So the past few weeks my girlfriend and I have been looking on craigslist for a larger aquarium in the 150-180 gallon range to have a permanent home for our growing kids. Luck would have it we found an absolute killer deal on a setup frankly I am not sure even where to start with. I will be attaching pics to aide with this big proect we now have on our hands.
Here is the aquarium-
It's a 225 gallon aquarium. 72x24x30
This is the sump-
It's roughly 67 gallons based on dimensions 48x18x18.
The area with the bio balls is roughly 26 inches long. Does anyone know who made the sump or tank?
In the deal I also got two Iwaki WMD-30RLXT-115 mag drive pumps. I also got these pieces..
So here is my trouble. Honestly, this is significantly larger than my current setup. Right now i'm running a tank bout 55-60 gallons in size with a HOB filter. I know how to take care of fish properly, check parameters, water changes, etc etc.. The large tanks I have seen here as a lurker have been the kinds i've always wanted to get but always out of my price range. I got all of this for $300.00. I have never owned something so large. I know i'll have to purchase some plumbing pieces for this aquarium and build a stand for it. The tank is drilled on both sides of the bottom so I have to make the stand before I can even start running this setup. So where do I begin with this? What kind of sump is this? Do I need anything else major to make this happen? I have a lot to learn and plan on doing this right, so if possible some help on how do I hook all of this up. Do I need both of these pumps? I have watched a lot of videos on sumps but it's still not clicking with what I have to do.
These are some fair pics of the inside of the aquarium..
This whole setup needs a giant cleaning, lol. I appreciate any help with this. The kids can't wait to get in their new home. Thank you!
Here is the aquarium-
It's a 225 gallon aquarium. 72x24x30
This is the sump-
It's roughly 67 gallons based on dimensions 48x18x18.
The area with the bio balls is roughly 26 inches long. Does anyone know who made the sump or tank?
In the deal I also got two Iwaki WMD-30RLXT-115 mag drive pumps. I also got these pieces..
So here is my trouble. Honestly, this is significantly larger than my current setup. Right now i'm running a tank bout 55-60 gallons in size with a HOB filter. I know how to take care of fish properly, check parameters, water changes, etc etc.. The large tanks I have seen here as a lurker have been the kinds i've always wanted to get but always out of my price range. I got all of this for $300.00. I have never owned something so large. I know i'll have to purchase some plumbing pieces for this aquarium and build a stand for it. The tank is drilled on both sides of the bottom so I have to make the stand before I can even start running this setup. So where do I begin with this? What kind of sump is this? Do I need anything else major to make this happen? I have a lot to learn and plan on doing this right, so if possible some help on how do I hook all of this up. Do I need both of these pumps? I have watched a lot of videos on sumps but it's still not clicking with what I have to do.
These are some fair pics of the inside of the aquarium..
This whole setup needs a giant cleaning, lol. I appreciate any help with this. The kids can't wait to get in their new home. Thank you!