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250 gallon Loach tank

Post by Mad Duff » Wed Dec 12, 2007 1:12 pm

A couple of videos of my 250 gallon loach tank

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=FJE7ZBKYTHk

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Ea2m0ig4coY

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Post by andre » Wed Dec 12, 2007 1:23 pm

Great stuff, Mad Duff!!!

The fish look very happy indeed!
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Post by Graeme Robson » Wed Dec 12, 2007 4:34 pm

Superb!! 8)
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Post by Curtis » Wed Dec 12, 2007 4:38 pm

Do you have a stock list of what all you have in there?

Great looking tank.
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Post by Emma Turner » Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:13 pm

Really beautiful, MD. 8)
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Post by Mad Duff » Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:20 pm

Thankyou for the comments :D

Curtis - No I dont have a current stock list, I think I might just have toi do one :)
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Post by wasserscheu » Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:20 pm

Mad stuff, Great Duff :wink:

The fish look really relaxed, it makes sense to add some "calm swimmers" to loaches, as loaches are always so busy.
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Post by Keith Wolcott » Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:21 pm

That is a really nice tank!!! You have done a great job with the everything from filtering and current (I was glad to see what pumps and filters you have in another recent thread) to decor and stocking.
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Post by andyroo » Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:50 pm

brown Hopolo catfish. Pure personality and nice in a thai style lemony soup.
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Post by crazy loaches » Wed Dec 12, 2007 10:28 pm

Yes, looks great 8)
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Post by loachmom » Thu Dec 13, 2007 4:12 am

A very beautiful tank. So much activity!! Must be a pleasure to watch!
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Post by Botia Robert » Thu Dec 13, 2007 5:12 am

Well Done MD. :) I checked out your other clips on Youtube. Very Impressed!
Do you have any problems getting a current in your long tank? I mean can you use a river manifold in a 8 footer?
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Post by Mad Duff » Thu Dec 13, 2007 8:40 am

Thankyou for the great comments everyone :D
Botia Robert wrote:Well Done MD. :) I checked out your other clips on Youtube. Very Impressed!
Do you have any problems getting a current in your long tank? I mean can you use a river manifold in a 8 footer?
You could use a manifold in a big tank and I was going to but the problem I would have had was removing the power heads and filter canister for cleaning with the tank been so deep, I would really have had to silicone the manifold in place first which again would have been awkward.

I have two powerheads at one end that send a strong flow just over half way down the tank and then I have a slightly bigger powerhead in the top back corner aiming at the front of the tank about 18" from the end of the tank and that causes a rotating effect which seems somehow to increase the flow around the tank, and then of course there are the two spray bars above the water aiming at either end aimed towards the opposite end.
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