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My fish tank. (pic)

Discussion in 'General Open/Public Discussion' started by Om, 5 Dec 2003.


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  1. Om

    Om DragonWolf

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    I just thought I'd share this with you guys. I'm still working on the plantings in this tank and planning to do some rearranging.

    It makes me feel good to watch these little guys playing in their bubbles in the back of the tank. We have an aquatic frog named Splash, 3 shrimps named Shrimplestiltskin, Shrimpossible and Jaque Cousteau, 3 Silver Hatchets named Silverado, Eldorado and Desperado. We're still working on names for 2 of the 3 Platys. So far we have Peppermint Platy. 5 zebra danios named Gillbert, Gilligan, MacGillicutty, Gillded and Gillotene.

    We lost one of our seven neon tetras. Sleepy is enjoying his eternal nap now. :|

    I think Shrimplestiltskin ate him.
     
    Om, 5 Dec 2003
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  2. Rayzer

    Rayzer

    OMFG! You cages NEMO!

    DAI!











    :D
     
    Rayzer, 5 Dec 2003
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  3. Tbeast

    Tbeast Recruitment Officer Officer Elder

    Officer
    fish are fun and relaxing to watch :)
     
    Tbeast, 5 Dec 2003
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  4. Firez

    Firez DragonWolf

    *sighs* Fishies are nice but I can't seem to keep them alive.
     
    Firez, 5 Dec 2003
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  5. Om

    Om DragonWolf

    you can keep them alive! Here are the basics:

    Always treat water you put in the tank to remove chlorine and chlorimine.Some fish can survive chlorine until it evaporates, but your biological filter can't. Chlorimine never evaporates and must be removed.

    Fish need clean water and oxygen. avoid overfeeding, change some of the water every 2 weeks, make sure you don't overcrowd your tank (only 1 inch of fish per gallon of water, unless you have uber filter and aerator) and provide carbon filtration and aeration.

    Fish need bacteria to thrive in their environment. Bacteria create a biological filter -they clean the water by using fish waste products and turning them into less harmful substances. When you first set up a brand new tank, there is no bacteria so if you fill the tank to maximum capacity right off the bat, two weeks later the ammonia builds up in the tank and it can kill or damage your fish. You can avoid this by gradually stocking your tank so the ammonia build up is very slow and the bacterial filter has enough time to grow before ammonia concentration becomes overwhelming, or you can monitor the tank at the 1-2 week critical time by testing for ammonia levels and if needed, do some water changes, renew the carbon in your filter, etc.

    Fish need the right temperature. Tropicals like 78 degrees. Use a heater. Cold water fish such as goldfish like it around 69 degrees.

    Fish need the right PH balance. Usually they like it neutral and it's easy to test water for PH when you change it and balance the PH using buffers.

    Wow. I really like fish.
     
    Om, 5 Dec 2003
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  6. Firez

    Firez DragonWolf

    :huh:

    no wonder my fishies died......man that a lot to do.
     
    Firez, 5 Dec 2003
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  7. Om

    Om DragonWolf


    You forgot to put in the water?
     
    Om, 5 Dec 2003
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  8. DonkeySmiler

    DonkeySmiler Eater of Gnomish Persons DragonWolf

    Nice tank! One of my friend's dad has a huge salt water tank. It is neat to watch...... it has a puffer fish and a 1.5 ft eel.... cool stuff.


    Lol, damn neon tetras..... I used to work in a petstore and the tetras always ended squeezing into the filter system and meeting an early demise :(
     
    DonkeySmiler, 5 Dec 2003
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  9. KaozReign

    KaozReign

    I have bad tendencies with fish tanks.

    Probably has to do with me baiting a hook and trying to catch 'em.
    :D
     
    KaozReign, 5 Dec 2003
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  10. testflight

    testflight

    hey half...you need to get an oscar and throw it in there...:evil:

    i loved my oscars...very pretty once they get big enough to eat the goldfish... ;)
     
    testflight, 5 Dec 2003
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  11. Sentrosi

    Sentrosi Protocol Officer Officer

    Officer
    What sort of lure do you catch those beta's with? Been having a hell of a time trying to catch one.

    What pull test are you using?

    Do you think that the moon and seasons affect what is happening inside the tank?

    Do you really believe that is air you're breathing?
     
    Sentrosi, 5 Dec 2003
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  12. Jouster

    Jouster DragonWolf

    I'm a SMURF Da.... oh wait. hehe. (its Dark Age thing) :D

    Thats an awsome tank, thanks for sharing it with us!
     
    Jouster, 6 Dec 2003
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  13. Om

    Om DragonWolf

    Do fish tanks make for good eating? :p~
     
    Om, 6 Dec 2003
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  14. Navarone

    Navarone

    QR, that's sweet! What size tank is that? What kind of filtration are you using? What kind of lighting? Have you ever considered saltwater? If you like fresh water and brackish, salt water rocks hard. It's a bit more expensive and takes more time, but if you're like me, that challenge makes it more fun.

    Here's my tank. I'm building the canopy and finishing the stand in the garage right now, but it's too cold and I'm busy with school work to finish it now.

    Here's my baby-

    front
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    side shot of plecos-


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    another side shot - flash sucks-

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    Navarone, 6 Dec 2003
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  15. WarChilde

    WarChilde DragonWolf

    pretty cool

    thanks for the info queen, i think thats what happened to one of our tanks, it turned all cloudy for some reason, but it went away eventually. we thought we had killed all the fishies. we had a 55 gallon that we got rid of cuz it sprung a leak. we are gonna get another one, we have a smaller one right now, but i liked the bigger tanks, more fishies, and the plecos is cool to have. yers is pretty hefty there navarone, we also had one that finally kicked the bucket earlier this year. tough little guy he was too.
     
    WarChilde, 6 Dec 2003
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  16. Hamma

    Hamma Commanding Officer Officer

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    Thats a bigass fishtank nav lol
     
    Hamma, 6 Dec 2003
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  17. Asmodeus

    Asmodeus DragonWolf

    ..whoa, that be a lotta fishies
     
    Asmodeus, 6 Dec 2003
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  18. Om

    Om DragonWolf

    Nav, nice fish. I especially admire your calico ryukins. Are you going to put in some plants? Don't forget to show us pics after you finish!

    I like saltwater, but don't have the room for a large tank in my house. That's a 29 gallon in my pic. I'd want at least 50 gallon if I went salt water. Brackish might be interesting. We have a 140 gallon in the attic with a wooden cabinet stand, but nowhere to put it. :(
     
    Om, 6 Dec 2003
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  19. Om

    Om DragonWolf

    oh...and I almost forgot. I'm using a simple power filter with carbon and I have an aerator stick that makes a wall of bubbles we turn on for fishie fun time.

    I'm using regular flourescent strip lighting. I replaced the old bulb to help my plants since old bulbs tend to lose their ability to produce a broad enough spectrum of light to keep plants healthy.
     
    Om, 6 Dec 2003
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  20. Navarone

    Navarone

    QR, nope these guys are my pond fish. I couldn't bear to leave them out in the icy pond all winter so I brought these in and they're just going to hang out here until about march. All of my koi are chilling in their own little jacuzzi's down stairs and seem to enjoy their own space better than when they were in the pond. My pond now is only about 450 gallons, but in the spring I'll have it up and out to about 2,000 gallons, which they should like much more ;).

    I'm waiting to get these fish back into the pond and in the mean time saving up to get my metal halides purchased, so these guys are just enjoying the warm water. I'm not going to do anything else to the tank. The rocks are in there just for algae growth so the 3 plecos have something to eat (not that 9 other fish don't leave them enough to eat)

    Is your 29 one of those that has the stand built onto it, or is it just a glass 29? If so, when/if you ever decided to bring down the 55, you could just use it as a sump, and that would keep all of your skimmers, filters, and heaters out of site, leaving more room in the viewing tank, and it would increase your overall water volume by about 15 gallons or so.

    Too bad you don't have room for the tank. I'm always wishing I had a bigger set up and more room (and money :p).
     
    Navarone, 6 Dec 2003
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