Edvet
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Bah, those lights don't work at all. Just send them to me🙄
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1300 litre chocolate lake
- Thread starter Alastair
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sanj
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Oh yes, I forgot all about that. I will pm you my address.
Alastair
Member
Just doing the fill test and trying out all 4 tiles at 70 percent brightness. They really are bright at 100%.
Its taken over an hour to fill to this level.....and ill have to drain it tomorrow 🙁
ill be glad when I can put on the panels And attach the light arms
Its taken over an hour to fill to this level.....and ill have to drain it tomorrow 🙁
ill be glad when I can put on the panels And attach the light arms
Aron_Dip
Member
just think................ we will be skinny dipping in there soon!
John S
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If there's a drought in your area we know why 
Alastair
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Nathaniel Whiteside
Member
If it takes over 2 hours to fill... you may be able to get it upto 25 degrees for Christmas..
Aron_Dip
Member
Fine ...... ill put my man mankini away!If thats what ideas youve got when your up im getting worried
If it takes over 2 hours to fill... you may be able to get it upto 25 degrees for Christmas..
LOLS
hope you have a few spare heaters.
Im looking forward to the pics of your foraged rocks................ .😉
Alastair
Member
Yep... 2 eheim jager 300s and fluval e300 heaters. Ill be keeping a acrylic top on during winter which will help with keeping evaporation to a minimum.
Ill get some shots of the rocks ive found plus the 40kg of petrified wood (think I got too much ha)
Doubt youll be getting anything back stu. Im sorted on the heater front anyway.
Another addition to what's going on the tank too
Brian Murphy
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Just catching up on your journal from a couple of weeks ago and all I can say it wow! How many filters are you using and what are your ideas for flow patterns?
Alastair
Member
Hiya mate.
The set ups been delayed by a couple of weeks but filtration is just going to be one of the 2080 and the fx6 on this tank. Im going to have or try to make an acryclic outlet for the fx6 which will get rid of the awkward twin outlet and soften the flow a little. Ive already managed to come up with a clear inlet strainer for the fx6 which will help to put foam over to stop babies getting sucked up.
Ill have this blowing across and down from back right to left and then the lily outlet of the 2080 from front left to right which will be much gentler. Ill be removing some of the media from the 2080 too so overall turnover is improved.
I want as much turn over but as soft a flow as possible for the fish but enough to keep the water clear. 🙂
Lindy
Member
You could do a full length spraybar with really big holes or a slot cut the length of it? Or would that turn it into a jacuzzi?
Brian Murphy
Member
Get pics etc of your DIY ventures aswell. If anyone can do these things you da man!
Alastair
Member
I did think of a spray bar but the wood being so long would interfere with the flow from front to back. I think if I just have outlets/lily pipes it will look less cluttered. ....I hope ha
Yeah for sure mate. Ill do a photo guide when it comes to bending an outlet for it.... im guessing about 5 attempts ha ha
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Alastair
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I just noticed too on the fill test picture how much depth front to back is lost once there's water in the tank 🙁
Lindy
Member
Thats cos there isn't any plants or wood to give depth and perspective 😉
Alastair
Member
Ha yeah I know but if you look at the picture above and below water, the below only looks about 30cm from back to front lol
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