Having the front Glass replaced on the 225 Gallon next week then will start getting to work on it.
Just had a few questions:
1) It was previously used for saltwater, so I have to make sure the cleaning is on point. It currently has a background of a thin piece of black acrylic glued to the back of it, from inside, any way to remove it to clean any salt that may be behind? Or too risky, might chip the back side of the glass?
2) It currently sits on a 3/8 thick piece of plywood glued to the bottom of it, the guy coming to replace the glass says I should put a piece of plywood on the stand, then a piece of foam and then the tank with the glued plywood on top. Do you guys agree?
If so, should I go with 3/8 thick OSB or Spruce Plywood or thicker?
Is 3/4 thick durafoam suitable or too thick?
3) Any recommendations for a return pump, the tank has an overflow box attached to the back, with a 90-gallon sump. The tank will most likely be filled with rummynose tetras and cardinals, what's the recommended return flow I should be aiming for?
Haven't started researching how to properly remove and replace water from a tank with a sump or how to prevent overflows if the electricity shuts off, so it's not fair to ask how before I do some work on my own but if anyone has a good site or video that really helped them that would be great!
Sorry for the long post, thanks in advance!
Just had a few questions:
1) It was previously used for saltwater, so I have to make sure the cleaning is on point. It currently has a background of a thin piece of black acrylic glued to the back of it, from inside, any way to remove it to clean any salt that may be behind? Or too risky, might chip the back side of the glass?
2) It currently sits on a 3/8 thick piece of plywood glued to the bottom of it, the guy coming to replace the glass says I should put a piece of plywood on the stand, then a piece of foam and then the tank with the glued plywood on top. Do you guys agree?
If so, should I go with 3/8 thick OSB or Spruce Plywood or thicker?
Is 3/4 thick durafoam suitable or too thick?
3) Any recommendations for a return pump, the tank has an overflow box attached to the back, with a 90-gallon sump. The tank will most likely be filled with rummynose tetras and cardinals, what's the recommended return flow I should be aiming for?
Haven't started researching how to properly remove and replace water from a tank with a sump or how to prevent overflows if the electricity shuts off, so it's not fair to ask how before I do some work on my own but if anyone has a good site or video that really helped them that would be great!
Sorry for the long post, thanks in advance!