Thanks for the comments!
As I mentioned I only have four fish. A yellow tang, a large brown damsel, another tang(?), and this blue monster(?). And a zillion arthropods(Grins?) Many different worms and pink centipedes, etc.
I was given these three 55s but of course wanted a bigger tank. So I put all 12 feet of them on an old HEAVY stereo cabinet.
I made out of plexy scrap, U shaped siphons to go between the tanks. Water is always drawn from the left tank and pumped to the far right tank. To balance this, the water returns via the two siphons,(we call'em jumps), back to the left tank.
The two tangs commute about 200 times a day going all the way to the other end by taking the jumps. The Big Blue One used to also but now cannot fit diagonally thru the first jump. The damsel has no interest what-so-ever thank-you-very-much.
Here's one of the tangs commuting.
Elder Tang 4" 11YO
Brown Damsel 2.5" 9YO
Big Blue 6" 10YO
Yellow Tang 4" 10YO
This entire set up will be retired in the next few months. I have remodeled my living room,(notice the incomplete paint job), and our house needs a termite tent. Very, very badly.
I will take one of these tanks outside and set it up again. Once functioning correctly I will move the fish to it. Then take down the rest of the system.
The remodeled living room will get a new tank that will fit directly into the old fireplace chase. Once the termite hassle is past I will start that tank up and get it running with an entirely different type of wave system. Then I'll move the outdoors fish back in. Groan.
If anyone has any experience in this whole move the fish out move the fish back type experience, do tell!
Subliminal; What kind of wave system do you have?
Grins; I admit I haven't tested the water in eons. And likely the Nitrate is pumping that algae up like mad. I get a lot of export.
As I mentioned I only have four fish. A yellow tang, a large brown damsel, another tang(?), and this blue monster(?). And a zillion arthropods(Grins?) Many different worms and pink centipedes, etc.
I was given these three 55s but of course wanted a bigger tank. So I put all 12 feet of them on an old HEAVY stereo cabinet.
I made out of plexy scrap, U shaped siphons to go between the tanks. Water is always drawn from the left tank and pumped to the far right tank. To balance this, the water returns via the two siphons,(we call'em jumps), back to the left tank.
The two tangs commute about 200 times a day going all the way to the other end by taking the jumps. The Big Blue One used to also but now cannot fit diagonally thru the first jump. The damsel has no interest what-so-ever thank-you-very-much.
Here's one of the tangs commuting.
Elder Tang 4" 11YO
Brown Damsel 2.5" 9YO
Big Blue 6" 10YO
Yellow Tang 4" 10YO
This entire set up will be retired in the next few months. I have remodeled my living room,(notice the incomplete paint job), and our house needs a termite tent. Very, very badly.
I will take one of these tanks outside and set it up again. Once functioning correctly I will move the fish to it. Then take down the rest of the system.
The remodeled living room will get a new tank that will fit directly into the old fireplace chase. Once the termite hassle is past I will start that tank up and get it running with an entirely different type of wave system. Then I'll move the outdoors fish back in. Groan.
If anyone has any experience in this whole move the fish out move the fish back type experience, do tell!
Subliminal; What kind of wave system do you have?
Grins; I admit I haven't tested the water in eons. And likely the Nitrate is pumping that algae up like mad. I get a lot of export.
