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many plants are actually grown immersed, these plants maty have just melted back and will likely sprout back up

guys i recently discovered that my tanks weigh way less than i thought. about 20kg for the glass

@Ben P. My tanks weight quite a lot, (super scraper 45 and 90) . 1 litre is 1kg so around 130kg in just water. Then an extra 60 (around) for the glass. Plus whatever I put into the tank

The context: So my desk is made up of 1 very sturdy desktop made from wood held up by 2 Alex drawers - which we all know are made from particle board. This desk is supporting my 20g and my 10g plus all its contents (around 290-330KG once i scape them with stones and everything - they aren't scaped rn) . its been a year but I'm worried the desk cant support this for too long securely - but I'm looking into it. (if u have any advice let me know please) . The question: if you had to would you get rid of the 10g to keep the 20g OR sell the 20g to buy another 10g. (1 big environment or 2 small environments) thanks in advance!

I have a super fish scaper 90 aquarium and I want to move it from my desk to a stand. But I don't know what stand to get and the company doesn't make one - from what I can tell - for this tank. The dimensions I need are 60x40cm on the top, but I have space for the stand to be 80cm long (as long as the stand is structurally sound that the tank won't bend the top in the middle), the tank also weighs around "+100kg" when filled with water. Not sure if this includes an average amount of decor or not so please keep this in mind. So does anyone know of a stand that can support it and look good in my bedroom still? Thanks in advanced for any help 🙂

the thing is i can definatley try to breed them, but like i said selling locally will be a mess as there isnt much buyer potential around me. - and shipping isnt really an option either as stated before- so i would end up being overun with fish that i dont have homes for.

i could but i dont really have the money to buy another aquarium to breed and raise fish, especially i have no space in my room - well i think i do but my parents are rather strict - the only option i would have is my 5 gallon in the room next door to me - unless i can convince my parents to let me get another larger tank or let me use the room next to me for fish stuff (but i highly doubt they will let me for many reasons). i dont really have that option sadly. if i did you already know id be growing tons of plants to sell and personally use, attempting to breed otos and tetras. but its just not a thing i have space for sadly. im beginning to think doing anything related to this would be a waste. mostly because where i live this hobby isnt exactly big. so that means limited buyers (and shipping online is expensive and no one wants to pay a 16 year old 20 pounds+ of shipping for 3 fish/shrimp they cant guarantee will arrive alive) .

@Cinnebuns Thanks for the cautioning (don't know what to call it aha) but like I said I'm not here to make a lot of money, just something extra to my pocket money so I can buy and do just that bit more . I will however take the advice and will most likely get 6 females and 2 males at minimum

Ok well, I'll definitely have time to sort it all out. I won't start till after holiday anyways. I do appreciate all the help!

Just to mention it's a sparkling gourami

Hey, thanks for all the info. Seriously it helps ALOT . Personally I don't know if I'll start with that many, maybe I'll get 9 in the same ratio. I have an insane fear of being over run. I will however try to locate other fish stores near me that will be interested in buying shrimp from me. I also only have a spare 5 gallon to my name, however I have a 10 gallon that I COULD use for growing some of the shrimp, but chances are they will be greatly picked off in there as I have some platies in that tank. The 20g is a tall so maybe it works out like u said, I have neon tetras, a weird duo of guppies (both from friends who didn't want them.) a gourami I got for free at my lfs and a small group of ottos. So many of the babies- possibly over half will be munched on.

So recently i came to the conclusion i want to start earning money in this hobby as - for a teenager who is still in school - being able to have a job at home which i will enjoy is going to be super important, but i have no idea what im doing. My thoughts are: I go to my lfs and buy 2 female and 1 male cherry shrimp for my 20g aquarium (which has fish in) and i will just let them breed casually (after doing some research i found they usually breed every 4 or so months and have around 35 shrimplets per batch, so i would end up with around 70 babies) then leave them to grow and get picked off in the tank, and which ever ones live to be big enough i will sell. - only because I'm not doing this as a job, its just a hustle for some extra cash. i also plan on propogating and selling stem plants, and maybe trying to grow java ferns and crypts for profit as well. What i need to know: When it comes to breeding, what can i do to stimulate the breeding process and what do i feed the baby shrimp so they grow fast and healthy? - i have shrimp pellets and algae wafers? When i sell them, what size bags do i need? - and if anyone has a UK link to the bags you use for selling please let me know. Also how much would i sell each baby for? and - for now - the last thing is , how do i advertise them and where do i sell them? - UK websites (i dont think my lfs will take them as my lfs is one or even THE largest fish store chain in the UK) thanks for any help in advance 🙂

i would just have to convince my mother aha

yeah i wouldnt have space in my room to do this lol. unless i moved the desk in the room next to mine and kept my tanks in here - or vice versa not ctually a bad idea

the desk does not move when i play games, its very sturdy. Also what do you mean move it to the right? a shelf wont support the weight of a 20 gallon if the desk doesnt i also hear that some people are able to stand and jump on these drawers and they where fine? (one post saying they weighed about 150lbs) also keeping it dry, that means if i keep it dry its fine?