HELP 180 gallon tank...
- Thread starter Aaron Vella
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Nice tank!
Get yourself a sump and make a couple of DIY Durso standpipes to put in the overflow boxes (if they aren't there already). You can put your heaters in the overflow boxes or in the sump so that they are hidden and will not get broken by your large fish.
Do some research about sumps to see how they work... they aren't too tricky... you may just want to make one and save yourself some money.
Get yourself a sump and make a couple of DIY Durso standpipes to put in the overflow boxes (if they aren't there already). You can put your heaters in the overflow boxes or in the sump so that they are hidden and will not get broken by your large fish.
Do some research about sumps to see how they work... they aren't too tricky... you may just want to make one and save yourself some money.
AGA makes a thinwall PVC durso that flows pretty well.
http://www.fosterandsmithaquatics.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+10090+12078&pcatid=12078
I have these in my sumped tanks. They are rated at ~600gph but with the right plumbing techniques you can get better than 800gph outta them.
http://www.fosterandsmithaquatics.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+10090+12078&pcatid=12078
I have these in my sumped tanks. They are rated at ~600gph but with the right plumbing techniques you can get better than 800gph outta them.
thank you for the responses and as to the latest response who sent me the link the tank i baught already has them in the over flow boxes so i think all i need now is the piping and the sump and i should be all good to go
Yes, I think that is the case... Just buy the plumbing and get a sump and your filter media. You could use scrubbies of you're on a budget!
any body no the name of a good heater and what watage i can use in a 180 gallon freshwater tank ??
a 300w Eheim Jager heater should do the trick.
http://www.fosterandsmithaquatics.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+3743+22042&pcatid=22042
http://www.fosterandsmithaquatics.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+3743+22042&pcatid=22042
