Rebuild of my 315L Malawi tank

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  1. kathie

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    I've had my malawis for 3 years. I love them but recently my bio filter just can't handle the load & the tank crashed!!!!!!!!!!!. I had a look at other filters but wasn't happy external cannister, air corner driven filters, internal power filters ect. But I'm getting the guy that build tank to do a conversion to sump filter. It costing me an arm & a leg cause he's doing it on site. I'm redoing the entire tank.

    I'm going to use some pool silca(builders) with kalahari crush(nursery), red stones + drift wood & clay pots for caves. Plants will vallis, jarva ferns & abubia. Will be posting pics of the MASSIVE build.
     
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    Can't wait to see the upgraded, newly scaped tank!
     
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    sound like a fun project, keep us posted
     
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    My inspiration.

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    lol Kathie that second pic is on my desk at work, have been saving for 8 months already to do a similar setup when moving to our new home.
     
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    Inspiration

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    Now THAT is inspiring!
     
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    kathie

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    I looking for a 3000L to 4000L pump? Looking at waterhouse, lifetech ect.
     
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    kathie

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    Tank is almost there. The overflow has a slight leak & is noisy. Derik is coming through tonight to fix leak & add in the durso. Fish are still in tubs with airstone & pumps running. I went with the pool filter sand which looks amazing. But how much gravel do you put in 315L tank. Cause I added in a 40kg bag of pool sand it doesnt look thick enough. The pump is a bit slow I will upgrade soon.
    Derik from fish fantasy world designed the entire conversion on site.
     
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    Awesome, looking forward to the photos!
    How closely does it actually resemble those tanks in the photos you posted?
     
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    kathie

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    Not close at all. But will be running this weekend.
     
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    Hehe, I imagine so :)
    What I meant was in terms of design, are you going to have 4 viewing surfaces with minimal piping and obstructions with the tank free-standing in the middle of a room?
     
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    kathie

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    No just front and sides. I don't have the space. I will post pics on monday. The bio filter at the back had to be bust with a hammer. The overflow is the height of the tank at the back.
     
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    so where are the pics? :p
     
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