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Wat2Go
12-17-2007, 12:00 PM
And yet another silly question.
We thought of buying a 125 gallon (the 72" long one), but in all reality it will take up too much space, so now we are looking at a 110 high (48 by 18 by 29), which will fit on the stand that the 55 is on now...).
Can I still use a HOB filter, or do I need to look at a different filtering system?
And do I need to look for specific light, seeing that we now have a whole bunch of life plants, that I would transfer to the 110?
L.
Star_Rider
12-17-2007, 12:28 PM
is this the allglass 110 x?
I have one I use for my marine tank.
you will need more fitration and most likely more water movement..it is a really tall tank at 29"
you will need more intense lighting too as the deeper water will hamper light penetration.
theotheragentm
12-17-2007, 1:02 PM
I would recommend a cannister filter as you want to make sure you are circulating the water all around, from top to bottom. Deeper tanks need intense lighting as the light has further to penetrate. Low light plants might be best for a tall tank.
KingOfTheDeep
12-17-2007, 1:05 PM
is this the allglass 110 x?
I have one I use for my marine tank.
you will need more fitration and most likely more water movement..it is a really tall tank at 29"
you will need more intense lighting too as the deeper water will hamper light penetration.
as long as the water is clear, lighting wont be a problem..i have a 15w bulb on my 150 high..
syddakyd
12-17-2007, 1:45 PM
i hope you dont have a steel frame stand b/c the footprint of a 55g is about 48 x 12 1/2
your footprint of the 110 is the same as a 75g. is it a solid stand that was bigger then the 55?
Star_Rider
12-17-2007, 3:35 PM
as long as the water is clear, lighting wont be a problem..i have a 15w bulb on my 150 high..
and what plants are you keeping in this 150?
for a planted tank ..there are some issues. you can find more about it in the planted forum.
the rules(of thumb) changes for volume and depth of the tank.
there is some good discussion about PAR and lumens etc surrounding issues with light.
KingOfTheDeep
12-17-2007, 4:05 PM
guess i missed the part about the live plants, my apologies
Wat2Go
12-17-2007, 6:28 PM
The stand is actually a low chest of drawers. It will hold the 110high (we had that checked). It isn't long enough to hold the 125...
I am going to look (and study!) canister filters. Right now we have cabomba, moneywort, hornwort, lots of those corkscrew thingies and two other plants (whose names I can't remember). All do well, but not great. I do not feed the plants anything right now...I will study aquarium plants (low light) as well. And I will check out the planted tanks section.
Lucky me: just got all the books for the Christmas list figured out!
L.
OldMan1947
12-17-2007, 6:55 PM
A chest of drawers sounds iffy to me. The water alone would weigh about 925 lb. Add in at least 75 lb of glass and another 100 lb of gravel or sand and it is starting to add up to something substantial (over half a ton). The 55 has only half as much water, probably about half the gravel and a little less glass. I would guess about 600 lb which is already quite a bit for average furniture construction. Unless this is a custom built chest and much stronger than average, you are asking for trouble IMO.
jm1212
12-17-2007, 7:25 PM
although emperors and penguin filters will not reach the very bottom of the tank, their extendable intakes will be able to reach about 2 feet down.
Wat2Go
12-18-2007, 10:49 AM
The person that sells the 110 high is using HOBs with extentions...
Star_Rider
12-19-2007, 6:08 PM
A chest of drawers sounds iffy to me. The water alone would weigh about 925 lb. Add in at least 75 lb of glass and another 100 lb of gravel or sand and it is starting to add up to something substantial (over half a ton). The 55 has only half as much water, probably about half the gravel and a little less glass. I would guess about 600 lb which is already quite a bit for average furniture construction. Unless this is a custom built chest and much stronger than average, you are asking for trouble IMO.
actually the 110X
weighs over 200 lbs
Rometiklan
12-21-2007, 2:40 AM
I would love to see pics of this 110g monster once you get it set up.
yourchoice
12-21-2007, 9:29 PM
In my 24 high I can barely get down to the substrate to make plant adjustment.No way I could deal with a 29 inch.
Wat2Go
12-25-2007, 1:27 PM
Wow, that is a good point! This will make for some interesting tank cleaning rituals (extra long vacuum, robotic arm to adjust plants and..I guess..being naked to avoid wet clothes (I already get the sleeves wet with the 55!))
But the 110high seller changed his mind (and is keeping his tank), so never mind...
L.
Sorry you missed out on the deal...
I'd be a bit concerned about 1000+ lbs on my chest of drawers, too.
How about a 40 Breeder tank? They LOOK big, but don't weigh nearly as much as a 110G! Mine sits comfortably on an old low dresser...I figured if I could sit and bounce on the dresser with my 240lbs safely, a ~450 lb tank spread out over 36x18 should be fine...
Wat2Go
12-25-2007, 9:12 PM
I got a couple of 29gallons, even more ten gallons and a 55gallon.
Am looking for something to combine most tanks (as the cleaning once a week is taken a bit more time than I want to...)
But no place for a 125, and the 100 high isn't happening, so now I am thinking maybe a 75gallon and then slimming down the amount of fishes we have... And of course now each kid says "you can take down my brothers and sisters tank, but mine stays up as I like my fishes" so I know we will end up with just an extra 75gallon on top of what we already have (did I just hear my husband say "I'd like the 55 for a lake Malawi tank?"...)
And to think we started with a simple 10 gallon for my daughters birthday...
L.