First salty tank

Jep21

Jep21

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Great job bro.. tank looks great :)

My only suggestion is maybe put a cover over the overflow box to prevent fish from jumping in there.. imo
 
cableguy69846

cableguy69846

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gonebad395 said:
How far is the over flow line ran down into that 3in tube?
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About 4 inches. Maybe less. It is just barely under the water line. And the tube is filled with rock rubble too.

jeppun21 said:
Great job bro.. tank looks great :)

My only suggestion is maybe put a cover over the overflow box to prevent fish from jumping in there.. imo
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Thanks man. Yeah. I am for sure gonna have to get a top for it. There is too much light in it too.
 
cableguy69846

cableguy69846

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The tank is chugging along. The temp is running about 4 degrees higher than I want it. Could be cuz the AC sucks. I need to put the window unit in. Anyway, things are growing and I finally got my ATO semi-installed today. It is not the permanent setup, but it will work until I can get the fancy stuff.

FTS first.


Some feather dusters.


The sump. The fuge should be drilled, painted and installed tomorrow afternoon if I can get the PVC fittings I need.


The ATO water reservoir. A 2.5 gallon baby water jug. It is gonna work great.

Just used airline tubing cuz I didn't have any 1/4" tubing and can't get it until I get paid again any way. It was a little lose in the float valve so I took a part of a "T" connector and shoved it in the end. Fits nice and snug now.



Made the bracket out of eggcrate cuz I didn't want the float to be attached the the tank itself. Works like a charm though. Watch for more tomorrow.
 
Smitty

Smitty

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Hahaha...yeah, that too. I see you're in beverly, have you ever been to animal krackers on 115th and kedzie? Not the best lfs, but they're decent and local.
 
cableguy69846

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Lil BamBam said:
Great idea on the ATO ;)
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Thanks. It is nice and simple. I will eventually get some 1/4" tubing and a couple of fittings, but for the most part that is just to make it look a little better than it does.

Smitty said:
Hahaha...yeah, that too. I see you're in beverly, have you ever been to animal krackers on 115th and kedzie? Not the best lfs, but they're decent and local.
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Yep. That is actually where I found both of the light fixtures for this tank. 50 bucks each. I avoid buying their live animals though. I have had too many issues with them in the past.
 
Smitty

Smitty

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Yeah, they don't have the best livestock, or the low prices to match that crap sometimes. They can't afford to be too pricey.
 
cableguy69846

cableguy69846

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Smitty said:
Yeah, they don't have the best livestock, or the low prices to match that crap sometimes. They can't afford to be too pricey.
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That is true. I got my leopard gecko from them. They said he had a shedding issue and gave him to us at a discount cuz he didn't go to the vet when he was supposed to. He lost a leg, but is happy and healthy now. I do get some dry goods from them, but nothing alive after that. I would rather deal with a store further out that has better stuff.
 
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