Reef ready tanks?

[jeb102385]

the tank i have my trophs in is rr i have it hooked up to a wet dry and i love it the chemicals are always perfect and the mantenace is minimal

[schance]

i have sen wet drys used with co2 you just crank it up like no other. if you messing with 10-20lb co2 its not that bad.

[andrewh]

Canisters are the only way to go if you're injecting CO2 and for planted tanks in general (aeration isn't necessarily your friend in a planted tank). If you don't have sealed filtration (as in a canister as apposed to a wet/dry or HOB), then you're just tossing money out the window (or down the overflow ).

I started out with HOBs and tried wet/drys, but since I started using Rena XP canisters I will not own anything else. On a drilled tank, they are easy to maintain (no priming required) and Rena design is simple and easy IMHO.

I know for large planted tanks, the dilemma is this, most large tanks come RR. So if you want to plant a large aquarium and inject CO2 you'll need to deal with the overflow.

I've seen some guys/gals drill holes near the bottom of the overflow box to allow access to the pre-drilled holes within the overflow for the canister's intake/return. Doing this will allow you to close these holes off in the future if you ever want to change up the tank or if you sell it.

And you can always get more than one floating food container for feeding in several locations within the tank (one on the right, middle and left, etc.)

[schance]

you could take some airline tubing and tie it in a loop and not the ends

[alexarae]

Good idea indeed.

[76dragon]

I was just thinking about this for my 150 setup. I will have to go to wally world and get one of these

Great idea..

[rolloffhill]

although a good contraption it does nothing for sinking pellets. Also limits the feeding to only those fish that are aggressive eaters while the weakling goes hungry.

True, but I didn't have a problem with sinking pellets floating....

I am feeding flakes and sinking pellets so everyone has a chance to eat...

[eklikewhoa]

http://www.dfwfishbox.com/forums/pro...ead.php?t=2407

although a good contraption it does nothing for sinking pellets. Also limits the feeding to only those fish that are aggressive eaters while the weakling goes hungry.

[txfatcat]

typically when using a reef tank you have a feed time and you turn the pumps and power heads off and this allows everything to calm down when feeding. This eliminates any food going down. Dursos are very comman and will be dead quiet and allow you to adjust flow by using an air valve on top to fine tune. If your system is well engineered then the trash in the overflow is not an issue. it may cause a little nitrate but not enough to be a factor in my book and experience. you can always get a long brus cleaner to stir the water up if you find it a concern.

We drys are far supperior to canisters. The only canister that even compares is a ehiem 2260 and its still not as easy to maintain as a wet/dry you can run a canister as a secondary filter system to a wet/dry. Talk with the guys who are runing 2260s exclusively and get thier opinion.

best thing of all is research research research. be methodical in your planning and you will save time headaches and most of all money.

last thing is I will never buy another tank thats not RR. I think they are better and cleaner when set up but thats just my opinion

[rolloffhill]

Its harder to feed flake and floating pellets using RR tanks. A lot of the food goes over the overflows.

Back to how do you keep the fish from going into the overflow

http://www.dfwfishbox.com/forums/production/showthread.php?t=2407

[Delock]

delock@hotmail.com

[jisatsuguy]

yeah, i wish i had a working camera... and i wish i knew how to post pics... hey delock, what if i emailed you the pics??? its so simple yet so silent... im sure everyone using a drilled rr tank could apreciate this... keeps crap from accumulating in the bottom of the overflow too

[Delock]

picture is needed

[jisatsuguy]

cheap way of gettin rid of the overflow slurping/gurgling noise is to get some of the flexible tubing like the one that the drain uses(about a foot and a half), shove some into the drain tube, then bend the rest down into a bottom corner of the overflow... i got a rr tank in my bedroom... this is the quietest thing i tried, now the only sound is the water tricklin over the bioballs

[Zulaab]

I use a shot glass and put some aquarium water in it. Then I add the food(flakes and pellets to the shot glass) I take the shot glass and pour the water and food into the aquarium. The food float down into the tank and the fish gobble it up. I started doing this becuase my brichardis were so slittish that they did not go to the surface to feed and most of of the food ended up in the overflow. Problem solved.

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