Project Pescado Journal

[freespool]

Project Pescado:

UPDATED SETUP:
110 gal tall tank
Proclear 175 Wet/dry with Rio 2430 return pump to vertical spraybar and esshops 800 overflow box
Fluval FX5 Canister Filter
Evolution 1500 powerhead
Marineland Doublebright 36-42" LED
PFS with large drift wood, round river rocks, and fake grass plants.
Java Moss and Java Fern + other live plants
Mylar film over white board for background.
Custom made cabinet and hood

Fish:
LSS Discus
Turq. Checkerboard Discus
Bristlenose Albino pleco
Longfin Albino pleco
Cardinal Tetra
Rummy Nose Tetra
Leopard Cory
Skunk Stripe Cory
Sterbi Cory
Amano Shrimp
Cherry Shrimp
Assassin Snails

This thread will be my process from start to finish of building a 110 gal. (30 high) I recently purchased a used glass tank and will be building everything else from this point forward.
The hope is to have a very nice Discus tank.

The Plan:
Water/ leak test tank – in progress
Clean Tank
Build Stand
Install Filters and Heater
Build rock background (If decide to go this route)
Install sand and build rock habitat
Fill tank and start filters
Install Lights and build Hood
Place Fish.
Enjoy

[Gene D]

What are the dimensions of the tank?

[mgarrido]

Project Pescado

Looks like the tank is a 110x (48x18x30). This gonna be a nice show tank, keep posting pictures please. Love the project name :)

[freespool]

The Setup:
Stand/Hood- Wood stained modern clean lines no trim
Filter- Wet/Dry and canister
Base material- PFS (Sand)
Background- colored
Structure- wood rocks
Lighting- LED

If you have any input on what I have listed please let me know.
Thanks

[stevenallenbarnard]

Since you mentioned cichlids, I think this tank would make an awesome discus setup because of the height.

[freespool]

I have had many tanks and lots of fish but never Discus. I know nothing about them other than what they look like. The guy I got the tank from had Discus.

[freespool]

This project had been put on hold due to my work on "Project Mouse Trap". Now that the Mouse Trap is up and running, I will be working on "Project Pescado" again. Stand work will begin this coming week. I am thinking about making this tank an angelfish/ community tank, since my other tank is African Chiclids.

[freespool]

Back at it. i have wrapped up the build portion of my other project (Mouse Trap) and am now working on Pescado. This weekend I built the frame work for the stand. I am planning o make this a large two panel opening front with matching hood. Very clean lines when I finish, no handles or trim. Modern look.

[JAYGEE]

looks good, keep the updates coming.

[freespool]

Well, after some thinking i am going to rebuild this stand. I think it is a little to high and i want to open the center up so a wet/dry can be put in if I later decide. My trim wood had been ordered and should be drop shipped to my house (free from a builder friend) this week. 3/4 stain grade birch.

My wife has also decided that she wants Discus and Angel community tank. now I just have to figure out how to safely make this happen.

[Lori]

I have a 100gal with near the same demension as your's. You said you were going to rebuild the stand because it was too tall. I'm curious as to why it's too tall. I'm wanting a tall stand for mine for appearance. My house has 20' plus ceilings. I understand the taller it is, the harder it is to clean and maintain. I guess that i'm more concerned about it being too top heavy. Anyway, enough with my problems. Just wondering why your going shorter.

[CichlidFan]

I've never seen angels and discus kept together before.....? that would be interesting though....good luck with that....

CF

[freespool]

I am going about 5 inches shorter. It is at 40 high right now. It is good, but I am looking up at the water surface and want to water surface to be at eye level. I was also going to need a stool just to feed and do regular maintenance. Just thought 35-36 inch high would be good. If you want the stand I may work something out with you. Will need wood on the outside to finish it.

[Darbex]

There are a few fish/set ups that I would research the heck out of before getting into so that you have the best chance to succeed and discus are one of them. Discus are very picky about a lot of things. I dont mean this to steer you away from it just dont want you to get fustrated early because of difficulties.

[Lori]

Oh, sorry Freespool. I wasn't asking for the stand. Just wondering why you were going shorter. 40" would put me at 68" overall. That's about what I was looking at. Add canopy to that. Definately gonna need the step stool. Good job so far.