Hi,

MTS has setted in...just bought a 1.8m x 60cm x 60cm tank

Questions-

1)Can someone explain how to do a sump...as i want to do one?

2)i want to have a arowana in it,is it a good size tank?

3)WHat arowana should i get...green..jardini..or black-pros and cons of each

thanks heaps Matthew

sumps are very easy, I will explain the most simple version I know of.

Get 2 sheets of glass and cut them to the same width as the tank, and about an inch less then the depth. Place the first divider raised off the bottom about half an inch gap, the second divider seal to the bottom. Leave enough room in each partition to get your hand easily down. Silicone to seal.

Media in the partitions, and a return pump in the refugium. Couldn't be easier.

Hardest part would be drilling the tank I guess.

Quick drawing below, dont do the art thing very often so it best be good enough.

thanks heaps

I dont agree with keeping an aro in a tank this size, I have kept one before in a same sized tank, it wasn't anywhere fully grown but I felt guilty about it a bit. Minimum IMO should be 180L X 70H X 80D, the aro can reach 60cm and it doesn't look right in a tank the same width as its body length. Search around on the forum for henwards RTG tank - suitable sized tank there, and his RTG is a fat...one :lol:

Get bichirs 8) :roll: and some nice BIG cichlids + BGK + eel etc. Whatever you like really, oh yeah and not a clown knife, even worse than the aro, gets waaaay too big and is not very flexible.

Bichirs are and will be the best!

i am planning on selling the clown knife....would pacus be too big for my tank..

what birchir types?

thanks

would any aro be fine in the tank?

its not really THAT small

How thick is the glass on your new tank?

i think pacu would be too big for that tank :tears:

pacu way too big. don't get ornates or dehezi they will get too big like an aro. Stick to senegals. It would be nice to go south east asain with the tank. Smaller fish species look much better in a large tank IMO, if you can pull yourself away from wanting the monster fish you will end up with a stunning tank. Large schools of tiger barbs for example, with some loaches on the bottom, clowns might be too big. Striata perhaps would be a better option.

Even the smallest aro will be too big for that tank IMO, you want to provide your fish with a good life, not just a life.

dont know the thickness on the glass sorry....i am picking it up this saturday

heres the picture

pacu way too big. don't get ornates or dehezi they will get too big like an aro. Stick to senegals. It would be nice to go south east asain with the tank. Smaller fish species look much better in a large tank IMO, if you can pull yourself away from wanting the monster fish you will end up with a stunning tank. Large schools of tiger barbs for example, with some loaches on the bottom, clowns might be too big. Striata perhaps would be a better option.

Even the smallest aro will be too big for that tank IMO, you want to provide your fish with a good life, not just a life.

Definately not pacu.

No aro especially not silver and blacks, why invest in an asian one if you cannot house it to the best standard.

I would disagree with nymox there on the bichirs, I'd say you can keep the dels and the ornates and sens fine in that size tank, the footprint is fine and mine is about the same size and my bichirs are totally great in that.

But stick to one ornate i think.

i want to have monster fish in it...will definately get some albino sengals

any other tips on monster fish...?

get a monster tank

would henwards full size pacus be too big?

:nilly:

they are only 20cms

they are redhook pacu so are max size , you should buy his Carapo knife rare and monster 8)

does anyone have a link or pictures to show the sump working

thanks

i will have to setup the tank first...i really like those pacus though !drool:

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http://www.google.co.nz/#hl=en&source=hp&biw=1366&bih=587&q=fish+tank+sump&aq=f&aqi=g8g-m2&aql=&oq=&fp=240550f44d7e49de

Henwards pacu are still way too big, I visit him occaisionally and they are one of the biggest and most active fish you will get here, they almost have more presence than the aro in the tank they are that active. + they are not 20cm more like 30-40cm disk.

ok...i still REALLY want an arowana...phoenix44 said in a post a while ago that a 6 x 2 x2 ft tank is minimum...If out of black,pearl and green what would be the smallest/best for my tank

An Asian Arowana would be the best choice imo for many reasons ,