680L Dovii Tank Setup
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dmopar74: I didnt really put much thought into the bulkhead strainer till you metioned it, so I cut some 20mm pvc piping, put some holes in and capped the end to make up a spray bar 
I have never had a background with any of my tanks. As I have always preferred a natural and minimal look. In my experience, the less stuff you have to get in your way, the easier it will be to maintain
thefishguy7: now you actually got me thinking now about a black background
Anyway, I promised myself that I wouldn't just rush and butcher the plumbing. In fact, the largest investment of time came down to getting all the pipes and fittings to be square with uniform appearance.
A lot of planning went into the work, making things look good was one thing, but it also had to be practical.
Notice the garden hose attachment in the last photo? The idea behind that concept, is to use an existing single garden hose for water changes.
Step 1 Disconnect the hose from the tap outside and connect to the fitting inside the sump, then open the value to empty water..
Step 2 Close the valve, reconnect the hose to your outside tap while the other end remains connected inside the sump, then turn the tap on and fill water
Simple, yet effective
As for the remaining space I will most likely setup a Convict breeding colony for feeders and have a spare 2ft for isolation purposes.
Man, there is still much more todo... So little time!!!
If you guys got any ideas and/or suggestions based on your big tank setups/experience, Let me know - I am open for ideas. Better now then when its all complete
I have never had a background with any of my tanks. As I have always preferred a natural and minimal look. In my experience, the less stuff you have to get in your way, the easier it will be to maintain
thefishguy7: now you actually got me thinking now about a black background
Anyway, I promised myself that I wouldn't just rush and butcher the plumbing. In fact, the largest investment of time came down to getting all the pipes and fittings to be square with uniform appearance.
A lot of planning went into the work, making things look good was one thing, but it also had to be practical.
Notice the garden hose attachment in the last photo? The idea behind that concept, is to use an existing single garden hose for water changes.
Step 1 Disconnect the hose from the tap outside and connect to the fitting inside the sump, then open the value to empty water..
Step 2 Close the valve, reconnect the hose to your outside tap while the other end remains connected inside the sump, then turn the tap on and fill water
Simple, yet effective
As for the remaining space I will most likely setup a Convict breeding colony for feeders and have a spare 2ft for isolation purposes.
Man, there is still much more todo... So little time!!!
If you guys got any ideas and/or suggestions based on your big tank setups/experience, Let me know - I am open for ideas. Better now then when its all complete
Seems like you have done a lot of planning, looks very nice. I don't see the garden hose attachment though. It's almost 3am here so I'm probably just out of it. The colony of cons will be under the tank?
The black background is a must.
The black background is a must.
lookin good mate, cant wait to see it finished, i would definatly recommend the black background
Well.. Majority of the work has been done getting the tank up and running with a few minor outstanding tasks.. Need to finish the hood, door and tweak plumbing work. Need to get optimum flow rate.. Im happy I put in the extra effort with the pvc pipes, painting them mat black, rather then leaving them the original white!
there was one casualty ..... and it was a freak incident one could say..
a mate of mine brought two of his dovii over (which came from the same spawn as mine) i woke up the following morning to find the guy behind the tank
we suspect he was over stressed.
R.I.P
Preparations/Before:
heh, why wait a few hours when you can fast track the tank temperature with 4 x 200watt heaters @ 32C and run up a 3k/hr power head
After:
The family:
Sizes: 21cm/15cm/13cm
there was one casualty ..... and it was a freak incident one could say..
a mate of mine brought two of his dovii over (which came from the same spawn as mine) i woke up the following morning to find the guy behind the tank
we suspect he was over stressed.R.I.P
Preparations/Before:
heh, why wait a few hours when you can fast track the tank temperature with 4 x 200watt heaters @ 32C and run up a 3k/hr power head
After:
The family:
Sizes: 21cm/15cm/13cm
Looks great so far, I still think you need a black background though.
Can't wait to see the decor all set in place.
Can't wait to see the decor all set in place.
