350 Gallon setup and journal

[ElectricBlueSeanBurch]

Congrats Chris. Might have to come see it tomorrow. And I might even bring the money for that flagtail, lol.

 

[Paulbearer]

Just ordered my 48x24 (x2) background and 23" tall root for the tank. I have decided to go all canister because the used tank I got has center drains and that wont look good for freahwater. I should have my 2262 in a few days and ordering a fx5 also.




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[Paulbearer]

Getting it cleaned up and will redo the stand starting Monday.




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[Paulbearer]

Just got my order from kens fish:

Eheim 2262
Hydro koralia 1050 x2
Eheim mech 3l
Eheim green 5l
Seachem purigen 500
Nls thera
Nls growth
Seachem matrix 4l



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[Paulbearer]

Got the 220 out this past weekend and can now get the 350 in tomorrow. Really debating on what other canisters to get and really leaning towards the cfs700 that I had on my 220 that loved.

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[Paulbearer]

Went ahead and got two xp3's to go with my 2262 for now. Hoping to get another 2262 in a few weeks.also. Starting to get stand done today and will post pictures.

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[oscaroo]

for a tank that huge, the stocklist is like a joke... I would gey WAY more fish...

 

[Jc1119]

I would recommend having the tank drilled for two 2" bulkhead fitting instead of 1.5". It's very easy to reduce to 1.5", but in case you want more flow through the tank, increasing to 2" would be a pain. Using 2" drains gives you a lot more flexibility.

In regards to the Lagunas, are you buying two so that you have one for a back-up in case it fails? Running both of them will definitely overpower two 1.5" drains...even if you end up going with 2" drains, you may need to valve the 2900's back a little so that they don't overwhelm your drains.

With my setup, the overflow teeth on my overflow towers get overwhelmed before my 2" drains do. In other words, not enough water can get through my overflow teeth quickly enough, so water will spill over from the openings on top if I try to push too many GPH. If I wanted more flow, I could either have the overflow teeth cut down a little lower, or widen the gap between the teeth. This is just something else to keep in mind. I haven't really looked around for this because I can push about 4,500GPH through my system before overwhelming my overflow teeth, but I'm sure there is a flow chart somewhere for how many GPH you can push through X inches of whatever size overflow teeth you will have.

I think the teeth will become the issue before a 2" drain will too. I have 1 1/2" drains teed to a 2" line with a 2" gate. Granted I'm moving only about 2500gph, but my gate stays about 90% closed. I went with a fair amount of overkill in the drain department, so upsizing is a good idea just so you have flexibility down the road. I can almost double my flow without changing anything but the pumps.

My overflow teeth can handle a lot of flow though. Kinda overbuilt everything ...




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[archers]

Is the cfs 700 that good? I cant wait to see this finished, it looks great!

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[Paulbearer]

for a tank that huge, the stocklist is like a joke... I would gey WAY more fish...

Guess its a good thing its my tank and not yours huh and not everybody that has a larger tank wants to stare at bass.



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