The journey continues...my rimless Aqua Forest

Dreamsing;4308982;4308982 said:

The sump setup is amazing! You wouldn't be up for making a How-To on noiseless sumping would you?

Sweet moonlights too. Most of them I've seen are pretty weak.

What kind of shrimp were you thinking of getting?

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thanks! i dont have a how-to on it, but its pretty simple. you need a Durso-style standpipe and a valve on the drain line. all you do is close down the valve until youre happy with the noise/gurgling level. this is essentially matching the overflow's capabilities with what the pump is actually pushing out. the result is no gurgling at all!

there are some risks with this though. with a partially closed valve (and essentially running your overflow at 100% capacity) you run the risk of having something clog inside the valve and flooding your tank. you need to have a good screening intake on the durso standpipe and/or an extra line that will drain the tank to the sump in the event the water level begins to rise. i'm still working this out. an emergency drain line is the best way to do this, but my tank is glass and i didnt want to drill myself to add another bulkhead. so im still looking out for options...

as for shrimp, not sure yet. probably some red cherries since i dont like spending a lot of money on shrimp. crystals are nice but way too much $$$$ for a tiny little shrimp!

chonhzilla;4309209;4309209 said:

LOL. I was going to sell them, but you have re-motivated me once again to rescape and enjoy my garden.

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hah damn! but it's a good thing you staying in

FSM;4310440;4310440 said:

I used both the holes on my tank for the primary/backup drains and put the output over the rim. That wouldn't look very good on a rimless tank, though.

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yeah, thought about that too, but then it defeats the purpose of a rimless tank. we'll see...

Ok finally some action here! First of all I got my regulator all hooked up and the co2 flowing. After a few hours my two drop checkers were both a nice green/lime green color, indicating good co2 levels. Fish all looked fine so that's a good thing, and so far so good!

Also, I took a drive over to Tom Barr's house and picked up several pieces of Staurougyne Repens 049. Lots of them are buried in the substrate so I'm hoping they do ok. Tom said you wont see any growth for 2-3 weeks as they establish their root systems. Tom's a really nice guy by the way, nice to live just a few minutes from him

Also ordered a ton of plants from another forum. Should be here next week, so I'll put new pics up then. Enjoy!!





and the high pressure gauge is upside down because i requested they swap the stem to the other side. if not, i would have had to move my tank over and it wouldnt fit my cabinet right. everything is for a reason

chonhzilla;4311040;4311040 said:

Im jealous.

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ha no worries, if this stauro takes off ill have some clippings for you soon

chonhzilla;4311040;4311040 said:

Im jealous.

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hey i dont think i ever asked you, what co2 setup you running on your tank? i found how to build my regulator for less than $150. thats what i get for not researching first lol let's build one for your tank!