New tank rack and photos.

[nathan u]

well I finished a new rack as of yesterday and transferred some of my tanks to it.
and I figured it would be about time to add some photos of what i am doing hehe.
the rack is designed to hold 3 10s per level and 2 20s on the floor between the verticals perfectly.
the entire rack once completely setup will be driven by the ecoplus commercial 1 that I bought from kensfish.com in a group order along with hydor #2 sponge filters rated for 20g.
still working on finding a nice hanging pendant for holding 150w equiv CFLs above each tank.
anyways here is the rack. the white arrow is showing where my ecoplus pump is located, I need to find a better mounting location yet for it.
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k26/crimson_dark/Fish/_IGP7919.jpg

my otapa sword pair minus the female that jumped, there is 6 juvies along with those 2.
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k26/crimson_dark/Fish/otapa.jpg
and there 20g currently on a dresser till I move it to the floor so that I can get a 33g in its spot.
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k26/crimson_dark/Fish/20g-1.jpg
and some photos of my favorite little american flagfish and there tank which I need to clean now that its in a more workable location haha.
they love to hide when the camera is nearby...
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k26/crimson_dark/Fish/_IGP7925.jpg
prior to the move to the rack.
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k26/crimson_dark/Fish/_IGP7918.jpg
and post moves.
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k26/crimson_dark/Fish/_IGP7921.jpg
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k26/crimson_dark/Fish/_IGP7922.jpg
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k26/crimson_dark/Fish/_IGP7923.jpg
the flagfish tank is 10g with a trio 1m/2f. plants are anubias nana, corkscrew val, riccia, miniature leaf java fern, duckweed. oh and a crap ton of pesky snails I need to get rid of :mad: . Some vals are floating others planted testing to see which sends runners off the fastest.
the tank has 2x 23w 6500k 100w equiv CFLs screwed into the canopy. not currently dosing any ferts or co2. gravel is standard flourite. Which I must add is a PITA to rinse my goodness.
looking to order some dry ferts and start a diy co2 on it as the current plant growth is amazing, 1-2 new leaves on the nana every week, the vals are shooting off runners like mad, and well riccia/duckweed we all know how that goes -_-. I have halved that stuff twice now and its still blocking to much light.
the other tank on the top shelf has about 15ish random sized endlers that i am currently breeding. and the 2nd shelves tank has a nice pair of green swordtails and 2 platinum silver molly juvies.
just waiting on the rest of my tanks from back home to show up so I can get it filled finally.

[blainep]

You realize of course, once you start building tank racks MTS now has a stranglehold on you and you'll be picturing tank racks in every facet of your life ! :yes::laugh:


Kidding of course.

Stand looks good, fish looking good as well.

As for a pendant, take a look around the reptile area of your local pet store, I found the hood I'm using on my nano there and beside it was a spot for a 10 inch bell reflector that could easily be made into a pendant.

On a side note, I was mucking around with CFL spirals a while ago and I found even with a decent reflector, the 42 watt CFL didn't (visually) produce any more light than a 26 watt.
Plants might notice a difference, but the tank was no brighter with them.

Keep us posted !

[nathan u]

so funny you should mention that haha.
buddy and I where talking about the cost and design of creating a small addition off a house connected by a hallway that would be just a straight up concrete pad. heavily insulated oversized shed/addition. would allow use of a space heater, in floor drains along with a fully automated water change system.
would only need to come in to feed the tanks and vacuum them every once in awhile, it would be quite the setup.

[blainep]

so funny you should mention that haha.
buddy and I where talking about the cost and design of creating a small addition off a house connected by a hallway that would be just a straight up concrete pad. heavily insulated oversized shed/addition. would allow use of a space heater, in floor drains along with a fully automated water change system.
would only need to come in to feed the tanks and vacuum them every once in awhile, it would be quite the setup.


You mean something like this ?
http://www.canadianaquariumconnection.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4172&page=15

:yes:

[CACAdmin]

Thanks for sharing the pics. Stands and fish look great. Sounds like you've caught the fishroom bug. :wink:

[mdfa.ca]

LOL, you know you have MTS bad when you start to plan additions to your house so you can put up more tanks :FishOnDaHead::High_Five: Nathan, wanna send some of those fishy vibes my way? My husband needs them. I'm still whining about a big tank in the living room. We have just a perfect spot for it... :yes:

Great stand and tanks, btw. Especially that little flag fish.

[nathan u]

hehe yah that would be about right that or something along these lines minus the windows because of sask climate kill the heating bill. http://www.tedsfishroom.com/wp/visits/fishroom-tours/rusty-wessels-fish-house