I want to get a larger tank, the problem is I have very few options as to where one will fit in my lounge.

After many sortees with the tape measure the biggest I can fit in is a Juwel Tigon 350. Silly money but it's the last tank I will buy.

I will need to upgrade the lighting seriously to grow the plants as in my current 75 litre. Is it possible to ramp the lighting on this style of tank to 4w per gallon? I prefer external filters to the supplied internal one........can this be removed?

I intend to use Ecco Complete for the substrate, how much will I need to give up to 3" depth? The Tigon's a funny shape, I suppose I could work on just over half a square of 87cm sides.

My 75l, if all goes to plan, will be turned into a Walstad style and hopefully breed Red Shrimp.

Any help and advice will be appreciated.

Ian

Ian,
What are the dimensions of this 92+ US gallon tank? One of the forums has
a calculator for ? inches of substrate based on sq inches of tank bottom.

Bill

Get the basic dimensions of it and let me know, I use autocad at work, so could just draw it up and tell you the volume

Thanks guys. The Trigon 350 is a bow fronted corner tank with dimensions of 123cm long x 65cm height x 87cm wide ( 49.2" x 26" x 34.8").

I assume the length is calculated around the curve of the bow front and the height includes the hood. I've also assumed that the width is the length of the sides, i.e. the pieces that are at 90 degrees to each other. Without getting my sledgehammer out I have a maximum of 36" to work in along one wall, so it is important that I verify the straight edge dimensions. I don't know how much the bow bows either. Autocad looks good to work this out Paul. BTW I'm in awe of people able to work with this proggy.

Ian

Bearing in mind I have been known to be wrong before , the surface area of that tank would be 0.594467sqm
If you are in awe of people who use AutoCAD, why isnt my boss and why cannt I get a payrise out of him??
Having done this, I have realised all you need to do is find the area of a circle Rad 870 and divide it by 4

Maybe he isn't in awe of you Paul. If it's any consolation I've only had 1 rise in the last 5 years.


Nice bit of lateral thinking. Not accurate as the curve is less on the tank than a 1/4 circle. I did the math and I think I need about 45 litres of Ecco. How many litres in a 8.5kg bag of Ecco then?

Ian

Dunno, do what I would do, get the wifes measuring jug out when shes not looking

I would if I had some Ecco Paul.

Ian

Good point....

Ian, I don't think you've *quite* understood how this works !

When you are thinking about getting a new tank, imagine the ideal tank you'd like to have in terms of dimensions and budget.

Then you fit it in however you can... tear down walls, extend rooms, remove furniture, etc.

THAT'S how it's done!