Thanks for the input Iain. I have a few kg of rock left for this purpose. Some I will tie mosses and plants to. My pipes from China turned up today and now I'm trying to figure the best place for inlets and outlets. I'll post a sketch of the options and would be grateful for opinions.If i was to criticize then id would only suggest having a few areas of the rock stick out so its a little less uniform and circular, which will add points of interest to lead the eye around the tank...
No idea how I'm going to plant this up as I've just added to the height of the tank with the frame
Yeah but you're really really small so just buy some scuba gear...
How did you make sure the flow was equal on both sides?It gives loads of circulation and that's with the return split between two lily pipes.
I have had open tops before but evaporation was pretty bad and you get fish jumping. I did think about just having a bracket for the lights as I have perspex lids but I would need a strip of something along the top of the tank to hide the ugly braces. I also got glare from the lights on my last tank so that is why I decided to box these ones in. Nothing is final though and if there is no blinding glare from these lights I will still consider having no hood. I just feel it will look more finished with a hood hiding all the wires as each panel has a power cable and then there are cables joining each panel. It would be easier for maintenance not having a hood though.hi, nice huge tank. did you ever consider going open top?
I did this repeatedly all day until no air was coming out. I then left it running over night and by morning it was back to coughing up air again.Try pushing the primer button while filter is still working and then shake it good to release air.