Building a Monster 1019 litres / 269 gal

[fishguychrisni]

This thread is going to be about building a plywood monster tank
Any tips are greatly appreciated , will report back soon : diy filtration would be greatly appreciated

 

[Greggz]

No tips but looking forward to seeing what you do. Should be an adventure.

 

[smitty]

I always look forward to hearing how one makes out building their own tank. The pros and the cons. Hopefully you will allow the members to ride along with your project.

 

[myswtsins]

FUN! First thought when talking BIG tanks is always floor support? 269 gallons huh? Building it yourself and you can't get that extra gallon is there!? lol

Filtration - Do you plan to have an overflow? What are you thinking about stocking? Planted or not?

 

[myswtsins]

Still going with these dimensions?
Width 52"
Width 36"
Height - 40"

If so I have some comments.

 

[smitty]

Those seem to be some odd dimensions

 

[fishguychrisni]

planted yes , ive decided to go with 6ft long 3ft wide 2ft tall

 

[fishguychrisni]

for filtration im not sure , maybe a sump/overflow , or a diy canister , i have an old powerhead sitting around that should do the job any videos or threads on sumps etc would be greatly appreciated

 

[fishguychrisni]

So even before i have this started i have begun to think about fish]
i want to put my 2 angels in , from what i know angels and a betta might not be the best tank mates? My brother desperately wants a betta so that may be going in ,
a school of tetras not sure which type (best schoolers ?)
a couple of lepoard plecs
an oscar
3-4 german blue rams
maybe another pleco royal or clown ?
2 bala sharks
4 clown loaches
a school of corys panda or juili
maybe and i need advice on this , an albino ruby shark ? maybe to aggressive ?

For plants i have lots of moss growing in my 29 so that can go in
some java ferns and amazon swords
some driftwood (which i need to find )

i have drawn up a rough sketch for filtration using my 29 gal

the journey has begun i get paid next couple of weeks so i can start buying the materials
thanks for joining in on my journey

 

[Belltrain]

Your oscar may eat your tetras eventually.