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I have and prefer #3 and #4. I strongly dislike #1, though they are more tolerable than #6. I absolutely despise themed anything, especially when a great majority of it is a real stretch.

It may be a bit more expensive, but I’d go with a Finnex stingray if you can find one. Otherwise the stingray 2 is superior to both of the lights listed above. I’ve had one for 2 years with no issues and the par rating is excellent. I’ve purchased cheaper lights and although they do work, I instantly regretted spending $1 on a cheaper light. In my opinion, it’s not comparable. Good luck!

@Melinda P I agree, you should definitely find out which way your joists run. Also whether or not, it is a load bearing wall. From my experience (I am not an authority on this at all), I lived in an old building in the Bronx, NY and I had a 125 gallon, (2) 90 gallons, (2) 40 gallons, and a few 29’s on a 2nd floor. I never had an issue. I was terribly paranoid about it, but MTS got the best of me. I believe the only reason it worked was because old buildings in NYC were made with cement blocks throughout. Do not use my experience as a guide, it’s just incredible to me that I never had a problem. It was a 450 sq ft apt, and 3 of us lived in there with all those aquariums. It was about 5 years ago and we paid $1300/month. Lesson is don’t move to the Bronx. 😎 Good luck to you!

Hello all, So I walk into work today and I am greeted by this beauty. The baby shark song I can do without, however I thought this was absolutely brilliant. Enjoy!

@tolstoy21 brilliant idea and brilliant author

@Andy's Fish Den what I would do is as soon as they retreat to their shells, just pull the shell out, place in a bucket, then the tricky part becomes removing the shell from the bucket. Definitely easier working in a bucket rather than mucking around in the aquarium and kicking up detritus or spooking the other fish. From my experience, a smaller aquarium doesn’t produce as many shellies as a larger one, even a 40 breeder is fairly perfect. Hence, they can fill a 15, but I don’t think it will produce enough to sell to a LFS. Also their natural behaviors are fascinating and are easily observed with a larger setup. It could be done in a 15, but you could also heat a pizza with a match, doesn’t mean it’s the best idea.

I would quarantine anything that goes into the aquarium or you will always be at risk of an incoming disease/parasites killing the rest of your fish. This will ensure you won’t go through this again or at least make it highly unlikely.

@Johannes The only issue I see with the said setup is what happens when the multies breed? Eventually 15 gallons will be way too small for breeding multies. I’ve had them in a 75 and they filled it within a year.

@2000tetras I live in Florida and I know of a local fish farm that is super high quality and breeds cardinals, not sure about rummynose. Message me privately and I’ll give you the farm name. They have been visited by Cory on a Coop video a few years back. He will most likely work with you to get a better price, super nice guy.

A large school of cardinals and I’m a happy dude. 😎

@Fish Folk tremendous photos. I live in Florida and the birds are unbelievable. I could observe them all day. Birds are my favorite animal, however I do not own any because I prefer to observe in nature. I’d snap some photos of the wildlife around here, but my camera is my phone and my photo skills are that of a 5 year old. 😎 You on the other hand, snap some beautiful photos, super cool.

@mtnmonster you could use baking soda and it’ll make for an easy clean, however you must be sure to get it perfectly rinsed out. Rinse and rinse again with a garden hose and then allow to dry. Done. Good luck!

@ADMWNDSR83 where are you located?

As long as it’s silicone 1 with no additives (mildew resistant, etc) then it’ll work perfectly. Black may be tough to find depending on where you live, but there’s always the internets.

@Andy's Fish Den that’s an excellent idea, especially when the pallets are free.

@Torrey No racks here, the plan is a room of 75-125 gallon displays from wall to wall.

@lefty o So I gathered 2 nets and was about to do exactly what you said, but the pleco was resting on a dwarf aquarium Lily’s leaf, so I attempted with 1 net to just scoop it out. I got it!!! First shot. I instantly thought “what a dope I am” I probably should have attempted before posting, but it seemed too busy in there to not cause a ruckus. Well that’s that and thank you very much, I will use the technique you listed in the future. Good stuff!

Hello all, I have a 3” or so long fin super red bristlenose pleco in a heavily planted 40 breeder. I’d like to net it out and place it in my 40 gallon pond, however I don’t see it possible without removing most wood/decor from the tank. Are there any hacks/tips for netting it out without removing anything from the aquarium? Thank you kindly

@Torrey @eatyourpeas @Biotope Biologist wow these are all excellent ideas. I believe the best way to attack this is with trial and error, as long as all of the animals involved are cared for properly. As with spiders, patience is the absolute key. I’ve been keeping fish much longer than tarantulas. I learned patience with fish because as we all know, things take time. The fish keeping hobby has so many factors involved which makes patience a necessity if you are to enjoy the hobby long term. Once I began keeping tarantulas, I was blown away by how much more patience is REQUIRED. I now have the patience of a monument. I will be implementing all of these ideas and through trial and error, it will decide which avenue is best. Your comments have made me proud to be part of this forum. I will begin a journal when I begin and it probably will be filled with “uh-oh this didn’t go as planned.” I’ve also been researching on a tarantula forum and apparently this has been tried, only to fail. It appears to me that the issue was the lack of aquatic experience. This won’t be a problem because I am fairly well versed and I have you folks to help me out. I appreciate you. PS @Biotope Biologist I love your username, it’s tremendous!

@GameCzar agree 100%

@gardenman That is excellent info, will do, and thank you very much. I’m in Florida so I will most likely use this type of paint everywhere in the house. Good stuff!

@Hobbit wow, Thank you very much for the info and options. I really like the purple grey color. I wasn’t planning on painting the ceiling, but you do raise an excellent point. I guess it’s better to paint it while it’s empty, rather than later. Thanks again, this helps a lot

@Zenzo Easier and much more fun. 😎

@Patrick_G Hahahahahaha brilliant. I have installed those before and they look incredible. I didn’t even think of that as an option, but that’s actually a great idea. Brilliant dude!

@Zenzo Thank you for the input. I am very familiar with your fish room and I absolutely love it. The only issue with something that dark is that this will be part of a living space. I wish I had a basement, however a Florida basement doesn’t exist. I actually used your room as reference and that’s why I was going with a deep grey. Again, thank you kindly for the input. Love your channel dude.