MY plan 180 gallon(us) 6ftx2ftx2ft, it will house 1 megaladoras cat, 2 spotted rapheal cats, 2 angelfish, 1 blackghost knife and 1 longfinned oscar. With hides and a fluidized sand bed ffilter and powerheads for increas water movement.

So far I have a 120gallon with two angelfish and two spotted rapheals, and just waiting for cash to finish my plan.

The 120 will just be a grow out tank.

So how it sound?

sounds like you need to deliver to South Dakota...

Nice tank, and fish selection, although I know NOTHING about the filters you are tanking about...

Yah my lfs is great, the filter from what I've read houses the oxygen eating bacteria at the bottom that turn ammonia into nitrite and nitrite into nitrate, and at the top because there is no more oxygen houses thebacteria that turn nitrate into gaseous nitrogen in effect removing the nitrates completely it just has to be tall enough for this to happen and it has to cycle of course.

Ill aslo have an air pump going.

Nice plan.
One point of attention should be the Megalodoras idea.
take care you don't get an Irwini, for he'll burst out of your tank.
I suppose you want an Uranoscopus, and if you get that, I'll be very, very jealous...
Look at this, it's one of the most impressive armour on a fish I've seen.






And their belly




Did you check availability yet? and if so, what do they cost?
Nice to keep your 120 as well.
Sweet plan, my friend

The pic you posted is what I hope on getting.

aquaculture wrote:


I want one too.

damn grimace to try and swallow one of those

Thats why they're so awesome.

Yeah I have a large Raphael cat spiky as hell!

With the fluidized bed you will need ALOT of air pumps. One pass through the filter and the water will lose almost all of its oxygen. I would not suggest this filter unless you know exactly what you are doing.

Foxlarocks wrote:


That's the second time this week i read about a "fluidized bed".
Can someone please explain the idea to me, for i don't know what that is...

this might help a little noddy

www.bioconlabs.com/abtqs.html

Thank you, that gave me an "Aha!" moment.