new DIY for your cave lovers... and for a custom UGF thought of this and tried it myself on a 10 gallon... it is great if you have a fishroom, and cave dwellers love it... post here if you have any questions for me about this design... this is the first draft sort of so help me make it better.... anybody with a goby and a small to mid size tank would love to get one of these babies...
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new idea for undersubstrate cave system/ UGF
- Thread starter Fish_man
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I was going to do something simular, but by running PVC pipe under the sand and in the rock.
I do have a question for you... Why are you even using a UGF? Is this a freshwater tank? You do know that these are generally considered bad in saltwater tanks?
Mark
I do have a question for you... Why are you even using a UGF? Is this a freshwater tank? You do know that these are generally considered bad in saltwater tanks?
Mark
i know they are usually considered bad, but in my case i keep the UGF goind because this sytem has numerous caves all around 3 sides, and i need to keep the dead spots from forming, it is custom made to go right into a pipe and to a magnum 330 filter, then through a protein skimmer, and back in the tank through a modified millenium3000. works great for me so far, ghe millenium has a pip that goes outward into a PVC spraybar custom made.... i will post pictures of the tank when it was dry if youi would like a better explanation..
Regardless of the UGF, it's a cool idea.
What I had planned was to create an intricate, connected network of caves out of 2" and 3" PVC. The cave system would run throughout the sand bed and come out in two seperate locations. The rock work would be built around the various cave entrances at the two locations, forming two islands of live rock. The exposed PVC would also act as a support for the rock and would be completely hidden. I was thinking about forming some fake cave entrances out of agrocrete to ensure the PVC was well hidden.
At various points in the cave system, 1" PVC would be connected and would join together at the return pump. By using a ball valve between the pump and the 1" PVC, all I would have to do is open the valve to flush out the cave system.
This was supposed to be used on a 900 gallon wooden tank I was going to build. I still plan on building it, but not for a while.
Mark
What I had planned was to create an intricate, connected network of caves out of 2" and 3" PVC. The cave system would run throughout the sand bed and come out in two seperate locations. The rock work would be built around the various cave entrances at the two locations, forming two islands of live rock. The exposed PVC would also act as a support for the rock and would be completely hidden. I was thinking about forming some fake cave entrances out of agrocrete to ensure the PVC was well hidden.
At various points in the cave system, 1" PVC would be connected and would join together at the return pump. By using a ball valve between the pump and the 1" PVC, all I would have to do is open the valve to flush out the cave system.
This was supposed to be used on a 900 gallon wooden tank I was going to build. I still plan on building it, but not for a while.
Mark
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