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New loach tank

Post by loachfan » Wed Oct 08, 2008 1:23 am

It has been a while since I have been here. I have been busy building a new tank for my Botia laoches. It is finally done and the loaches are ecstatic!

I hope you enjoy!

The tank is: inside dimensions 94.5" x 36" x 24" (353 gallons) or 2.4 metre x 0.9144 metre x 0.6096 metre (1 336.25 litres).

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Post by Marcos Mataratzis » Wed Oct 08, 2008 1:42 am

Nice tank loachfan!

Please tell us more about your Loaches. How many are there? Wich species? What is your filtering system?
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Post by chefkeith » Wed Oct 08, 2008 3:18 am

That there is one huge loach tank. Very nice. I'm Interested in all the details also.
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Post by mickthefish » Wed Oct 08, 2008 6:52 am

it's a beaut of a tank, well laid out and planted, well done it looks really smart.

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Post by Graeme Robson » Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:56 am

Superb with a added Lovely!! 8)
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Post by loachfan » Wed Oct 08, 2008 12:57 pm

Thanks everyone.

Marcos, right now I have an EHEIM 2215, an EHEIM 2217, and a 750 gph pond pump with attached sponge filtering the tank. I will be building a new internal filter and it will replace the EHEIMs. It will be attached to 2 pond pumps that push 750 gph each.

I have:
5 - Botia dario
6 - Botia almorhae
11- Botia kubotai
10 - Botia striata

2 - Schistura obeini (I think)
1 - Schistura ? (if it stayed still long enough I would take a picture and have the experts ID for me)
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Post by palaeodave » Thu Oct 09, 2008 6:55 am

More pictures please!
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Post by KhuliKhilla » Thu Oct 09, 2008 7:13 am

that is lovely. more pics please

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Post by shari2 » Thu Oct 09, 2008 9:23 am

Beautiful!
Want to see it in a year when all the plants fill in. 8)
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Post by loachcoach » Thu Oct 09, 2008 3:48 pm

Absolutely beautiful! I'm hoping to plant my larger tanks before long. Right now I'm practicing with my 20L.

As shari stated, that will look amazing when it fills out.
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