Practicality of this tank?

[NilePufferFanatic]

Does this seem like it could be a legitimate tank? It would be fun to build, and I figure the bottom spheres would have pluming for a sump that feeds back to the upper tanks...

 

[Dr Joe]

100 points for the cool factor...minus 5000 points for practicality

First algae bloom and it would be out at the street.

 

[Salvins_herd]

ive seen one before, a few plecs should handle the algae

 

[Onion01]

ive seen one before, a few plecs should handle the algae

WRONG

 

[Salvins_herd]

if you could somehow fence off each compartment it would be a cool fry hatchery

 

[Onion01]

if you could somehow fence off each compartment it would be a cool fry hatchery

RIGHT

 

[Salvins_herd]

I cant see why plecs wouldnt be able to handle the algae in that tank myself.

 

[Onion01]

the problem is that plecs themselves contribute to the bioload. That isn't a very big system. The owner would be better off with small, schooling fish no larger than swordtails or small gouramis

 

[amehel0]

the problem is that plecs themselves contribute to the bioload. That isn't a very big system. The owner would be better off with small, schooling fish no larger than swordtails or small gouramis

wrong!!!!!!!!!



ifrom my uinderstanding a plecs poop added the amount of nutrients in the water and that nitrates ammonia nitrites etc dont change the fact if there is algae or not.

 

[Onion01]

wrong!!!!!!!!!



ifrom my uinderstanding a plecs poop added the amount of nutrients in the water and that nitrates ammonia nitrites etc dont change the fact if there is algae or not.

algae bloom in the water and algae on the glass are two different things