Mr. Demeanor
03/11/2012, 02:42 PM
Im starting to think more about what I want to do when I replace my 125L.
Because the tank in bilt into the wall I dont get as much feeling of "depth" so all my rock pretty much goes against the back of the tank.
I am thinking of plumbing a 1/2" PVC pipe with holes along its length that would lay behind the rock. One end of the pipe would be capped and the other would have a power head up near the top in a corner where I could access and service it. Or, a power head at each end.
Has anyone plumbed something like this? It would all be internal to the tank and not part of my actual filtration system. That way I dont have to even think about siphoning concerns and overflowing my sump.
If I have the holes for flow point straight up the back glass, that would pull in water from the front of the rock. I have two 1000gph powerheads now in each corner facing forward so my overall flow would be like a tumbler and I think that would be good for my rock/aquascape.
Heres a picture of my tank as it sits right now and the new rock will be very similar. No livestock other than a couple of inverts and I have been collecting rock as I come across deals locally getting ready to replace the tank which is probably 15 years old and always been fish only.
Because the tank in bilt into the wall I dont get as much feeling of "depth" so all my rock pretty much goes against the back of the tank.
I am thinking of plumbing a 1/2" PVC pipe with holes along its length that would lay behind the rock. One end of the pipe would be capped and the other would have a power head up near the top in a corner where I could access and service it. Or, a power head at each end.
Has anyone plumbed something like this? It would all be internal to the tank and not part of my actual filtration system. That way I dont have to even think about siphoning concerns and overflowing my sump.
If I have the holes for flow point straight up the back glass, that would pull in water from the front of the rock. I have two 1000gph powerheads now in each corner facing forward so my overall flow would be like a tumbler and I think that would be good for my rock/aquascape.
Heres a picture of my tank as it sits right now and the new rock will be very similar. No livestock other than a couple of inverts and I have been collecting rock as I come across deals locally getting ready to replace the tank which is probably 15 years old and always been fish only.