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[golf nut]

Originally Posted by lastlight

Thanks Paul I like what you did there. Are you saying that's not ideal and I might *want* to change the rockwork up or...?

Not saying it isn't ideal, I just wanted to show you where I would drill given the drawing you posted, the flow, where possible should move as much water as possible to pull in water from the surrounding area and hopefully gain momentum, burying C/L feeds in two of the islands will help as well.

Placing the bulkheads just inside the edge of the aquascaping goes a long way to hiding all hardware in the tank,the C/L feeds will not be seen at all, sometimes a return really needs to be at a certain place to get optimum flow and in that case you need to disguise it with small pieces of rock and or shells.

There are ideal scenarios for getting the maximum blast for the buck and getting excellent flow, but this isn't a frag tank you are building, this is your tank and your aquascaping done to your design, it's up to me to figure out the best way to get the flow in the tank that you want.

Paul


now off to bed I tee off in 4 1/2 hours

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by lastlight

Jealous?! You've got like 600 gallons+ to your name! But yeah I am so stoked. Not sure when she'll get all wet but I am so looking forward to seeing this thing come to life!

My whole system is over 600g but the main displays are just standard 230g tanks. I would love to have a much longer/wider/shorter tank. Hummmmmm maybe it is time for a new house with a very large basement Now I just need the money for it!

[Skimmerking]

Originally Posted by fishoholic

My whole system is over 600g but the main displays are just standard 230g tanks. I would love to have a much longer/wider/shorter tank. Hummmmmm maybe it is time for a new house with a very large basement Now I just need the money for it!

Well first off get Doug to move up 2 x incomes and BAM you have a bigger house.

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by lastlight

So I guess expect to see a tank in roughly 2-3 months as I am going to give this new low iron glass a shot. Looks very promising from what I do know about it so I guess we'll see!

That glass does look really clear and cool can't wait to see how it turns out.

Originally Posted by fishytime

3 months!!!! cmon man, we cant wait that long!

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