James O
Member
I'm a planner, and so like to cover all the angles befor I set sail
Project details so far are:
Large tank - 183x50x50 pending spousal approval, but definitely tightly in this 400l region
Low tech - I've been playing around with LC but I'm not really seeing much benifit between tanks with/without
Filtration - I'm going to run 2x Eheim 2217 with DIY prefilters. Inflow at one end, outflow at the other.
Scape - lavarock & redmoor heavily planted with various anubias, bolbotis, java ferns, moss and swords
Wildlife - a generous smattering of rainbows, denisonii barbs with a large otto & amano shrimp cleanup crew
Water flow is my present brain teaser. As this is low tech I don't need CO2 tank levels of flow but I know I still need movement to keep detritus moving to the filters and to transport ferts around the tank etc. I'm not planning to use the Eheims for flow, other than what a simple shepherds crook or similar can produce. This will give me longer filter cleaning intervals as flow won't be reliant on filter output which obviously drops with buildup.
My options as I see them are: pump attached to full length spraybar, or, powerheads (koralia etc)
What would you guys do?
Project details so far are:
Large tank - 183x50x50 pending spousal approval, but definitely tightly in this 400l region
Low tech - I've been playing around with LC but I'm not really seeing much benifit between tanks with/without
Filtration - I'm going to run 2x Eheim 2217 with DIY prefilters. Inflow at one end, outflow at the other.
Scape - lavarock & redmoor heavily planted with various anubias, bolbotis, java ferns, moss and swords
Wildlife - a generous smattering of rainbows, denisonii barbs with a large otto & amano shrimp cleanup crew
Water flow is my present brain teaser. As this is low tech I don't need CO2 tank levels of flow but I know I still need movement to keep detritus moving to the filters and to transport ferts around the tank etc. I'm not planning to use the Eheims for flow, other than what a simple shepherds crook or similar can produce. This will give me longer filter cleaning intervals as flow won't be reliant on filter output which obviously drops with buildup.
My options as I see them are: pump attached to full length spraybar, or, powerheads (koralia etc)
What would you guys do?