Re: starting a new project

I guess the url i tried to insert didn't work. the artical by Marc Elieson
is at (http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/ug_jets.php)
"Mark Davidson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Well let me start off by apologizing for the length of this post. To tell
> you where I want to go, I will start by telling you where I've been. I
have
> a 29gal planted tank with fluorite substrate, fluval 204 canister, compact
> fluorescent lighting, and pressurized CO2. My inhabitant are a female
Angel,
> a couple of Neons, two Cories, a Pleco, and Trumpet Snails. Everything has
> been fine for two years, my Angel even spawns periodically, even though
> every time I try to add more Neons they disappear (she eats them??). Any
way
> due to changing personal circumstances I have neglected this tank for
> months. No water changes, no chemistry tests, and no filter cleaning.
Plant
> growth is out of control (it's a jungle in there). A couple of  weeks ago
my
> Pleco up and died. Then the next day my Angel was hanging out on the
surface
> then also died. Its been about two weeks all the other inhabitants seem
fine
> except I noticed that the points of the trumpet snail shells have
apparently
> dissolved. Well that's where I've been. Well I'm looking into doing a
75gal
> planted. Using a sump to move all the junk out of the main tank. I'm
> planning on making my own background from Styrofoam and either cement or
> epoxy resin. And using a Durso standpipe in a corner overflow. I've been
> doing a lot of reading on these subjects. But I'm left with a few
questions.
> Bear in mind I want to keep inside the main tank maintenance to a minimum.
>
>   1.. How to remove debris from the bottom. Can an overflow/sump setup
> achieve this?
>   2..  I was looking into a UGJ setup for this artical by Marc Elieson but
> that defeats the idea of getting the "junk" out of the tank. I may do it
any
> way and alternate my sump return and separate UGJ jets under ground.
>   3.. I have not purchased my new tank yet and I have found many articles
on
> DIY aquariums. Is it feasible to make a glass aquarium with an acrylic
> bottom (ease of drilling)? How about plywood bottom?
> If you are still reading this, I thank you for your patience and I look
> forward to hearing from any one with comments or suggestions.
>
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