My new 6x2x2.5 'FOWLR + Fake coral' tank

[lkoivoon]

Have ordered a 6x2x2.5 tank and will coming in 1 to 2 weeks time. Currently have a 5x1.5x2 'FOWLR + fake coral' tank.

[lkoivoon]

This is my 2x2x2 Gold fish tank with 8 gold and 1 black ranchu

[lkoivoon]

Here is by current 5x1.5x2 FOWLR+fake coral tank which is to be upgraded to 6x2x2.5.

Left side............

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Right side...........

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Full view.........

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Return pump is 2 x Eheim 1060 (total ~ 4560 l/h)

[sunny03]

can show the pic of the whole sump

[lkoivoon]

Resun FBF1000 with Rowaphos to control PO4............

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H&S 110-F2000 skimmer....

[lkoivoon]

A big box of bioball (will not be used in the new 6x2x2.5)........

[lkoivoon]

can show the pic of the whole sump

Coming... pls wait.......

[lkoivoon]

A lot of rocks in the sump...........

[lkoivoon]

Another tank of rocks connect to the sump........

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Mechnical filter before returning to sump

[lkoivoon]

See the left side of photo? ... this is the another tank of rocks connected to the sump. A small pump is used to pump water from the sump to the another tank of rock......

[KTLK]

6 footer fowlr Happy for your fishes What u intend to keep? Nice blueface u got there. Will your H&S skimmer able to handle the new tank?

[lkoivoon]

can show the pic of the whole sump

Hi Sunny03, here is pic of the whole sump.

[lkoivoon]

6 footer fowlr Happy for your fishes What u intend to keep? Nice blueface u got there. Will your H&S skimmer able to handle the new tank?

Hi KTLK, I have bought a Deltec AP851

[lkoivoon]

Full tank pic.....

[lkoivoon]

Here is the overflow box. As you can see the pipes are blocking the floss hence some of the water escape the floss and go straight down to the sump...this is no good. Has overcome this in the new 6x2x2.5 tank ... will show later..

[lkoivoon]

With the experience (the good and bad things) of the current 5ft tank. I designed the new 6x2x2.5 tank myself and just get the tank supplier to build according to my design.

Here is the 3.5x1.5x1.5 sump. This sump meant to be simple. The right side is big enough to house the Deltec AP851 skimmer in case it leaks in future. Current plan is of course to place the AP851 outside the sump.

The 1 inch divider is used to place carbon. Carbon will be placed fully across this 1 inch divider so that all the water will have to go pass the carbon .... as I intend to used ozone on the left side of the sump (to be shown later...). This is to ensure that ozone will not get into the main tank.

Sump.doc

[lkoivoon]

Becase it will be a BB tank. The tank is with 50% overflow and 50% underflow for easy maintenance.

The problem of pipes blocking the floss in the overflow box is removed by shifting the 2xdurso pipes to another compartment -- The overflow/underflow water from the main tank will first flow to the overflow box filled with floss, and then, the water is underflow into the next compartment with the 2xdurso pipes to the sump.

6ft_tank.doc

[lkoivoon]

6 footer fowlr Happy for your fishes What u intend to keep? Nice blueface u got there. Will your H&S skimmer able to handle the new tank?

I will keep all kind of fishes that I like (of course ) and of course they must be compatible.

[Earth]

Hi lkoivoon

Nice tank u got there....

Care to share where u got the fake corals from? I'm FOWLR too, planning to get some nice fake corals...

[lkoivoon]

Hi lkoivoon

Nice tank u got there....

Care to share where u got the fake corals from? I'm FOWLR too, planning to get some nice fake corals...

I got them mainly from a fresh water fish shop - Clementi blk 328.