New background setup

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Peanut_Power;1756608; said:
Thats awesome!! Do they make a SA biotope too? Very very cool!
I'n not sure mate, i don't know who makes these backgrounds, they're definitely not made by back to nature, i know that because i only paid £70. For a BTN you'd pay around £200 for that size.
goose_uk;1756929; said:
Forgive my ignorance nutty, but how does it work as a filter?

(looks amazing by the way!!)

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In my previous post i mentioned that you drill a inlet hole and a outlet hole. Once the background is completely sealed around the sides and bottom, you cram a load offilter sponge behind the background. A pump is then fixed behind the background where the outlet hole is, in this case i used the pump from the juwel filter. Also the heater can be kept behind the background. Once everything is switched on, water is obviously drawn through the inlets, through all the filter media and then back out of the outlet hole. I believe this is a fantastic method of filtering your tank, i use it on my 300g and i've never cleaned it once and thats been running over 2 years. If you imagine the whole of the back of the tank is one giant filter, the amount of surface area is huge. These kind of filters run for years without having to clean them. Thanks again goose.
MommyJulia;1756934; said:
thats really cool. Can we see a pic when the fish are in there??
I'm filling it today so i'll post some photos later. I'm adding beechwood to it and some extra rocks, so i should finish aquascaping today, thanks for the comments.
 
Nice tank and background. Def not a btn to that price over here btn bg goes for around 3000-4000 sek wich is I believe 300-400£. What are you planning to keep in it?
 
Lizardking;1757763; said:
Nice tank and background. Def not a btn to that price over here btn bg goes for around 3000-4000 sek wich is I believe 300-400£. What are you planning to keep in it?
The tank will eventually hold a breeding pair of C. Nanoluteus, but i'm growing out 5 Vieja regani aswell, until i can get the 5 footer setup.
Kilbane;1757761; said:
Sweet, another Nutty tank. :headbang2 Can't wait to see this one. :)
Not long now, just finishing it off ready for filling. Its not going to be on a par with the 300g though.:D
fatherof5;1757911; said:
Way to go, nicely done.
Cheers.
 
nutty;1756486; said:
Yes mate how did you know?;) I'll also put a small shoal of platties in there as dithers.
;) how much space does it take at the back? just because the one ive been looking at is 12" and the tanks only 15"wide,saying that 12" is the widest point so other places are shorter.
going to look great with your nanos in:headbang2
 
davidefc;1758073; said:
;) how much space does it take at the back? just because the one ive been looking at is 12" and the tanks only 15"wide,saying that 12" is the widest point so other places are shorter.
going to look great with your nanos in:headbang2
The widest point of this background is only 7", i know my BTN background is nearly 12" in some places.
 
Very nice Nutty. Been considering this method for my new system since seeing your previous thread.
 
nice lookin back ground... looks alot better than the crap ones arround me
 
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