Hi, new poster here. I have a collection of plecos (common, blue phantom, L240 galaxy, sultan, 3 beacon, bushy) currently spread across two tanks and i want to give them a new massive home. I am looking at getting a 240 gallon and or 190/180 gallon depending on if i need to reinforce the stringers that hold up the floor (i still need to check with an engineer). House has a basement, and my tank will be on ground floor room and back up to an exterior wall. My goal is to maximize the bottom surface area for the tank so as to give each pleco a place to call their own. I am considering 2x Ehime 2081 filters which I hope to store under the tank in the base (iv read they might leak so ill prob keep them in a large Rubbermaid bin). The room the tank is going into has a hardwood floor so I think if i spread the weigh out i should be ok? Based on my math i am looking at between 1800lbs and 2400lbs? My question is am I approaching this correctly? Do i need to consider a sump? I know the plecos are very messy, iv been over filtrating their current tanks and cleaning them weekly. They have perfect water quality. How about water turn over will i have enough with 2 ehimes? Based on my math i should be around 4 times an hour. I will be adding in extra air pumps just in case. Anything else to consider? I have a budget of around 3500 dollars for this project. As a side note, id love to be able to add an L600 some day.
Thanks,
Textile
Thanks,
Textile