New 220.

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koop171

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I'm in the middle of setting up a new 220 that wil end up being a secondary growout for my GATF once he's 12-14" but for now it will house a golden dorado once he's over 10" and I'm currently looking for some other interesting preds for this tank. Or 2-3 motor stingrays. either oddball pattern or marble.

the tank only needs a few things and it will be ready to run. I need to get at least one FX5 but It will have two long term. I need heater guards, decent air pump, new light bulbs and maybe some rock work or a nice branchy piece of driftwood.

as you can see I tilted the tank b/c It's the only substraight I have yet to use. the tiles all had to be custom cut. The 8 in the center are all cut at 11.5" wide and were left alone at there original 13" long. the outside 4 pieces were all cut to 9.5x11.5" and had a corner beveld off so the silicone that's in the corner would not effect the way it sat in the tank.

I'll update more as I get more setup. But this is it for now.

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hey man I love the tiles.Cant wait to see fish swimming above it.
good luck.
 
JaxsBr;3159649; said:
hey man I love the tiles.Cant wait to see fish swimming above it.
good luck.

Thanks. If all goes well I should have a filter and my bulbs within 2 weeks. I just need to find a FX5 on ebay soon and get it shipped. Bulbs I can get at the local hardware store.

MPLSdunk;3159813; said:
i like the tiles too, did you just set them in there or did you use grout?


No just set them in. It's not really that hard but you NEED a wet saw to do it right. and not have to worry about breaking pieces.
 
Question I have is do you benfit from having tile or is this something new that people are doing instead of substrate? Overall I really like the look of the tile, makes the setup look clean and simple!
 
NSKIRK559;3160220; said:
Question I have is do you benfit from having tile or is this something new that people are doing instead of substrate? Overall I really like the look of the tile, makes the setup look clean and simple!


No real benifit. I got the idea from looking at alot of japanese tanks. I talked with some people who know why they do this and it turns out that in japan glass tanks are the norm and they have an added brace in the tank. so to make them "flat" bottom they add tile. So I thought I would give it a go b/c not alot of people over here do it and it's something that looks really good.

To me it's as easy to maintane as a bare bottom. but it looks alot better.
 
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