I recently purchased a couple of 120gal tanks(4x2x2) I purchased them on the grounds that i would get rid of my big tank, so i would have a reason to build an even bigger one sooner than i had planned. A bit backwards, i know, but i would have had a few years befor i needed to upgrade my 5x3x2, so i would have never really gotten around to getting a bigger tank for a long while, and i want to do it now!
So in the meantime, i wanted a way to connect both 120's, have them not take up much room, and have great filtration on them. I wanted a wet/dry, FX5 and a smaller canister filter, a couple of heaters, and a drip system on it.
So i decided to stack them. but i couldnt have what i wanted in terms of filtration on a regular stacked tank setup.
So heres what i did;
I built a basic double stand for the tank and made it a bit longer than needed. And then the top tank was pushed to the edge of the stand to allow a bit of room for a wet/dry, and a small cabnet to house all other filters. That was basically it.... not much to it. lol
heres some pics to do the explaining:
full tank shot....
other side
top tank
bottom tank...oscar is only there until the my arowana is ready to go in.
Inside the cabnet... FX5 filters the top tank as that is where the heaviest mechanical filtration is needed. filled with bio max and sponges only.
another smaller canister for the bottom tank as not as much mechanical is needed. filled with bio max and sponges only.
three 1 inch overflows that supply the wet/dry with water, also in the pic is the drip of fresh water from the drip system
overtflow for extra water from the drip system... this leads to a drain close by.
to construct the wet/dry, i ripped apart a 25gal, cut it up and made a tall box out of it that measures 19x8x12...
I used a couple of strips of glass and siliconed them into place to hold the drip plate up
drip plate
with prefilter
The wet/dry holds a little more than 7 gallons of bio-balls. I also drilled the bottom of this tank, and a 1inch bulkhead leads to the bottom tank. That water is then pumped back up to the top tank, and some goes back threw the wet/dry.
The top tank will house my rays until there new tank is built and ready.... they should be fine for a while but NOT for life, this size tank is not ok for motoro rays for life(in case someone gets the wrong idea)
The bottom tank will house my new Panda Gold arowana that i purchased along with the tanks. He is currently in my 90gal discus tank awaiting transfer.
And of course, the rays....
So in the meantime, i wanted a way to connect both 120's, have them not take up much room, and have great filtration on them. I wanted a wet/dry, FX5 and a smaller canister filter, a couple of heaters, and a drip system on it.
So i decided to stack them. but i couldnt have what i wanted in terms of filtration on a regular stacked tank setup.
So heres what i did;
I built a basic double stand for the tank and made it a bit longer than needed. And then the top tank was pushed to the edge of the stand to allow a bit of room for a wet/dry, and a small cabnet to house all other filters. That was basically it.... not much to it. lol
heres some pics to do the explaining:
full tank shot....
other side
top tank
bottom tank...oscar is only there until the my arowana is ready to go in.
Inside the cabnet... FX5 filters the top tank as that is where the heaviest mechanical filtration is needed. filled with bio max and sponges only.
another smaller canister for the bottom tank as not as much mechanical is needed. filled with bio max and sponges only.
three 1 inch overflows that supply the wet/dry with water, also in the pic is the drip of fresh water from the drip system
overtflow for extra water from the drip system... this leads to a drain close by.
to construct the wet/dry, i ripped apart a 25gal, cut it up and made a tall box out of it that measures 19x8x12...
I used a couple of strips of glass and siliconed them into place to hold the drip plate up
drip plate
with prefilter
The wet/dry holds a little more than 7 gallons of bio-balls. I also drilled the bottom of this tank, and a 1inch bulkhead leads to the bottom tank. That water is then pumped back up to the top tank, and some goes back threw the wet/dry.
The top tank will house my rays until there new tank is built and ready.... they should be fine for a while but NOT for life, this size tank is not ok for motoro rays for life(in case someone gets the wrong idea)
The bottom tank will house my new Panda Gold arowana that i purchased along with the tanks. He is currently in my 90gal discus tank awaiting transfer.
And of course, the rays....
