12 Volt Man's New Fishroom Thread
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I wish I was a fish I wish.
been silently following this thread, tank looks incredible and congrats on getting fish in! great feeling isn't it?
very nice, how bout a FTS, bet those silvers look hot against that black! good selections on fish for that tank!
full tank shot to come soon. tank went cloudy a day after I set it up, likely from the all water conditioner I put in. can't be a bacterial bloom - was no life in it at that point...
it is getting much clearer now. tank shot to follow soon..
it is getting much clearer now. tank shot to follow soon..
opcorn: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Glass conducts heat well thats why its a common cookware, meaning it also will loose heat quickly its not a good thermal insulator. But there are three ways to transfer heat, conduction (physically touching), convection (air transfer) and radiation like the sun.
We used glass shields at a steel foundry when we brought steel to a boil. Standing to the side of the shield it felt like the sun was right there, behind it, felt like a cool 75f. Glass reflects radiant heat well.
Also water holds the most heat energy of all known materials. Meaning it takes a lot of heat to warm it up and a lot of "lack of heat" to cool it down. Either way 150 gallons will take a long time to take effect from any heat be it radiation, conduction or convection.
sorry ladies and gents, no full tank shot till the tank clears up:thud:
still murky from the water conditioner...tank looks like garbage right now...lol
in the mean time, some shots of the few inhabitants..the 4 redhooks and 4 baby giants lol
still murky from the water conditioner...tank looks like garbage right now...lol
in the mean time, some shots of the few inhabitants..the 4 redhooks and 4 baby giants lol
going to be picking up an Aqueon 40 gallon breeder tank for under my 65 salt. probably next week.
this one will be a planted tank. - I miss plants..
it won't have black silicone though - not really worth paying the extra this time around since it will be a "bottom tank"..
the canadian domestic tank maker here in the GTA- Miracles Aquariums- (makes great tanks) does make tanks with black silicone, but their 40 breeder is only 15 inches tall and it has a big plastic cross brace - great for cutting out light? LOL
the Aqueon version is basically 17 inches tall (the company website says 16 and 15/16ths (!! LOL) of an inch tall) and has NO BRACE - its built 'old style' which I am thinking is better for plants....
this one will be a planted tank. - I miss plants..
it won't have black silicone though - not really worth paying the extra this time around since it will be a "bottom tank"..
the canadian domestic tank maker here in the GTA- Miracles Aquariums- (makes great tanks) does make tanks with black silicone, but their 40 breeder is only 15 inches tall and it has a big plastic cross brace - great for cutting out light? LOL
the Aqueon version is basically 17 inches tall (the company website says 16 and 15/16ths (!! LOL) of an inch tall) and has NO BRACE - its built 'old style' which I am thinking is better for plants....
