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PANTYHOSE TIED OVER INTAKE WOULD WORK TOO BUT I IMAGINE IT WOULD CLOG QUICKLY ADDING MORE WORK.
My in wall 125 gallon tank build thread
amiricle
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Tony,
Thanks for the advice! I just removed the 2nd lift off of all my U-tubes. Great idea!
amiricle
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Great link, that would deff fix my problem.
amiricle
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21 watts is very tempting vs the 300 + watts the halids produce. I alreadt spend a lot on the halid fixtures so im prob just going to keep them. I dont plan on turning the halids on more than once or twice a week. Im going to also use the tube light that came with the tank to have on for the majority of the time to save on the electricty bill and to prevent crazy algae growth.
Thanks for all the advice.
amiricle
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Does anyone have recommendations for a heater? I’ve always used the Vis heaters in my old tanks, but I can’t find them on line, I think they have upgraded them because they look different now. Does anyone have any experience with the updated Vis heaters? Thanks!
maddog10
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If you ever do decide to drill the tank DO NOT drill tempered glass. Your tank will be in thousands of pieces if you do. You generally run into tempered glass bottoms starting at 75 gallon tanks and going up.
KRUCIAN KING
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I would go with the hydor inline 300 watt heaters, you want a more clean look less equiptment in the tank. And those heaters are very reliable.
amiricle
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Is this the one your talking about?
http://www.amazon.com/Hydor--Line-H...7VQE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1309320974&sr=8-1
I would love to hide the heater behind the tank, but there are 4 reviews on amazon about how the heater stops working after a couple months. Someone also said the heater randomly raised their temp to 102 and killed all his fish. Do you have this heater? if so, for how long? Thanks for the advice!
amiricle
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Thanks for the advice, deff not gonna drill that tank. I was first going to run sump but decided on getting a fx-5 instead.
mdlnewman
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I use pool filter sand in my 65 and the fx5 input is only 3in from bottom of tank and never gets in it.
KRUCIAN KING
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I have 2 of those heaters they work perfect 2 years and counting. Go with the fx5 filter tried an true.
amiricle
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im really having a hard time finding a heater. I really love the old visi stealth heaters but i cant find any for sale!! All i see is the new stealth PRO, which i havnt heard good things about. What heaters are you guys using? I have heard god things about Jager heaters, anyone have this one? Thanks for the help!! I cant wait to get this tank going
http://www.amazon.com/EHEIM-JAGER-H...3?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1310248512&sr=1-3
http://www.amazon.com/EHEIM-JAGER-H...3?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1310248512&sr=1-3
amiricle
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Here is an update of the tank progress, this weekend im going to fill her up and start the cycle with some goldfish.
ddavila06
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looks goood! did you get it filled? how is it doing?
Tony
Alligator Snapping Turtle/Past Pres
Looks ready to go, Amir. Now all you need to add is some fish!
amiricle
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I finally have the tank filled! Here are some quick pics I just took. I have 2 different lights on the tank, a 2x150 watt metal halid fixture and then the normal fluorescent light fixture that came with the tank. I have the fluorescent lights on most of the time to save on electricity. Let me know what you guys think!
These pics are with the fluorescent lights:
I’m having some issues with the lighting… since I have 2 different fixtures, the halide had to be pushed back all the way towards the back of the tank. The problem with this is that when the fish swim near the front of the tank, the light does not shine on them (same problem when I put the halide towards the front, the back becomes dim). You can see this in some of my pics, the male venustus looks black. I might just take out the fluorescent fixture, and center the halide, but the halide uses so much electricity!
These pics are with the fluorescent lights:
I’m having some issues with the lighting… since I have 2 different fixtures, the halide had to be pushed back all the way towards the back of the tank. The problem with this is that when the fish swim near the front of the tank, the light does not shine on them (same problem when I put the halide towards the front, the back becomes dim). You can see this in some of my pics, the male venustus looks black. I might just take out the fluorescent fixture, and center the halide, but the halide uses so much electricity!
Andrewtfw
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You may want to consider changing the type of lighting altogether if you can't get the lighting how you want it and the halides cost so much. Since the tank is in the wall, maybe you could build a box to support LED spots or floods (depending on the look you want).
How is the FX5 working for you? I own four of them. I run two on a 125 and two on a 135. I found that one was great for a four foot tank that was not too tall but two was better on a longer tank.
How is the FX5 working for you? I own four of them. I run two on a 125 and two on a 135. I found that one was great for a four foot tank that was not too tall but two was better on a longer tank.
amiricle
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Andrew,
Money is really tight after this tank build, so I dont think I could afford new lights. From what ive seen, the LED light bulbs can cost around 50 bucks a bulb. Do you know of a cheaper LED lighting set up?
I love the FX5, I am looking for a 2nd one for this tank as well. Before I bought the FX5, I was using AC110's. I deff like canisters more because they are so much more quite. Thanks!
Money is really tight after this tank build, so I dont think I could afford new lights. From what ive seen, the LED light bulbs can cost around 50 bucks a bulb. Do you know of a cheaper LED lighting set up?
I love the FX5, I am looking for a 2nd one for this tank as well. Before I bought the FX5, I was using AC110's. I deff like canisters more because they are so much more quite. Thanks!
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