Recent content by atljar

Ya that should work, pretty much what I am doing. Ill shoot some pics of the bucket and post

I dont know if they were joking, but that was my first stop after picking up my driftwood. Amazing amount of junk you blast out of it

There are T fittings on both the intake side and outlet side of the circulation pump, with two valves on each side of the "T". Close one valve, leave the other open and it will pull from the open side. Same with outlet, close one and open the other and it will exit the open valve. This can be...

I counted 6 different pictures, lol. They are cats with the personality of dogs. Both fetch. play with water, and follow me around room to room. If anyone ever wants a cat, check out the breed. Really awesome.

Thanks ladies and gents! It was a tremendous amount of work and planning. Im really happy with how it turned out. Im not a contractor or anything, just a normal guy that's mechanically inclined. Im working on cycling the tank right now, been running for a few days. Plan is to stock with...

Wasn't able to post all the pics in message board format, so put them all on a cheap webpage. Enjoy and THANK YOU to so many members here. Fishtank -Jared

Just redo the top trim so that it looks level to the eye. I dont think it will matter a bit to the tank itself as long as the base is flat against the stand on both ends

Setting up the plumbing/drilling on my tank. I would like to run the canister filter, and also my circulation pump from the same bulkhead fitting, a 1 1/2" bulkhead. According to THIS, a 1.5" pipe should flow 2100 GPH. My circulation pump is 950 gph while the canister is 450 gph so I...

I did a ton of research on UV systems before buying, ended up with a Vecton V2. They are brittish and hard to find in the states, but there is a place in Florida that sells them. (shoot me a PM if interested, not sure how this board is with posting links to suppliers) Also heard a bunch of...

I havent picked specific species yet, nothing terribly exotic. Im thinking 12-14 fish? I should have mentioned too, that I am also building an undergravel jet system with a dedicated closed loop circulation pump. Maybe Ill attach a large sponge filter on that for a little extra...

Very new to fishkeeping :hide: Im setting up a 75 gallon African cichlid tank. I purchased a Ehiem 2126, and also another inline heater as backup. My question is the filter is rated for 251 gph from the pump, and 172 gph for the filter circulation, but says it will filter 92 gallons...