Tank - 84" x 36" x 30-36" tall, Acrylic, likely 3/4" with 1" front (pool table 10 or so feet from the tank, and we break towards the tank).
Sounds good, i would prefer the 30" heigth for maintainence reasons.... also, break away from the tank!
Filtration - Sump with bioballs, unsure of the rest to be honest. Sump will likely run with 50-60 gallons of water in it.
You could run a wet/dry on this tank, volume of water in the sump doesnt matter since its a wet/dry. just a few inches of water at the bottom for the pump,heater and equipment to have. you could use a 55gal
Water changes - Daily 50-75 gallon changs automatically done (drop system) with larger changes down every 2 weeks when substrate is siphoned.
drip systems are great, you can adjust it as you need to. run a carbon filter befor the tank to take care of anything in the water if your not on a well
UV Sterilizer - 40w - Large Enough?
40w is great, read up on flow rates and UV's so you size the return pump properly
Lighting - T5HO for the plants, likely lights on 10-12 hrs a day.
get a timer, these types are great for plants, see below for reccomended plants
Substrate - 2-3" of stingray sand, likely tan in color
go with a thinner substrate, you wont be able to grow plants in it for long anyway. a 1" bed or less is all that is really needed for looks
Planning on keeping the tank around 80-84 degrees.
good temp, i keep my tanks at 84
Rays - pair of nice marble motoros or leos.
great choice
Aesthetics -
For decor, i would go with a thinner layer of sand, 1" or less. Alot of ray keepers keep one or two large pieces of wood in the tank. Pick a couple of big, really nice pieces of wood, and cover it in java moss, java fern and anubias nana. All three are pretty much bullet proof, easy to care for, grow easy and dont require and special lighting or water.
Once the plants take hold of the wood, they will look great. I'd call the tank done with just the piece or two wood/plants.
I just did this to a piece in my ray tank. I only attached them to the wood a day ago, so it looks horrible right now, but gives you an idea. The little patches of moss will spread in no time and almost cover the entire piece of wood.
Sounds good, i would prefer the 30" heigth for maintainence reasons.... also, break away from the tank!
Filtration - Sump with bioballs, unsure of the rest to be honest. Sump will likely run with 50-60 gallons of water in it.
You could run a wet/dry on this tank, volume of water in the sump doesnt matter since its a wet/dry. just a few inches of water at the bottom for the pump,heater and equipment to have. you could use a 55gal
Water changes - Daily 50-75 gallon changs automatically done (drop system) with larger changes down every 2 weeks when substrate is siphoned.
drip systems are great, you can adjust it as you need to. run a carbon filter befor the tank to take care of anything in the water if your not on a well
UV Sterilizer - 40w - Large Enough?
40w is great, read up on flow rates and UV's so you size the return pump properly
Lighting - T5HO for the plants, likely lights on 10-12 hrs a day.
get a timer, these types are great for plants, see below for reccomended plants
Substrate - 2-3" of stingray sand, likely tan in color
go with a thinner substrate, you wont be able to grow plants in it for long anyway. a 1" bed or less is all that is really needed for looks
Planning on keeping the tank around 80-84 degrees.
good temp, i keep my tanks at 84
Rays - pair of nice marble motoros or leos.
great choice
Aesthetics -
For decor, i would go with a thinner layer of sand, 1" or less. Alot of ray keepers keep one or two large pieces of wood in the tank. Pick a couple of big, really nice pieces of wood, and cover it in java moss, java fern and anubias nana. All three are pretty much bullet proof, easy to care for, grow easy and dont require and special lighting or water.
Once the plants take hold of the wood, they will look great. I'd call the tank done with just the piece or two wood/plants.
I just did this to a piece in my ray tank. I only attached them to the wood a day ago, so it looks horrible right now, but gives you an idea. The little patches of moss will spread in no time and almost cover the entire piece of wood.
