http://www.tfhmagazine.com/blogs/2011/08/16/the-driftwood/ Tue, 21 May 2013 07:14:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://www.tfhmagazine.com/blogs/2011/08/16/the-driftwood/comment-page-1/#comment-866 David Boruchowitz Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:27:01 +0000 http://www.tfhmagazine.com/blogs/?p=2030#comment-866 You're right! I designed the system for water changes. There are two 1 1/2-inch drains in the bottom of the tank. They are teed into a 2-inch line that goes to the pump. To remove water all I have to do is turn off the pump and open a valve. The tank will drain completely in about 10 minutes. No auto refill yet---I refill with a garden hose. The filter? It's a self-cleaning UGF! There is a grid on the bottom of the tank, covered with fiberglass window screen. The gravel sits atop that. There are six 3/4-inch return lines that blast the water from back to front. With about 4000 gph, there is a substantial current. You’re right! I designed the system for water changes. There are two 1 1/2-inch drains in the bottom of the tank. They are teed into a 2-inch line that goes to the pump. To remove water all I have to do is turn off the pump and open a valve. The tank will drain completely in about 10 minutes. No auto refill yet—I refill with a garden hose.
The filter? It’s a self-cleaning UGF! There is a grid on the bottom of the tank, covered with fiberglass window screen. The gravel sits atop that.
There are six 3/4-inch return lines that blast the water from back to front. With about 4000 gph, there is a substantial current.

]]> http://www.tfhmagazine.com/blogs/2011/08/16/the-driftwood/comment-page-1/#comment-863 John Wed, 17 Aug 2011 02:52:03 +0000 http://www.tfhmagazine.com/blogs/?p=2030#comment-863 Thank you for sharing information about your 450 gal tank. I love your choice of a having a large school of barbs in the tank. What a terrific show they must put on. I would love it if you could share some information on how your filter and do water changes on such a large aquarium. I know you like massive water changes and therefore I would think you must have designed a method to make the process fast and easy. I would also love to know what type of filtration you chose and why. I'm sure I'm not the only reader of TFH who is interested in these topics. Perhaps this would make a great future article!. Thank you for a terrific magazine. I look forward to reading it every month. John Thank you for sharing information about your 450 gal tank. I love your choice of a having a large school of barbs in the tank. What a terrific show they must put on. I would love it if you could share some information on how your filter and do water changes on such a large aquarium. I know you like massive water changes and therefore I would think you must have designed a method to make the process fast and easy. I would also love to know what type of filtration you chose and why. I’m sure I’m not the only reader of TFH who is interested in these topics. Perhaps this would make a great future article!. Thank you for a terrific magazine. I look forward to reading it every month. John

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