Let there be....300 Gallon 's

[SeverumSeeker]

A few more days gone by and a little more progress made.
Finally got all the driftwood in and all the plants in.
Still waiting on the Eheim and my background.
And still cant decide on the power heads.
I dont know if I need two Hydor's or two Aqua Clear 70's

But anyway, a few more pics.

 

[jcardona1]

great looking tank but i agree with everyone else and really think you should consider adding a sump. HOB overflows work great, take a look at the units made by CPR. i have one of these on my 210 and it works flawlessly, no issues at all!

on my 210 i have a large sump and an FX5. having two methods of filtration is good just in case something happens and you need to shut one down. those little HOB filters arent gonna do squat if your canister fails.

good luck man! keep on posting updates

 

[bl00]

Stunning tank! I love your work on the canopy and stand, but mainly I'm really excited to see some fish in it

 

[Benfica]

Wow great, tank and set up. You r really hand when it comes to building i see alot of detail on stand. Average how much did that all cost you?

 

[LeahisAwesome]

Thats really awesome!
And i super jealous!

 

[Bud8Fan]

Looking very nice!!!!!!!

 

[fishnut]

man, you really disappoint me....the wife is and will not be ALWAYS right!

Nice stand and canopy. I have a 2nd hand 135 gallon glasscage with no problem.

The two stealth heater is find. I use 2 of them in my sump and they work well for my 300 gallon. You will need taller plants though, but your tank setup is really looking nice. You are so lucky that you got that many people helping you. I have another 300 gallon tank that I will have to make a new stand and then transfer it over to the new stand but will most likely hire a mover.

Get two hydor, but get the larger ones. The difference between the two power head is that the hydor moves water but you don't see it. It does not push water violently like the other power heads.

 

[Aquafreak]

I'm currently drooling over this 300. I need a bigger house! Great work on this tank!

 

[SeverumSeeker]

Finally got my filter and stuff from Big Al's. Boy was that a ride.
It was not Big Al's fault. It was the shipping......of course.

The Eheim 2262 is a MONSTER!!!!! This is my first canister filter, so it took me a while to get it together right. But Eheim made it easy.
Nice, simple instructions and all the parts fit like a glove.
The only mod I did was to turn the pump on it's side so that the tubing was going out of the back of the tank rather than straight up.
This will make it easier to haul out from under the stand when it needs to be cleaned.

I posted earlier in this thread that I was trying to decide on a powerhead to help move the water around in the tank a bit.
No need for that anymore. The 2262 has so much "water flow" that I had to remove the new taller plants I bought. The flow was just folding them over into the sand. So I think I have enough water movement now.

I dont know the best place for the intake on the 2262. So I placed it at one of the tank and the spraybar at the other. I hope this is a good placement for a 8 foot tank. If not, I can move it.

The last thing I have to do is to decide on my background. I bought a rocky background and a solid black background.
The rocky is on now. Here is a few pics of the 2262 and stuff and the rocky background on the tank.
Tell me what you think about the background and if it looks O.K.
Or you think I should go with black.

Thanks again for all the comments.
My fish, patiently waiting in the 75 gallon, are wishing I would finish this soon too.

 

[noonein2]

I wish I could have one like that what are you going to out in it.