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So I’m In the process of getting my tank I got my stand, I was going to get a 36 gallon bow front. But that Really limited the kinds of fish I want. Then I said hmm 55g tank sounds Big. That more than a barrel of oil, but heck I’ll take the leap. I can do it. (48L x 18x something height). Then I looked at the dimensions for a 90g tank same just little taller and inch wider. Not much more expensive and now I want that. 90 gallons x 8 gallons a pound = 720 pounds + 100 pounds gravel = 820 + cool fish = 825lbs for a 1000 lbs rated stand. I have never owned anything this big before. Biggest was like 30 gallons. My main question is. 1.Is upkeep going to be easier? Or harder 2. I will get adequate / overkill filtration. 3. It will open up a new world of fish I can keep, what are things that would be a nice show piece and I could build a community / multi species around. 4. What was y’alls experience with your first big ole tank. ”smells like fish in here” - Ghenghis Khan -
I picked up this 46 gallon bowfront from a LFS that resells used aquarium equipment because I wanted a bigger tank that would still fit in relatively the same small footprint available in my rapidly shrinking apartment: I'm going to transfer the majority of the livestock, plants, hardscape, and equipment from my current 29 gallon set up: I have ordered and received most of the components I will need to scape this tank including different types of substrate, some more hardscape, aquasoil, and other items that hopefully will make this all go smoothly. In the end I will have everything either on top of or under a 36x18" stand, hopefully looking much cleaner than the current set up. At the moment I am waiting on brush-on plastic primer to arrive so I can start repainting the hideous faux wood grain rim design black to match the stand. Gonna do my best to keep this post updated with my progress. -
My water in my 50 gallon aquarium has been looking a little bit yellow/greenish here lately.. I currently have a TopFin Pro Series 70 Filter in use that comes with a bag of carbonated charcoal, ceramic rings and a coarse sponge.. I was wondering if I should add &/or replace some of the included Biomedias for something that would/could be more beneficial to my freshwater tank? Or any suggestions on good chemicals to use routinely to help with clearing the water? Any advice/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.. thank you!😊 -
This is my 125 community tank. It consists of: 10 bleeding heart tetra 8 Columbian tetra 8 skirt tetra 8 king blue tetra 4 sword tails 3 male bristlenose plecos 2 pearl gourami 1 male apistograma hongsloi 1 male black marble anglefish. Going to add to those numbers on a few things. Also looking too add something else that's not in the tank to it. Any suggestions? My intention right now is too add 3 more Columbian tetra 3 more king blue tetra 4 female sword tails and 3 platy Maybe some hatchet fish? Maybe some keyhole cichlids? Let me know what you guys think!- 3 replies
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So...using a 60 gallon breeder to build another large tank for my parents in their foyer. Ideas, please tell me if my research is wrong and I should think different... Main idea will be a river bank. Branches coming from one corner of the tank with a big sandy floor to the other side with a heavier flow on top of the water with the branch being on an incline to mimic the river bank. Will use larger round rocks and smooth pebbles as scatter gravel with heartier plants that aren't rooted, like Java Ferns and Buces. I plan on having this my first tank with a lid on it as well due to my fish choice possibly. Livestock Idea #1(Would reduce flow rate greatly here while having a lot of filtration and likely not use a lid) 8x German Blue Rams, 6x Congo Tetras, 4x Electric Blue Acara, 8x Rummynose Tetras, 8x Blue Emperor Tetras, 8x Pygmy Corys, 2x Bristlenose Plecos, some Mystery Snails & Amano Shrimp. Livestock Idea #2(With lid, higher flow, still a lot of filtration) 5x Boesmani Rainbows, 5x Turquoise Rainbows, 4x Electric Blue Acaras, 10x Blue Eyes Rainbows(of some sort undecided which yet), 8x Horseman Corys, 8x Blue Emperor Tetras, 2x Bristlenose Plecos, some Mystery Snails & Amano Shrimp Keep in mind I will have loads of filtration(I have a bit less in a 40 gal and its A-OK) and plants plus will be running parameters 7.0 maybe slightly acidic with Livestock Idea #1. Right now I am leaning #1. Thoughts?
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Hey guys I’m planning on getting a big tank in the next year or so and I was wondering what size tank you would recommend I get? I’m thinking either a 125g or 75g but I don’t know what’s a better option. the 75 will be cheaper and I will have more options for places to put it in my house but the 125 would give me more fish options. some of the stocking ideas I’ve thought of are: geophagus tank, dwarf mbuna tank, lake tanganyika tank, discus tank. These are some different tank setups I’d like to do some day and both the 75 and 125 would work But I don’t know if the 125 is worth the extra money/space it takes up. what would you do? -
There are bonuses to both kinds of aquariums With nano tanks, there small and can fit on desks, are easily moved, and IMO a lot more fun. Lots of the time stocking will be with small personable fish like pea puffers, bettas, sparkilng gourami, etc. All though with the smaller tanks = less stocking options. With bigger tanks you have the option for more plants, fish, hardscape, and can start housing big fish. Or do you like nano tanks because of the fish, but like bigger tanks because of the space? So would you perfer a 30 gallon with a sparkiling gourami group, and other small tetras? So which do you perfer? Explain your reasoning:
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So I see this popping up in a lot of threads and I don't want to hijack those threads. There seem to be 2 schools of thought about tank sizes--some people are in the Bigger Is Better camp, some people are in the Small Is Beautiful camp. I see pros and cons to both, and thought we could bat ideas and tips for each around here. I like little because I live in a small space, I don't have a lot of money, and I mostly like small fish. In defense of the Small Is Beautiful camp: Tiny tanks can easily be disrupted by small things--like ONE dead snail--but they can also be corrected rapidly. A 30-50% water change takes minutes, you aren't too tired to tackle it after work. Fish, plants, and equipment are (or can be) cheaper. FINDING that dead snail is not a herculean task. Big, static tanks can become a chore, and people leave the hobby for that reason also. To be fair, if I had the space I would LOVE a giant tank. I would also like a Victorian conservatory attached to the side of my house. A maid, and perhaps a view of something other than the highway. But until I strike it rich, I am really good at making tiny work. The learning curve may be steep, I may have a lot of frustrations at times, but if the only option is between a 55 gallon or nothing I would be forced to choose nothing. Some fish>no fish. So the question for me is not what size tank to offer newbies, but how to lower the bar for anyone who is interested.- 19 replies
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