500L tank, help with installing tank and filtration
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2020 5:50 am
Hey everyone!
So, My name is Niels, I am a 21 y/o Plant Biotechnolgy student from The Netherlands and I quit the hobby 3 years ago when I moved out. I've had 125L freshwater and reef tanks.
I am planning to restart the hobby and I would like to get a Fahaka. Since I am aware of the 150gallon "rule" with enough space to turn I aimed for that as a bare minimum which I am short on on a couple of gallons. Personally I believe a 40cm fish needs more space to roam than 120x60x60cm so a soon as possible (within 2 years) my goal is set on a 200x100x80cm (425gallon) tank.
I'll go for sand, stones and woord, and some Javaferns, Anubais and floating plants.
That all being said, I want to make the setup as good as possible, meaning I want to convert the sump of the marine tank to a biological filter.
However, I have 0,0 experience with that. I am used to the following:
Get a tank, get the plants, fill with tapwater, instal filter, run for 3 weeks, measure water, but fish.
Never installed a tank for such a big (small in the beginning of course) fish though! How do I do this best? How to prepare the bacteria for such a messy eater?
I am planning on starting a applesnail tank (by buying eggs and hechting them so I have tiny ones at the start) for food for the next years and some fire shirmp (Neocaridina davidi) as food for when the puffer is small and applesnails are to big.
Can I feed him on snails and shrimp only in the beginning before he's ready for mussles and stuff?
He'll be the only inhabitant by the way.
One last question: should I post in gallos, inches, Fahrenheit and feet, or can you handle liter, Celsius and centimeters
I might also be able to remove the sump part and go for external filters but then it's difficult with the overflow, anyone any tips on solving this?
Lots of thanks in advance!!
Regards,
Niels
So, My name is Niels, I am a 21 y/o Plant Biotechnolgy student from The Netherlands and I quit the hobby 3 years ago when I moved out. I've had 125L freshwater and reef tanks.
I am planning to restart the hobby and I would like to get a Fahaka. Since I am aware of the 150gallon "rule" with enough space to turn I aimed for that as a bare minimum which I am short on on a couple of gallons. Personally I believe a 40cm fish needs more space to roam than 120x60x60cm so a soon as possible (within 2 years) my goal is set on a 200x100x80cm (425gallon) tank.
I'll go for sand, stones and woord, and some Javaferns, Anubais and floating plants.
That all being said, I want to make the setup as good as possible, meaning I want to convert the sump of the marine tank to a biological filter.
However, I have 0,0 experience with that. I am used to the following:
Get a tank, get the plants, fill with tapwater, instal filter, run for 3 weeks, measure water, but fish.
Never installed a tank for such a big (small in the beginning of course) fish though! How do I do this best? How to prepare the bacteria for such a messy eater?
I am planning on starting a applesnail tank (by buying eggs and hechting them so I have tiny ones at the start) for food for the next years and some fire shirmp (Neocaridina davidi) as food for when the puffer is small and applesnails are to big.
Can I feed him on snails and shrimp only in the beginning before he's ready for mussles and stuff?
He'll be the only inhabitant by the way.
One last question: should I post in gallos, inches, Fahrenheit and feet, or can you handle liter, Celsius and centimeters
I might also be able to remove the sump part and go for external filters but then it's difficult with the overflow, anyone any tips on solving this?
Lots of thanks in advance!!
Regards,
Niels