300 gallon native hill stream tank

[cockroach]

My best success with a linear flow was using a canister outlet and a circulation pump in tandem. The canister outlet agitates surface and circulation pump moves lower half of tank in a vortex style.

The wood and wall form a directional buffer zone for the water to flow around and gives places for fish to dart into when spooked and river fish know how to do that. As well as places of relative peace to hunker down for the night.
I attached a rough pic to illustrate what I mean.

 

[Angelphish]

reptilerancher Seeing this tank makes me regret putting cichlids in the 210... Great job, the tank looks really nice.

 

[TankerEasy]

this is super cool, would almost wanna try something like this. How do you go about setting your water temp?

 

[dr exum]

You got it more or less pluming for the filter is under the tank and the Jebao return pump is for flow and it runs pluming in the rim of the top of the tank. The filter pad on the side there is to hide pluming and I plan on growing moss there as well.

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looking good!

looks like some filter pad from “pond guy”

i got a sheet of that which you pictured, have not used it yet, using the fine stuff he sells in my wd...

 

[reptilerancher]

this is super cool, would almost wanna try something like this. How do you go about setting your water temp?

The water temp sits right around 68. I might do a chiller if the summer is to hot but as of right now seems to be holding well

 

[cockroach]

How's this tank doing?