1200 litres Alligator gar tank

rostratusgar

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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
 

doyboy

Gambusia
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Jul 12, 2010
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great looking tank, that log looks quality
 

Sidrock

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Nov 20, 2009
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How big is your Gator Gar as of now?

That tank is about 2 feet wide.. which will probably be enough for the Gator Gar to turn around for about 1 year (in total age).

The large log and the background looks FANTASTIC, however it will be an obstacle for the Gator gar has he grows larger.

Please plan on upgrading or selling the Gator Gar soon and convert that fantastic tank to a CA/SA Cichlid or Florida Gar tank..

Good luck,
Sid
 

rostratusgar

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