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I just bought a 3 tiered tank from my LFS that is relocating to a bigger facility and getting all new tanks. The tanks are all acrylic and around 50+gal capacity each for a total of over 150 gallons. They are all inside a "bookshelf" and have a light set up above each tank built into the shelving that is 4 t-12s. No pictures yet I was to excited when I bought it to even think about electronics.
I plan on drilling each tank and plumbing them all together with 1 1/2" PVC to create a overflow style filter system which will be powered by a 1400 GPH Canister that has about a 15 gallon volume.
I then plan on having each tank to be a different set up to allow for my MTS so I don't have to keep buying new tanks for different fish.
Top Tank:
Will be a wild guppy,Multi-shrimp colony or Cory Colony and Soil planted tank. The first think I will do is retro fit the old lights into 4- T5's. Next I was going to go with some MGOC and cap it with some red or some black CaribSea Flora Max Planted Aquarium Substrate. Then Ill probably just do a gallon jug of DIY Co2 Add in with chemical fertilizers occasionally. I'm thinking a few swords maybe some crypts, red ludwigia, java moss and java fern, Also will house 2- 300 Watt heaters. Maybe a few limestone rocks.
Middle Tank:
Will behold a few Angels, Mixed Tetra species, an Albino Longfin Bristlenose pleco, 2 Swords in soiled Terracotta Pots, White Sand, and a giant chunk of African Root Drift wood covered in Java Moss as a Center piece. Then Retrofitted light to 4- T8's. Maybe a few limestone rocks.
Bottom Tank:
Will be home to my 8 single species African Chichlids fry I have- 4 Female and 4 Male. Brown Sand, Limestone Rocks, then either some very hardy plants or plastic plants. Then of course the Retro fitted T8's. With Maybe a miniature Pleco species like a regular BN.
Questions:
Will 1 1/2" PVC have way to much current for 1400gph? should I just go to 2"?
Any recommendations for my plants that'd do well or better then what Ive suggested?
General Comments, concerns, questions, input?
I plan on drilling each tank and plumbing them all together with 1 1/2" PVC to create a overflow style filter system which will be powered by a 1400 GPH Canister that has about a 15 gallon volume.
I then plan on having each tank to be a different set up to allow for my MTS so I don't have to keep buying new tanks for different fish.
Top Tank:
Will be a wild guppy,Multi-shrimp colony or Cory Colony and Soil planted tank. The first think I will do is retro fit the old lights into 4- T5's. Next I was going to go with some MGOC and cap it with some red or some black CaribSea Flora Max Planted Aquarium Substrate. Then Ill probably just do a gallon jug of DIY Co2 Add in with chemical fertilizers occasionally. I'm thinking a few swords maybe some crypts, red ludwigia, java moss and java fern, Also will house 2- 300 Watt heaters. Maybe a few limestone rocks.
Middle Tank:
Will behold a few Angels, Mixed Tetra species, an Albino Longfin Bristlenose pleco, 2 Swords in soiled Terracotta Pots, White Sand, and a giant chunk of African Root Drift wood covered in Java Moss as a Center piece. Then Retrofitted light to 4- T8's. Maybe a few limestone rocks.
Bottom Tank:
Will be home to my 8 single species African Chichlids fry I have- 4 Female and 4 Male. Brown Sand, Limestone Rocks, then either some very hardy plants or plastic plants. Then of course the Retro fitted T8's. With Maybe a miniature Pleco species like a regular BN.
Questions:
Will 1 1/2" PVC have way to much current for 1400gph? should I just go to 2"?
Any recommendations for my plants that'd do well or better then what Ive suggested?
General Comments, concerns, questions, input?
