Redstratplayer
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I am planing a pipe fish tank.
The area I have to use is 15x14 inches and the tank needs to be about 18 inches tall because I am thinking of having it overflow into my main tank and 10gallon sump. The tank will be a custom acrylic.
What I really want is to have mangroves in this tank so I need a dsb and an open top. I was thinking that for lighting I would use a 150wat MH suspended over the tank about 2ft.
Because pipe fish jump I will have a clear mesh guard around the tank.
Because of the dsb the total swimming area of the tank will be about 10gallons.I am planning on the tank not only having mangroves but being a marine "planted" with Lr rubble "pod piles" in the corners. The tank will also be dosed with photo. To feed pods. There is also a possibility of having a 10gallon sump just for this tank too.
For fish I am interested in a pair of Many banded pipe fish but if there is a pipe better suited then I will go with that.
Is there any thing wrong with what I am planning? Tank to small, fish to big.........
This tank is only being planed right now and can not be set up till mid summer.
The area I have to use is 15x14 inches and the tank needs to be about 18 inches tall because I am thinking of having it overflow into my main tank and 10gallon sump. The tank will be a custom acrylic.
What I really want is to have mangroves in this tank so I need a dsb and an open top. I was thinking that for lighting I would use a 150wat MH suspended over the tank about 2ft.
Because pipe fish jump I will have a clear mesh guard around the tank.
Because of the dsb the total swimming area of the tank will be about 10gallons.I am planning on the tank not only having mangroves but being a marine "planted" with Lr rubble "pod piles" in the corners. The tank will also be dosed with photo. To feed pods. There is also a possibility of having a 10gallon sump just for this tank too.
For fish I am interested in a pair of Many banded pipe fish but if there is a pipe better suited then I will go with that.
Is there any thing wrong with what I am planning? Tank to small, fish to big.........
This tank is only being planed right now and can not be set up till mid summer.
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