Just be sure not to pair with any sucker type fish because they can feed on the bichirs’ slime coats which act like its immunity system. As long as the bichirs don’t see the other mates as smalle enough to be food, they won’t be aggressive at all in other manners (eg nipping, harassing). This is something that should be done before you ever add fish to your tank. but bichirs can be ambush predators so it’s a bit dependent on their dispositions. Cycle the Tank Before Adding Fish In case you’ve never heard the expression before, cycling a tank means taking the steps necessary to bring the water conditions up to where they are healthy for the fish. They might cuddle with each other too, and can even ‘walk’ using their fins, they’re very cool prehistoric fish! Other tankmates may be up to you and your research, some people have tried cichlids, african butterfly fish, knife fish, etc. Be sure to cover the top with a lid or mesh.īichirs like each other’s company, and get along well with ropefish since they are from the same family. Some nice black sand to make their colours pop, and plant it up a bit if possible. All this inside a standard 20 gallon long tank.Yooo that’s an exciting tank size!! At that size, you can do a bichir tank! You can get like, a mix of delhezi and senegals (look up the species - bichirs vary a lot in length, larger species like ornates can get up to 3ft! go for the smaller, upper jaw species!) and I’d also definitely do a group of ropefish. It's put together with black aquarium silicone so it's very strong. Then the other two are on the other side of this spaced as bubble traps, then there is a small area for the return pump and auto top off system. The first divides the where the drain is from the refugium which is the slower flowing middle area that most marine sumps have and where you would plant plants in a FW one. Right now I have a simple 3 compartment sump. The people at home depot don't always have the experience to get it just right but the glass folks usually do. I've also found that the cut is more accurate. I've done both and like glass much better. If Plexiglas just go to home depot and they will do the same. 90 Gallon Aquarium - Bulk Reef Supply The store will not work correctly in the case when cookies are disabled. If you do glass just take the measurements to the glass shop and they will cut it all to size. Shop 90 Gallon Aquarium at Bulk Reef Supply and get rewarded on every purchase with our Preferred Reefer program. You can decide to either do glass or Plexiglas for it. Then you measure what you want for baffles. I just waited until PetCo had their $1 per gallon sale. The nice thing is that you can get tanks for cheap. Using pre-built stuff for a different configuration than it was made can be a bit tricky. I use a 20 gallon long tank that I put the baffles in so it's laid out just how I want it. A 90-gallon tank is a suitably sized tank to host a large variety of saltwater fish, but it is not large enough to host every reef aquarium species. It may have been a wet/dry trickle filter so you would have to experiment a bit to make sure the water actually will go through like you want. I'm not sure the original use of that piece of equipment. You will see that this is where you top off the tank. This is the area from which you will experience evaporation. It looks like there is a little area designed to set a pump on. Then you also have the return pump in this area. This is where you would put media that needs to be pushed through like filter pads or ceramics. Where the water comes in is where you are going to have higher flow. Looking at how it's configured you will have it enter where the pipe is, it will flow through then the return pump will be on the other end.
If there is anything else I am missing, please let me know.
Last but not least, I also think I need to use some kind of attachment to be able to stop the sump tank for maintenance needs. Secondly, What would be ideal for using filtration in the sump tank? I use SeaChem Matrix in the canister and HOB but there is so much space in this sump tank! I know this is the saltwater forum but was not getting any response in the freshwater side.įirst of all, to be able to use the sump, I am guessing I would need some kind of pump? If so, what would be suitable for a 90gallon tank? I am up for the challenge and just needed some guidance. I am very new to using a sump tank for filtration and have no idea where to start. I recently just bought a 90 gallon aquarium with a over flow system, stand, 2 different canopies, canister filter, and a 20 gallon acrylic sump tank.
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