Subculture14
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Hello.
So here's my dilemma. I recently purchased and set up a custom 220g zero edge overflow aquarium. I built a solid birch cabinet and have it centered in my study and just ordered a few pieces of CeramEco pieces to redo the aquascape. Here is my problem...the tank is 18" high and has 2 Vectra L1 pumps totaling about 6000gph so my flow is pretty high. Unfortunately, that means that fish keep going over the falls. There is a small drain trough around the tank about 4" wide where I keep finding fish. Here is what has gone over so far.
dragon face pipefish-survived lost tail fin
dragon face pipe fish-survived is fine
black ocellaris clownfish-survived
falco hawkfish (7x)-again and again but fine
black ocellaris clownfish pair-dead:thumbdown:thumbdown
red dragonette-dead:thumbdown
lighning maroon clownfish-dead:thumbdown
powder brown tang-dead:thumbdown
Currently I have a niger trigger, marine beta, flameback angel, and a purple firefish that have not gone over. These with my 2 dragonface pipefish, falco hawk, and 2 black ocellaris that I got to replace the pair are still with me.
So here it is: Anyone have any ideas on what fish might be good. I know now that this design although beautiful is not practical AT ALL. I don't mind buying new fish I just honestly hate killing them.
I'll post more photos if anyone is interested.
So here's my dilemma. I recently purchased and set up a custom 220g zero edge overflow aquarium. I built a solid birch cabinet and have it centered in my study and just ordered a few pieces of CeramEco pieces to redo the aquascape. Here is my problem...the tank is 18" high and has 2 Vectra L1 pumps totaling about 6000gph so my flow is pretty high. Unfortunately, that means that fish keep going over the falls. There is a small drain trough around the tank about 4" wide where I keep finding fish. Here is what has gone over so far.
dragon face pipefish-survived lost tail fin
dragon face pipe fish-survived is fine
black ocellaris clownfish-survived
falco hawkfish (7x)-again and again but fine
black ocellaris clownfish pair-dead:thumbdown:thumbdown
red dragonette-dead:thumbdown
lighning maroon clownfish-dead:thumbdown
powder brown tang-dead:thumbdown
Currently I have a niger trigger, marine beta, flameback angel, and a purple firefish that have not gone over. These with my 2 dragonface pipefish, falco hawk, and 2 black ocellaris that I got to replace the pair are still with me.
So here it is: Anyone have any ideas on what fish might be good. I know now that this design although beautiful is not practical AT ALL. I don't mind buying new fish I just honestly hate killing them.
I'll post more photos if anyone is interested.