New little guy, but what is he? Please confirm ... tnx!

[Sandee]

Yup - we knew he'd get big ... that's why the 220 will come in handy soon. Thanks for the comments ...

 

[ammerman19]

well that will last a while but still nowhere near big enough

 

[Bgonz]

well that will last a while but still nowhere near big enough

I kept one in a 180 for 8 years. Grew to only 32". A 220 will last a while.


jmo


bob

 

[softturtle]

How wide is your 220 gonna be?

 

[Sandee]

The tank is 6 ft x 2 ft x 3 ft ... I think it's 24" deep. Any filter suggestions would be welcome ... I'm going to take my time setting it up. Yikes.

 

[cichlaguapote]

Filter suggestions.. Umm lots of it. Save time and just build a sump. You're gonna need it with that bio-load.

But I will tell you plan on upgrading tanks eventually as large rtc's can be hard to get rid of. Unless you like catfish fillet.

 

[Sandee]

Yes, looks like everyone is telling me the sump is the best way to go. Anyone wanna help be build it? I'm hearing prices from $50 to $300 ??

One more pix I wanted to share ... I like this guy too (well, I like all my fish, but this guys got a really great personality). Very cool how the MF gallery adds the watermark, nice. Thanks for having me guys - nice forum, I read a lot, just don't post much ...

 

[cichlaguapote]

Sumps are really easy to make. Search the forum or look in the DIY section. Pricing depends on what you use. I'm thinking closer to 200.00-300.00 but it could be less. And for a good canister filter you'll pay that much anyways.

 

[ammerman19]

I kept one in a 180 for 8 years. Grew to only 32". A 220 will last a while.


jmo


bob

24" wide? If so then it must have had a great time in there. I figured your 220 was going to be 24 wide but if it's going to be 30 then that's pretty good. I did say the 220 would last for a while but I was assuming 24" width.