going from a 80 gallon to a 340 gallon??

[enomadra]

Hello,

I am currently using an 80 gallon long tank 6’L x 13”W x 21” T, I just put a pic of it in the tank section.
I like it but, it is just too small so I have purchased a 340 gallon tank stand and hood. I would love to hear suggestion from people that have setup tanks in this size. I need to know what to use for filtration, heat (cooling will not be a problem), and any other thing you may think I will run into going from a 80 to a 340.

Thanks in advance
:D

[SnakeIce]

Your tank is going to be at least 3000(three thousand) pounds with everything in it. Unless you are going to put it on a concreet slab floor like in a basement you need structural reenforcing

big tanks take longer to get to a balance or cycle so take your time and be patient

oh and one last thing try not to make the rest of those of us that have small tanks envy you to much;) :cool:

[blitzen25bm]

get a huge wetdry running about 4000 GPH and a pair of those 300 watts or so titanium heaters. i got a 180 and its running a 1400pgh wetdry and i have 2 250 watt ebojagers

[enomadra]

Excellent advice. I am going to put it in my living room. I have a slab foundation house so I don't think it will be a problem.
I guess I need to start looking at filtration though. 4000 gph sounds about right. Now I just have to see how much it will cost :eek: . I hope not too much, but I want to make sure that I can stock the tank and not have problems so I will be going for the best I can get :D :D

Thanks again for the advice.

[breaker87]

what are the dimensions on that monstor:)

[scholar]

what kind of fish do vou want to keep? Filteration can vary from 1000 to 2000 GPM! 4000GPM could be right for big American cichlids or pacu's. :)

[SnakeIce]

fyi pacu are in the tetra family, not cichlids

[predatorcichlid]

4,000 GPH would make your turn over rate about 12 times an hour! This is considering you have a full 340 gal of water. Once you add decor, gravel, fish, ect. your lucky if you have 290 gal of actual volume. A good wet/dry should only need a turn over rate between 4 and 6 times an hour. Wet/drys are efficent enough to handle any bio load you can place on it at 6 times an hour. If you use HOB filters you may need 12 time an hour turn over or better.