Fiberglass Tanks for Rays
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African_Fever;2605147; said:
Couldn't hurt as a question about how well they do on ray tanks, with high ammonia to detritus ratio. Plus, this is a thread geared towards getting a good setup on a pair of fiberglass tanks for rays. Thanks for the recommendation, fever.
Update: We may be switching to only 1 of the fiberglass tank (talking to the lady via email), unless we can find some way to safely take our bedroom windows off. 
abortedsoul;2601006; said:More water volume is more stable, and it makes the heating and filtration redundant. It would also simplify the drip system, although I could always link the drainage tubes, if it came down to that.
Mechanical hell could be mitigated by the fact that we could keep the plumbing high, reducing the threat of a major spill from either tank. What does worry me, however, would be some sort of problem involving illness.
I'm not sure how likely rays are to get sick if the water is kept pristine, temp is good and any new tankmates are first QT'd.
Are there any other dangers that I'm omitting? I want to have it down to a science, when the time comes.
abortedsoul;2602715; said:Good idea with the stealth heaters. I didn't quite understand the problem with the overflow. I'm using one now on the 125- is there something fundamentally different on this type of system? The water volume or the in-tank sump or something?
Also, have you (or anyone else that reads this) had any experience with fluidized bed filters? I'm thinking about buying/making some, and I've done some looking around but would always like to hear personal experiences and opinions on the subject. If you get the chance, tell me what you think.
pentair aquatics makes them... good bang for the buck.... place the pump for it after some good mechanical filtration and thats it... they tell you what pump to use for what model... one thing i recomend is buying a aftermarket check valve and not using the POS they give you
in red is what i was replying to about the overflows for your drip system....
Nic;2605691; said:
I've ordered a 600 gallon and 900 gallon fluidized bed filter from Pentair. The place I bought it from didn't give me too many specifications (including no recommended media amount- I had to get with the manufacturer for that) but I'll look around to get a pump for it. Does one of these FBF handle a ray tank at the recommended gallonage? I'm going to use the 600 gallon as supplemental bio for the 360 tank, but I'm curious about what sort of bioload the recommended level is implying. I'd imagine it isn't meant to handle the amount of ammonia that a ray produces, but it would be nice to hear from someone with some experience with one.
abortedsoul;2605717; said:
600 takes 2 bottles of sand and 900 3 bottles.... in the boxes there will be a piece of paper to tell you the flow rates and what pumps to buy.... go find external check valves... trust me here when these things shut down they a major pain to restart in the sand packs itself.... i would use them at secondary bio only never as a stand alone unit... i used a 300 on my 220 and my friends use 900s on there set ups for added bio... my 300 has since started leaking(my fault) and i have retired it... do not consider these as a main source of bio.... one of my firends does keep his on battery back ups so he will have some bio if/when power goes out..
I used a 45 mil Firestone liner every time. It will end up leaking on you.
I used a Lifeguard FB600 as an addition to my large DIY wet/dry. It worked great. I loved the thing and never had any water quality problems. It is the best bio filter out there for the money.
My rays were very happy in that pond for years.
Colin
I used a Lifeguard FB600 as an addition to my large DIY wet/dry. It worked great. I loved the thing and never had any water quality problems. It is the best bio filter out there for the money.
My rays were very happy in that pond for years.
Colin
abortedsoul;2605610; said:Update: We may be switching to only 1 of the fiberglass tank (talking to the lady via email), unless we can find some way to safely take our bedroom windows off.
What do you mean by safely take your windows off?
why not get a bio-reactor?
i dont know why more people dont use them. plus a small one can handle pretty much any load u throw at them....
ever since i hooked mine up, my tank has been very stable with crystal clear water.
i dont know why more people dont use them. plus a small one can handle pretty much any load u throw at them....
ever since i hooked mine up, my tank has been very stable with crystal clear water.
FishDog;2608831; said:
lol. the fiberglass tanks won't fit into the room we had planned for them. i'm not crazy about the idea of having two blue (8x4x2.5) 523-gallon tanks in the middle of the living room, haha. i might could handle one.
we'll see what happens. matt might still convince me that we desperately need both of them and that living room furniture is terribly over-rated. lol.
