Also be aware of pets when your setting a tank low. I don't know if that will be an issue for you. But my ferret can get into my 10 gallon which is on a coffee table.
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I don't have any pets, so thats not a worry, but it is something to think about as my mother comes to visit and brings her golden lab.
I have a cascade 1200 filter that is 17" tall with hoses attached I can fit inside 21" pretty easily.
As far as taking the tank down and rebuilding the stand, I'm going to be moving before summer, so who knows where this tank will go then. I'll probably put it on my fish workbench with all my other tanks in the new house's fishroom.
Now comes the hard part.
I've always wanted to do a 'school' tank, so I'm thinking of putting 50 cardinal tetras in it, or harliquins maybe. Any suggestions on good small schooling fish? i'd like to stay with fish under 2", so I can keep a large number. I started keeping trimmings from my planted tanks last night, so by the time this tank is ready I should have some plants to put in it.
I have a cascade 1200 filter that is 17" tall with hoses attached I can fit inside 21" pretty easily.
As far as taking the tank down and rebuilding the stand, I'm going to be moving before summer, so who knows where this tank will go then. I'll probably put it on my fish workbench with all my other tanks in the new house's fishroom.
Now comes the hard part.
I've always wanted to do a 'school' tank, so I'm thinking of putting 50 cardinal tetras in it, or harliquins maybe. Any suggestions on good small schooling fish? i'd like to stay with fish under 2", so I can keep a large number. I started keeping trimmings from my planted tanks last night, so by the time this tank is ready I should have some plants to put in it.
If you set the tank low enough, he could help with the fishless cycling when he potty trains. Besides the goggles, you're going to need a decompression chamber because as he grows you will need to put wedges under the tank stand to raise it up. Just make sure you put it in the same spot that you measure your kid's height so that you only have one set of pencil marks on the wall.
You have to have a locking hood, this is why
When we moved in 2008, i noticed my dvd played had a bunch of "stuff" in it. I open the case and found all sorts of coins, cheerios, raisins, lego's, washers, mechanical pencil lead (he had gotten out of my desk), garbage bag ties, etc.
He fed my fish several times (until i started locking the door to my office) whole can of FD shrimp, shrimp pellets, other food.
he loved the fish but freaked them out real bad, they do better up high.
When we moved in 2008, i noticed my dvd played had a bunch of "stuff" in it. I open the case and found all sorts of coins, cheerios, raisins, lego's, washers, mechanical pencil lead (he had gotten out of my desk), garbage bag ties, etc.
He fed my fish several times (until i started locking the door to my office) whole can of FD shrimp, shrimp pellets, other food.
he loved the fish but freaked them out real bad, they do better up high.
The tank I picked up came with lids/lights, but they're all beat to hell, and I doubt the light fixture works. The guy had the tank with all the stuff in it in his back yard for like 6 months. it was full of rain water with both 24" light fixtures submerged. The lids have been cut/siliconed/cut/resiliconed/cut up again and look like hell.
Add all that up and it means I'll be building my own hood for this thing. I'm going to build the stand at 21", but really its only temporary until I move. Hopefully in the new place i'll be able to take this tank apart and use the glass in a 150 or 200g plywood in-the-wall tank.
Believe it or not, a place for a large built-in tank is one of our primary requirements!
Add all that up and it means I'll be building my own hood for this thing. I'm going to build the stand at 21", but really its only temporary until I move. Hopefully in the new place i'll be able to take this tank apart and use the glass in a 150 or 200g plywood in-the-wall tank.
Believe it or not, a place for a large built-in tank is one of our primary requirements!
We had our 55 gallon on a stone fireplace bench 13" off the floor. We had easy access for tank maintenance...we didn't use the fireplace, so it worked out great.
