saw them for £168 on amazon. IDIOT !!

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[Chris Jackson]

I think that for a big tank like that 2 filters for filtration duty and then rely more on powerheads for flow circulation duties especially as they are easier to hide in a monster tank.

 

[Iain Sutherland]

Not sticking with the sump then?


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[DTL]

Lindy,
I'm using an EHEIM Thermo filter professionel 3 1200 XLT -2180 on a tank of this size.
€435 shipped from Aquaristikshop in Germany.
It gives loads of circulation and that's with the return split between two lily pipes.

 

[Lindy]

Not sticking with the sump then?

I wasn't sure I could get it running silently so the sump is sold.

Lindy,
I'm using an EHEIM Thermo filter professionel 3 1200 XLT -2180 on a tank of this size.
€435 shipped from Aquaristikshop in Germany.
It gives loads of circulation and that's with the return split between two lily pipes.

Thanks for that David, that is a great price. So you don't use anything else on the tank? Fluval fx6 is still £140 cheaper though and gets higher flow.

 

[Lindy]

Also looking at lighting options that aren't going to cost an arm and a leg. Allpondsolutions do t5 4tube setups with 2 power cables so you can stagger lighting. Very interested in DsunY led panels on ebay but wondering If I could get away with just 2 panels? I'm not sure about coverage though.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DSunY-16-...hash=item1e983109ee:m:mR3hpzGt9MbGZaAINc57snA

 

[DTL]

Yes the Fx is cheaper but the eheim has an inbuilt heater and runs at 2/3 the power of the fluval, both are good options though.

Ref the lighting I have two 1m aquabars staggered to cover the full length of the tank.

 

[Lindy]

Now that is music to my ears as I have aqua bars! Wasn't sure they'd cope with the depth of 2ft but if you are happy with them is good enough for me!

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