The Puffer Forum

thanks for comments
glass weighs alot it ended up smaller then i originally hoped for on account of breaking first base but i believe its still over 180 gallons. (shh dont tell jabba )

having learnt my lesson on this build im already looking forward to a monster in the future.

+1 I need two monster tanks 1 for my mbu & 1 for my Tigershovel nose!

ive been slacking a bit but got the stand drilled, and started working on spray bar.

500 1 mm holes in a somewhat straight line not to much fun lol

got it upstairs, set hairdryer so it could un freeze '

bulkheads in place.

3 of the 4 of us feeling proud of not taking our old backs out. (tank stupidly heavy)

waiting on a few parts i ordered then on to filtration, yay im getting close to done.

looks good already! fantastic Sumie on the walls. They look authentic ($$$)

The spray bar for a return is an interesting concept....
Has anyone else done this before?
Looking forward to finished tank!

good eyes J-P, i picked up 2 of them when over seas, Soga Shouhaku is the artist.
now I got questions I forgot to ask.
ok im doing undergravel for bulkhead protection, my concern is if i go live planted are the roots going to get threw the cracks and jam my intakes?. (I wont do fake plants)
or do you guys think I should go without any substrate and bare bottom tank.,
or substrate and no plants ?... boring?>
I do prefer the look of natural aqua scaping but in the end all I really care about is my puffers health.
one more question, when it comes time to transfer puffer to new tank. ive heard horror stories of netting puffs, should i try catch her in a bucket? or what other method. she generally lets me do whatever to her but when the net goes in she gets upset.
thanks for help.

well i ended up selling my 10 led panels to a co worker so now i need advice on lighting. i do plan on plants cost really isn't an issue just the shipping. as lights always get broke with the mail. /shrug

what's wrong with getting a balast and lights from the hardware store? A decent set should only run about $50

was thinking metal halides with moon lights etc, Jabba kinda picky if its not perfect she spit water on it lol..

unless you're going for top end plants .. the halides might be overkill. Besides you can alwyas adjust the height of the balast

hehe im sort of an impulse shopper ordered these today.
http://www.bigalsonline.ca/BigAlsCA/ctl ... 250watthqi
a little overkill but better to have and not need then need and not have ,, so the saying goes.

DarkStorm wrote:hehe im sort of an impulse shopper ordered these today.
http://www.bigalsonline.ca/BigAlsCA/ctl ... 250watthqi
a little overkill but better to have and not need then need and not have ,, so the saying goes.

...omg

are you going to keep the actintics in there? Im not sure but I thought that only is only beneficial to corals

never thought the actintics would be harmful?. if so then id remove it
is prolly to late to cancel order but i could try if thats the case.