Please Share Pictures of Your 50G Tanks
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Wiskey
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Oh, I think the problem is that the tank demention you mention is accually called a 58.
Mine is a 50 (48-12-18 tall) but I will post a pic anyway.
Not really any help,... but I came in here with the URL already coppied expecting you to want a pic of my size, so I posted it anyway.
Whiskey
Mine is a 50 (48-12-18 tall) but I will post a pic anyway.
Not really any help,... but I came in here with the URL already coppied expecting you to want a pic of my size, so I posted it anyway.
Whiskey
This tank is about 46G (water only), the top is open.
Designed to for easy syphoning. Looking from the side, there is a slight inclination towards the back, but from the front, the back has some valleys+peaks. 18" width is narrow, so most of the rocks at the back leans on the back pane.
If you look from the top, the rocks shaped like an inverted 'V', with the ends pointing towards the front corners.
Flow is aimed at diagonal ends towards each other, and is not aimed directly at, something like a clock face... the back end hits the 11.30 o'clock while the back hits the 5.30(Heavens, I hope you can see what I'm trying so hard to say :0)
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Designed to for easy syphoning. Looking from the side, there is a slight inclination towards the back, but from the front, the back has some valleys+peaks. 18" width is narrow, so most of the rocks at the back leans on the back pane.
If you look from the top, the rocks shaped like an inverted 'V', with the ends pointing towards the front corners.
Flow is aimed at diagonal ends towards each other, and is not aimed directly at, something like a clock face... the back end hits the 11.30 o'clock while the back hits the 5.30(Heavens, I hope you can see what I'm trying so hard to say :0)
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Lunchbucket
Premium Member
sorry if this is BIG. this is my 58gal
Lunchbucket
Lunchbucket
ahchung,
I've tried the diagonal back-to-front with the streams and for the rock arrangement that I have, the snail-poo/detritus settle all towards the back centre.
Prior to this arrangement, they were positioned diagonal front-to-back, and what I find is the detritus gathers at bottom front centre. After many months, I felt the streams were taking too much front view, real-estate and its unsightly to have a pile right in the centre and thats when they were change to like now. Now they all gatheraround the bottom dead centre of the tank... and for a couple of days in row, I can get away with not feeling guilty for not looking after it.
I think the rock placement will have much an impact on how they gather, that is if it matters to you. With 2 streams at the top, detritus have a hard time stayin put on the top the rocks.
You going with substrate bottom?
I've tried the diagonal back-to-front with the streams and for the rock arrangement that I have, the snail-poo/detritus settle all towards the back centre.
Prior to this arrangement, they were positioned diagonal front-to-back, and what I find is the detritus gathers at bottom front centre. After many months, I felt the streams were taking too much front view, real-estate and its unsightly to have a pile right in the centre and thats when they were change to like now. Now they all gatheraround the bottom dead centre of the tank... and for a couple of days in row, I can get away with not feeling guilty for not looking after it.
I think the rock placement will have much an impact on how they gather, that is if it matters to you. With 2 streams at the top, detritus have a hard time stayin put on the top the rocks.
You going with substrate bottom?
ahchung
New member
madmac,
I am running a sandbed. I plan to keep a 2" sandbed in the front and 4" sandbed at the back of the tank in the new setup.
I think a team of effective cleaning crews has a critical effect in cleaning up the detritus. I don't have a great problem on detritus.
Your setup is pretty close to my planned setup. With the stream flows meet at the top center of the tank which is on top of the rockwork. In this case, the SPS's will receive maximum amount of flow.
I intend to put the streams at the back of the tank due to space issue. Do you have a full tank picture of your tank? I want to get a better feeling of how the streams occupied the view in your setup.
Thanks in advance!
I am running a sandbed. I plan to keep a 2" sandbed in the front and 4" sandbed at the back of the tank in the new setup.
I think a team of effective cleaning crews has a critical effect in cleaning up the detritus. I don't have a great problem on detritus.
Your setup is pretty close to my planned setup. With the stream flows meet at the top center of the tank which is on top of the rockwork. In this case, the SPS's will receive maximum amount of flow.
I intend to put the streams at the back of the tank due to space issue. Do you have a full tank picture of your tank? I want to get a better feeling of how the streams occupied the view in your setup.
Thanks in advance!
MiddletonMark
Premium Member
I need a good straight-on recent shot, but here's my 58 [36 x 18 x 21]
If you can, try to search back - there's a good thread on 3' tanks from maybe 6 months ago in this forum.
Anyway - here's mine
If you can, try to search back - there's a good thread on 3' tanks from maybe 6 months ago in this forum.
Anyway - here's mine
