ryanhayes96's 55 gallon hex diary

[ryanhayes9]

hi, you guys might have seen my 29 gallon saltwater diary, well thats on hold due to me obtaining this 55 gallon hex for free. this will prolly be the 1st FRESHWATER diary on here but o well..........
here is a picture of my 55 gallon hex when we first got it. It came with lights and a hood
it actually sat in a neighbors garage for 15 years through all the hurricanes etc.

 

[ryanhayes9]

more pics to come with tank filled with water and sand.
also diy stand

 

[ryanhayes9]

Originally Posted by ryanhayes9
more pics to come with tank filled with water and sand.
also diy stand

here is the custom stand

 

[ryanhayes9]

Originally Posted by ryanhayes9
more pics to come with tank filled with water and sand.
also diy stand
one of the tank filled with water and sand

 

[ryanhayes9]

Originally Posted by ryanhayes9
here is the custom stand
another :cheer:

 

[ryanhayes9]

Originally Posted by ryanhayes9
another :cheer:

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[ryanhayes9]

another :cheer:[/QUOTE1 more

 

[ryanhayes9]

the water is super cliudy so im using a 260 gph ph with a sponge filter and a whisper 40 hob to clear it up!

 

[ryanhayes9]

thoughts? comments? what fish should i put in? decor? its a freshwater

 

[ryanhayes9]

how long till water clears?

 

[ryanhayes9]

anyone?

 

[moby]

Hi ryan,
looking good buddy. Just a question though. Are you setting the tank up outside?

Moby

 

[ryanhayes9]

na man, were going to cali in like 3 weeks and my dad is scared it will break in the house and dump 55 gallon all over, so im setting it up outside until we get back from vacation. but the problem is now that theres a hurricane headed right for central florida AGIAN! i cant move a 800 pound tank etc. im in deep @$#&!!!!!

 

[ryanhayes9]

im gonna move it into my room when we get back. it sat for 15 years so im a little nervous about breaking too. do you know when the sand will settle?

 

[mag395]

It doesn't look like you rinsed the sand enough. I rinsed mine so much that it cleared within 15 mins of putting it in the tank.

 

[moby]

Yeah, I can understand your dad being a little worried about it breaking.
Hope the hurricane misses you guys. :scared:
It might take the sand a few days to settle down. But since you are going to move it anyway, it really shouldn't matter. it will just get stirred up again.
Moby

 

[ryanhayes9]

really? well do you think it will eventually clear?

 

[ryanhayes9]

yeah im hoping it misses too. but all the models got it comin here. i dont have any battery run stuff for my 10 gallon either! but its not suppost to be really powerful like a cat 2

 

[ryanhayes9]

how did u rinse urs agian mag?

 

[mag395]

Put a hose into a container with the sand. Turn it on and let the water run over the top. Use the water pressure to disturb the sand. It'll eventually turn clear, or close to it. It may be a little more difficult now because the sand is in the tank. Is the stand stained, sealed, or polyurythaned?
Using this method, the crap you want to wash out of the sand rises with the water and flows out of the tank. The sand is heavier than the impurites so all you're left with is clean sand.