New 125 Gal tank being set-up
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Water added with sand ond rock
Here is the next step i take after moving the aquarium into place. I simply added a small layer of sand about 1/2 inch deep and then place the rock making sure they are on the glass and not sitting in the sand alone. After i placed all the dead rock i poured another 40 lbs of sand in the tank. Filled the tank with water turned the powerheads on and began to dump salt in to get to the proper salinity. Next step will be starting the 1/4 HP chiller up and getting more circulation in the tank.
The date the Dead rock was placed in with the tank and water is 6 May 2007
Here is the next step i take after moving the aquarium into place. I simply added a small layer of sand about 1/2 inch deep and then place the rock making sure they are on the glass and not sitting in the sand alone. After i placed all the dead rock i poured another 40 lbs of sand in the tank. Filled the tank with water turned the powerheads on and began to dump salt in to get to the proper salinity. Next step will be starting the 1/4 HP chiller up and getting more circulation in the tank.
The date the Dead rock was placed in with the tank and water is 6 May 2007
Germanman
My fish are my babies
Nice! I like the separated rock like that. I have those same lights on my FOWLR. Was wondering how much your temp is increasing? Coincidentally I'm getting the same chiller, but for my MHs on my reef tank. I'm really hooked on the Arctica- how's it working for you? Didn't need a chiller for these lights though.
Looks really good! I like the suspended lights better than the legs.
Looks really good! I like the suspended lights better than the legs.
Honestly man i havnt noticed a temp increase, however the tank has only been filled with water now for like 3 days. For some reason the temp has been staying around 76 so im working on getting it up to 78-79. The Chiller is AMAZINGLY quiet, in fact i dont really even hear the thing running. I was planning on keeping the rock seperated like it is but as i move more and more rock over from the 55 Gal tank im getting closer and closer to the middle so im losing more of a gap in there. But all will look good in the end.
To all the others thanks for the comments. I will keep the pics coming as more gets done.
Your tank is looking nice... I recently did the same thing...
When I put my MH on my tank I expected a big heat increase... however my Heater couldn't keep up with it and my tanks water temp dipped into the low seventies... and I had to add two more heaters just to bring the temp back up... I expected the MH's to do most the heating in the day and the heaters in the night... and I usually keep my house between 65 and 75 so I didn't think it would be a problem... but, I guess they don't heat as much as I heard... the do evaporate the water fast though...
Anyway, nice tank, and good luck with your move!
When I put my MH on my tank I expected a big heat increase... however my Heater couldn't keep up with it and my tanks water temp dipped into the low seventies... and I had to add two more heaters just to bring the temp back up... I expected the MH's to do most the heating in the day and the heaters in the night... and I usually keep my house between 65 and 75 so I didn't think it would be a problem... but, I guess they don't heat as much as I heard... the do evaporate the water fast though...
Anyway, nice tank, and good luck with your move!
