Back in the hobby

So, the tank lasted for 24H. I'm going to leave it until Saturday.
I started with a fish room. So far not much. Here are some pics.

Let me know what you think.

 

One day when I'm big haha!

Love the start to the fish room

 

That is a drain pipe from the kitchen sink. I am planning to put the tank in front of the pipe. The sump will be right next to it. My plan is to setup an automatic water change system. If you look at the other picture where the window is, this window face my back yard. I have 2 x 200l plastic drums that I want to put next to the window outside. I hope this makes sense.
I want to get my borehole water tested to see if I can use it for my fish.

 

I need some advice. What size return pump will I need from the sump? The total volume of the sump will be -+220L.

 

aim for 6 turnovers per hour, just remember that a pump will lose volume the higher it has to pump (called the pumps head). so aim for 10 times volume of tank

 

Thank you. I will look for at least a 7000l p/h return pump

 

If I have to I will drill a hole through the wall. Was thinking of getting a small power head and connecting it to either a rainbow irrigation system or a Sonof smart switch. This way I can program any way I want to and controll it from any smart device.

 

I will. Things been going slowly. Work is taking up a lot of my time. Will post pics soon

 

Just a quick update. Today I added black vinyl to the back and a trim to the top. Slowly but surely the tank is starting to come together. I am planning to polish the glass on Wednesday. Almost all the panels have lime/earlier stains on.

 

Hi everyone,
I got a nice piece of wood today. It's from a "Hardekool" treeMeasurements 1200mm L x 650mm W x 1100mm H. It weighs 32.5kg.

 

I had to trim it a little to fit. Now busy leaching it.

 

That's a beautiful piece of hardscape!! Can't wait to see it in the tank

 

A Pic of the leaching wood

 

Good day Everyone
Just a quick update. Things has gone a bit slow on the setup of my tank. I am getting a new stand built for the tank as the sump I got is to high to fit under the tank with the current stand. Here is a Pic of the sump. Dimensions = 1500mm(L) x 450mm(W) x 500mm(H)
From left: the first compartment is from the overflows I'm going to add bioballs and sponges here.
2nd compartment will be ceramic rings.
3rd compartment K1 media.
4th will be a refugium. I will also add heaters and sponge filters here.
5th compartment will be the return pump. I got a 4500 lph pump. I'm hoping it will be enough.
Please comment or give advice where you see fit.
5th