Hey all, I'll be editing and updating this post this evening as time permits.
Recently, I have come into possession of an old 55 gallon aquarium that once housed a massive tetra colony. As I'm not really into fish, I was drunkenly staring at it, and thought, nursery terrarium!
So In short, the idea is to turn it into a self managing ebb and flow nursery. The idea is to set a false floor in the tank and use the bottom as a water reservoir. The tank came with several pumps (a powerhead 301 and two Rio 200), undergravel pickup, air pumps, etc. I want to repurpose these into an ebb and flow pump system, and set a fan in the lid and ultrasonic humidifier in the reservoir so that twice a day, the flood table fills and drains with aerated water, and a fan and humidifier kicks on to purge stagnant air and draw in fresh air through a filter.
The point of this pre- post is to see if anyone can direct me to similar projects so I can learn from others. Today is going to be room prep day, as I have to run some new romex from my house box for power.
The room that the tank is going in is a fully underground room in my basement. If the door is closed to this room, it stays a constant 60-65 F year round. I figure with a sufficient mat heater under the tank with thermostat, I'll be able to raise the tank temperature during the day, and let it naturally drop at night. The reason for integrating the ebb and flow system into the tank is so that I do not have to drill the glass should I one day want to convert it to fish or something else.
Thanks!
Recently, I have come into possession of an old 55 gallon aquarium that once housed a massive tetra colony. As I'm not really into fish, I was drunkenly staring at it, and thought, nursery terrarium!
So In short, the idea is to turn it into a self managing ebb and flow nursery. The idea is to set a false floor in the tank and use the bottom as a water reservoir. The tank came with several pumps (a powerhead 301 and two Rio 200), undergravel pickup, air pumps, etc. I want to repurpose these into an ebb and flow pump system, and set a fan in the lid and ultrasonic humidifier in the reservoir so that twice a day, the flood table fills and drains with aerated water, and a fan and humidifier kicks on to purge stagnant air and draw in fresh air through a filter.
The point of this pre- post is to see if anyone can direct me to similar projects so I can learn from others. Today is going to be room prep day, as I have to run some new romex from my house box for power.
The room that the tank is going in is a fully underground room in my basement. If the door is closed to this room, it stays a constant 60-65 F year round. I figure with a sufficient mat heater under the tank with thermostat, I'll be able to raise the tank temperature during the day, and let it naturally drop at night. The reason for integrating the ebb and flow system into the tank is so that I do not have to drill the glass should I one day want to convert it to fish or something else.
Thanks!