Check out what I did in 4 hours last night...

[derekp]

Seems a waste...500 bucks to filter a 300 gal tank of low stock....

Also im curious, what do you consider low stock?

 

[derekp]

Nice build.

The two pipes coming out of the bottom side of the tank what are they for?

Kicking filter. Your dad is a smart guy.

So what belongs to the sets of eyes I see in the tank?

sorry, i missed that last question the first time. The eyes, from what i can tell, are pacu, an oscar, and a rtcxtsn hybrid. It is just a holding tank at the moment until the 4,000 gallon is finished. I have titanium heaters on their way so when I get them the fish and the sump will go in and on the 700 stock tank.

Here is the full stocklist and why i needed the filtration...

8 pacus from 12" to 18"
12" redtail catfish
14" TSN
18"TSN x RTC Hybrid
3 oscars from 8" to 12"
2 clown knifes 18" and 22"
18" peruna catfish
6" texas cichlid
8" green severum
12" common pleco
and my favorite, my 25" ripsaw catfish.

 

[chefjamesscott]

Seems a waste...500 bucks to filter a 300 gal tank of low stock....

:screwy: :screwy: :screwy: :screwy:

sorry, i missed that last question the first time. The eyes, from what i can tell, are pacu, an oscar, and a rtcxtsn hybrid. It is just a holding tank at the moment until the 4,000 gallon is finished. I have titanium heaters on their way so when I get them the fish and the sump will go in and on the 700 stock tank.

Here is the full stocklist and why i needed the filtration...

8 pacus from 12" to 18"
12" redtail catfish
14" TSN
18"TSN x RTC Hybrid
3 oscars from 8" to 12"
2 clown knifes 18" and 22"
18" peruna catfish
6" texas cichlid
8" green severum
12" common pleco
and my favorite, my 25" ripsaw catfish.

Most definitely not what I would consider low stock myself. Even more so considering the size of the fish involved most definitely without a doubt are not low stock. Mayhap some people have low brow opinions of what high stock is but don't let that get to you it is not their problem if they are :screwy:.

Now considering that you stated at the outset of your thread that you were not satisfied with the filtration on this tank, I can see why. Even more so that you are going to put that on a 700g nice choice for a filter.

On my 8 ft 300g I am running about $800 of filtration. So I say :clap: for thinking about the quality of life your fish are having in their tank.

One last thought for ya. Since the major issues with large fish in home aquaria is health issues related to poor water quality, I say bravo for making such a kick butt filter for them.

Would be very interesting to see what the members of monster fish keepers think of this. Have you posted a thread on this there?

 

[derekp]

:screwy: :screwy: :screwy: :screwy:



Most definitely not what I would consider low stock myself. Even more so considering the size of the fish involved most definitely without a doubt are not low stock. Mayhap some people have low brow opinions of what high stock is but don't let that get to you it is not their problem if they are :screwy:.

Now considering that you stated at the outset of your thread that you were not satisfied with the filtration on this tank, I can see why. Even more so that you are going to put that on a 700g nice choice for a filter.

On my 8 ft 300g I am running about $800 of filtration. So I say :clap: for thinking about the quality of life your fish are having in their tank.

One last thought for ya. Since the major issues with large fish in home aquaria is health issues related to poor water quality, I say bravo for making such a kick butt filter for them.

Would be very interesting to see what the members of monster fish keepers think of this. Have you posted a thread on this there?

Thank you. I only want the best for my fish. MFK was the first place i posted it and got nnothing but good reviews.

 

[Piranha86]

Seems a waste...500 bucks to filter a 300 gal tank of low stock....

Mr. Positive strikes again. (sarcastic)

Thank you. I only want the best for my fish. MFK was the first place i posted it and got nnothing but good reviews.

Don't listen to ...um... any nay-sayers, just in general, not referring to one specific person, yup, everyone, *cough*.

It looks awesome

 

[Juice]

Very nice! Bravo, giving your dad major thumbs up!

 

[derekp]

Mr. Positive strikes again. (sarcastic)

Don't listen to ...um... any nay-sayers, just in general, not referring to one specific person, yup, everyone, *cough*.

It looks awesome

Thanks guys. I definitely wont. Its about my fish, not them. lol

 

[quickvic]

wow, very nice

 

[dundadundun]

Seems a waste...500 bucks to filter a 300 gal tank of low stock....

^^ :shakehead::shakehead::shakehead: ^^ tisk, tisk, :nono:

EHEM... nice filter. :clap:

 

[derekp]

Thanks. I just put cinder blocks under it and I started it up. It flows like crazy. The return into the tank is crazy fast, but all the fish including the pacu seem to love it, they swim in and out of of the current.