Name of the tank: 1200 litres Alligator gar tank
Biotope of the tank:imitation of a river
Tank dimensions (l x w x h): 2000 x 600 x 1000 mm
Glass thickness: 12 mm
Tank volume : 1200 litres
Dekoration in the tank: 3-D background on the back and right side wall (made by me, http://www.akvapozadia.sk), a log cca 170 cm long, cca 100kg of river gravel and rocks of various sizes, all collected in a mountain stream called Ledničanka. On the ground, there is a sheet of hardened polystyrene 1 cm thick, covered with a plastic pond foil. The gravel and rocks are placed on top of it.
Tank filtration:
External filter: placed under the tank
Filter volume: 170 litres ( 5 chambers)
Filter dimensions: 82x46x45 cm
Power Head: AquaBee UP 2000/1 ( 33 W, 2000 L/h, Hmax=3m)
Filter filling: 3 pieces of filter foam 44x40x10 cm, zeolite
Internal filter: placed in the corner of the tank (it´s an auxilliary filter)
Filter volume: 33 litres ( 1 chamber)
Filter dimensions: 30x20x55 cm
Power Head: Aquael ( 14 W, 1100 L/h, Hmax=1m)
Filter filling: 2 pieces of filter foam 25x25x10 cm
Tank lightning: Atman double tube 130 cm, 2x Osram Cold White fluor lamp, 1x Coral fluor lamp
Tank heating: 1 x 200 W Project (The room is heated, so no additional heater is irequired)
Tank stand: I made the stand in such a way, that I´d be able to disasemble it or level it horizontally "on demand"(at the moment, it´s in a confectioery, but in the future, I´ll probably take it home). The stand is made of 50x50mm yokelStojan je robený z 50x50 mm joklu, plus 5 mm plywood layer.
Tank cover: plywood painted with a standard outdoor paint
Plants in the tank: None, then probably add Vallisneria gigantea
Fish in the tank:
1x Atractosteus spatula (alligator gar)
Feeding: live fish - guppies and others
Water change: cca 1/3of the tank volume (400l) once a week
Note: The aquarium can be seen in confectioery "JANKA", Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia (http://www.cukrarenjanka.sk).
Photogallery of the tank: http://www.cichlidportal.sk/phpBB3/gallery/album.php?album_id=80