gardentoad
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I have just purchased a used 215 gallon tank and wet/ dry filter.
Not all of the parts and plumbing is there.
The tank is drilled on the bottom, 3 holes one on each side and 1 in a column in the middle.
The pump is external and the w/d filter is a 55 gal. tank with an eggcrate shelf on one side and 3 vertical slots on the other side about 3' apart and a hole drilled on this end. I got bioballs and an external pump with the filter but nothing else.
I would like to set it up as a terrarium/ aquarium. I would like to have the water circulated in reverse of the normal way. Instead of the column in the middle skimming the surface then returning the water to the filter, I'd like it to be a waterfall. The tank would be 1/3 full of water and the land area trays of soil (planted) setting on plastic milk crates with rock beach areas.
i would prefer the water returning to the filter to come through an undergravel filter plate.
My problem is that if the pump goes out or we have a power failure my tank would drain.
Is there any way to set this up so the tank wouldn't empty?If I use tubes on the return holes I can't use a UG filter plate. I also don't care for skimming the surface because it sucks down the fish food or you need to turn it off at feeding.
I know once I set the land area up it would be very difficult to clean under it. That is why I wanted an undergravel filter so debre wouldn't collect where I can't reach it.
I had a similar tank (200 gal) before set up like this but it wasn't drilled. I used powerheads on lift tubes and an aquaflow500 filter hanging off the back so I know how difficult it is to reach the gravel under my land area in the back.
It seems a shame to not use the filter and pump that came with the tank.
Not all of the parts and plumbing is there.
The tank is drilled on the bottom, 3 holes one on each side and 1 in a column in the middle.
The pump is external and the w/d filter is a 55 gal. tank with an eggcrate shelf on one side and 3 vertical slots on the other side about 3' apart and a hole drilled on this end. I got bioballs and an external pump with the filter but nothing else.
I would like to set it up as a terrarium/ aquarium. I would like to have the water circulated in reverse of the normal way. Instead of the column in the middle skimming the surface then returning the water to the filter, I'd like it to be a waterfall. The tank would be 1/3 full of water and the land area trays of soil (planted) setting on plastic milk crates with rock beach areas.
i would prefer the water returning to the filter to come through an undergravel filter plate.
My problem is that if the pump goes out or we have a power failure my tank would drain.
Is there any way to set this up so the tank wouldn't empty?If I use tubes on the return holes I can't use a UG filter plate. I also don't care for skimming the surface because it sucks down the fish food or you need to turn it off at feeding.
I know once I set the land area up it would be very difficult to clean under it. That is why I wanted an undergravel filter so debre wouldn't collect where I can't reach it.
I had a similar tank (200 gal) before set up like this but it wasn't drilled. I used powerheads on lift tubes and an aquaflow500 filter hanging off the back so I know how difficult it is to reach the gravel under my land area in the back.
It seems a shame to not use the filter and pump that came with the tank.