I Got My 253g Tank Today-It's an Open Canvas

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
I am really glad you made that decision on the stocking.


dovii are sweet but so demanding on space...only if you had TWO 253 gallon tanks
 
bigcichntwisted;1130423; said:
So I was looking again at the tank & noticed that part of the bck was blck, but that there was a small portion that wasn't, is that where the filter starts & stops? & will you be doing anything else to the bck. Mines set up & I still haven't figured out wht I want to do, lol. The lighting seems like it wrks ok, I've got 1, 48" single strip light on mine, could be a lot brighter, but like you said, w/ priorities as is, it will wrk just fine for a while to come, lol. Saw the step stool, you're even better off than you think. You may need 1, but at least something like yours wrk's for you, I finally found 1 that I could use. The dog gone things have safty weight ratings & most, even HEAVY duty ones, only go to 200 lbs., which is a no go, cause me + a 5-7 gal. bucket of water = over 265 lbs. :WHOA: Think I'm going to use some of the ideas on the thread here, about innovative ways of water changing, Thinking, "rolling" 45-60 gal. trash can + sub. pump w/ 1" hose, might wrk, as soon as it's in the budget, priorities of course, right, lol.

Is it just me or do they (the tanks) look even bigger once you get them hm, I mean I measured 20 times where mine was going, but still, WoW :eek: . That reminds me, did you mention how many people it took to move that bohemeth?

I guess I'll know who to call for plumbing ?'s then from now on. Nothing like trial by fire, lol.

When where you in at DNA, cause last wknd I mang. to get over to them Sun. afternoon & use some store credit I had for some new African Cichlids. Thought about ya while I was there, thought, I could pass right by him & not even know it, lol. Hopefully you were resting by then (yah right, LOL) w/ all your yoyoing to DNA & HD, LOL. Picked up some suprisingly amazing fish this time, haven't had all that much luck in the recent past, hence the store credit NOT spent, but it's all gone now, lol.

Everythings lookin really good, I hope it all continues that way. :) Look forward to seeing more pic's w/ the new arrivals. :headbang2


Cheers mate :cheers:
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The black on the back is a piece of black aquarium background I had from another tank. I currently need a bigger piece because I didnt' paint the tank and it's all set up now. Sometimes I get a little overly excited to get things going.

The lighting is fine. I forgot to mention that I'm also using a 48" dual strip light with one bright daybulb and a 50%-actinic for the other. Those 2 bulbs + the two 36"ers seem to brighten up the tank pretty decent but one day maybe I can upgrade to spectacular lol.

As far as water changes go, haven't you heard of a Python? It's the right tool for the job...forget about buckets...that would be a million trips back and forth.

You were at DNA the day before my delivery and I was there for a few minutes. We could have walked right by each other and not even known. Oh yeah and my tank was still sitting in the showroom closest to the door with a big red 'sold' sign on it.

And one last thing, don't call me for plumbing. Anything else yes but plumbing no. My own personal handywork on mine scares the h*ll out of me. :ROFL: Seriously.
 
G-day guys, im setting up a 300g ply tank. I noticed you said that you thought 1800gph pump was over powered. Now that its setling in what pump capacity would you recomend? My previous tanks 55g with ext can, so I've not much exp. I thought I needed 3 changes of water per hour.
Got 60 mm overflow pipe so far. Need help please

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