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#Post#: 2195-------------------------------------------------- |
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6 Foot Malawi Tank Setup |
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By: freddie Date: April 15, 2015, 10:17 am |
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After what seemed like an eternity of waiting, the new tank |
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arrived. |
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6x2x2 Cabinet tank with sump. |
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Tank was delivered and installed before lunch. Leaving me the |
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rest of the day to work on the setup. |
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http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/ah269/mhn_brn/Other%20Stuff/nt1_zpszwobppvf… |
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It's my first time using a sump filter but I've been doing |
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plenty of research over the past few weeks to see how it all |
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works and in which order the media should be arranged. |
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Decided to start off with bioballs in section 1. Seachem Matrix |
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in section 2 and Crushed coral in section 3. In a few weeks the |
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plan is to move the bioballs up into the overflow box and put K1 |
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in section 1. |
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http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/ah269/mhn_brn/Other%20Stuff/sump2_zpsgbqhrr… |
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First job of the day was to cover the base in egg crate to |
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distribute out the weight of the rocks which would be added and |
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to protect the glass from scratches. |
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http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/ah269/mhn_brn/Other%20Stuff/nt2_zpstbpmyxjv… |
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Spent a couple of hours washing the crushed coral substrate |
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before adding it and the 3 largest rocks into the tank. |
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http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/ah269/mhn_brn/Other%20Stuff/nt3_zpsyyd7cz2u… |
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Filled up the tank using my DIY water changer. Nothing too |
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complicated, a filter intake and enough hose to reach to the tap |
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http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/ah269/mhn_brn/Other%20Stuff/nt5_zpsu4ozildm… |
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Left the tank to run for 2 days with a couple of fish in there |
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to test the water. |
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Then siphoned out all of the crushed coral substrate from my 4 |
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foot tank and moved it to the 6 foot. (Had to do a 50% water |
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change after that to clear up the water a bit. Next time I would |
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make sure all the sand is in the new tank before adding any |
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water). |
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Added the rest of the rocks to complete the hardscape. |
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Moved everything (media, sponges, polishing pads) from the FX5 |
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filter I was using on the 4 foot tank into the new sump. |
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Final step was to net and move over the fish. |
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http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/ah269/mhn_brn/Other%20Stuff/nt6_zpstu0ievzy… |
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A couple of new Haps added to the mix. |
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Fossorochromis Rostratus |
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http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/ah269/mhn_brn/Other%20Stuff/rostratus_zpsbj… |
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Buccochromis Lepturus |
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http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/ah269/mhn_brn/Other%20Stuff/bucco_zpsrfxftu… |
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Thanks for reading. |
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#Post#: 2196-------------------------------------------------- |
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Re: 6 Foot Malawi Tank Setup |
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By: littlebuddy Date: April 15, 2015, 5:14 pm |
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Very nice setup I wish i had the space to do a 6 foot tank. I've |
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just got a 55 gallon |
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#Post#: 2198-------------------------------------------------- |
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Re: 6 Foot Malawi Tank Setup |
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By: PaulMartin61 Date: April 15, 2015, 5:38 pm |
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Wow Freddie, that's a beautiful setup. I really like the grey |
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stand and canopy. |
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You didn't mention, and I'm sure you've got this covered, |
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however are you using filter floss or something before the |
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bioballs? |
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Thanks for sharing and please keep us up to date. |
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Paul |
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#Post#: 2201-------------------------------------------------- |
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Re: 6 Foot Malawi Tank Setup |
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By: freddie Date: April 15, 2015, 6:30 pm |
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[quote author=PaulMartin61 link=topic=412.msg2198#msg2198 |
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date=1429137489] |
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Wow Freddie, that's a beautiful setup. I really like the grey |
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stand and canopy. |
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You didn't mention, and I'm sure you've got this covered, |
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however are you using filter floss or something before the |
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bioballs? |
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Thanks for sharing and please keep us up to date. |
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Paul |
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[/quote] |
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Thanks for the comments. |
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Good point. Yeah I have plenty of filter wool and a blue filter |
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pad in the overflow before the bioballs. To stop all the crap |
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going in there. |
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Thanks. |
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