How do you maintain a monster tank?

[Deaths Sting]

If u keep the sand bed extremely thin, i.e. below 1'' and have bottom dwellers that dig; u should never have to do a sand vac. since the bed is thin and being moved around by fish, this will turn it over almost everyday!

also, having sufficient current in the tank will eliminate dead spots where material builds up. sufficient current in collaboration with the bottom dwellers will keep the material build up suspended in the water column, allowing the fillers to do their job.

having heavy sand like pool filter sand is also very helpful. since the material is being suspended u can keep the intakes high, eliminating the chance of sand being sucked up. not only that, but it will make the tank look more aesthetic since u don't have such long intakes cluttering up the tank.

 

[duster1971]

^ tru story.

 

[zennzzo]

gtgg,
uses a gravel vac to bucket
to sink only and most definitely isn't 295lbs.
Maybe Him his beautiful wife and their cool dog weigh 295lbs...maybe!

 

[iloveoscars702]

100 Gal: WC once a week, change quilt batting in AC110 and clean the inside and outside of glass.

 

[arapaimag]

In my 2 monster tanks I have only a bit of silica in the 108" deep tank (maybe about 1500 lb) and no sand in the 72" because I use floor drains like a swimming pool. I use 600lb swimming pool filters among others.

John PTC's 10,000 has lots of gravel/sand and his tank stays super clear.

pic is my smaller tank the drains are about 6".