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re: Who here has an aquarium? What size is it?
Posted on 12/13/14 at 10:00 pm to CBandits82
Posted on 12/13/14 at 10:00 pm to CBandits82
As long you maintain your PH levels you should be fine. Discus get a bad rep for being difficult to keep. They are to an extent, it just takes more monitoring and work than the average aquarium enthusiast is willing to give.
Posted on 12/13/14 at 10:08 pm to CBandits82
I've never tried discus, but they are beautiful fish. They require a bit more attention than your normal tropical fish. I've known guys who do water changes daily in the discus tanks; the more pristine the better.
Posted on 12/13/14 at 10:15 pm to TigerOnTheMountain
Always wanted to set up a nice saltwater reef tank. Seems like a lot of knowledge and upkeep, right?
Posted on 12/13/14 at 10:15 pm to boxcarbarney
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So is the tank shaped like a bra, or are you calling me bra?
This why baw needs to replace bra. There's no confusion with baw.
Posted on 12/13/14 at 10:18 pm to USMCTiger03
Yes. $$$ as well. Check out South Eastern LA Aquarium Society. Lots of really good info about everything you need to know from freshwater, salt and even ponds.
Posted on 12/13/14 at 10:21 pm to USMCTiger03
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Seems like a lot of knowledge and upkeep, right?
I think it depends. Any tank will require a lot of attention when its first set up. For saltys, going with either coral or fish only with live rock will dictate how the aquarium is maintained. Most guys I know with salt water tanks have their own RO water machines for water changes, which seems like a pain in the arse.
This post was edited on 12/13/14 at 10:23 pm
Posted on 12/14/14 at 12:07 am to CBandits82
I have a 110 gallon and a 90 gallon. Both saltwater tanks. Hardest job I've ever had.
Posted on 12/14/14 at 2:31 am to SlipperyPete
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SlipperyPete
Harder than moving that frogger machine?
Posted on 12/14/14 at 3:05 am to CBandits82
60 gallon built into the wall that separates the living room and the den with South American Cichlid tank
This post was edited on 12/14/14 at 3:08 am
Posted on 12/14/14 at 4:42 am to trom83
[quote]60 gallon built into the wall that separates the living room and the den with South American Cichlid tank ..... Baller
Posted on 12/14/14 at 8:33 am to trom83
Yeah, we're gonna need pictures.
Posted on 12/14/14 at 8:36 am to boxcarbarney
I have 300 gallons of ocean in my living room.
:rollseyes:
:rollseyes:
Posted on 12/14/14 at 8:46 am to Sir Drinksalot
my wife has a beta fish living in a small arse glass box
Posted on 12/14/14 at 11:00 am to TigerOnTheMountain
I use to keep a ton of fish tanks for both research and enjoyment but ended up getting rid of them. Just got tired of all the maintenance. Now I just have one tank that houses a native tarantula. Low maintenance and fun to watch.
When I did keep fish all of them were native species that I enjoyed studying. I had a pretty bad arse creek simulator made of two 55 gallon long tanks. One tank simulated a deep pool for chubs and the other was a shallow rapid for rainbow darters. Darters are some of the most interesting fish I had. I quickly learned that at normal room temp the creek fishes lost their brilliant colors so I devised my own water cooler system from a mini fridge so the water temp was in the 50's and the fish kept their colors.
My other tanks I used to learn game fish habits to apply to fishing. One of the most interesting things I learned was with black bass in my 250 gallon tank. I had collected a entire ball of bass fry at the lake and raised them. I feed them all sorts of live prey. Even though all the bass came from the same fry ball several grew much more quickly than the others. From what I observed these that grew more quickly were less active and only ate the largest prey I introduced to the tank. The smaller bass were more active and would eat anything I introduced to the tank.
Blue catfish prefer live bait. During the day when the light was on they would not leave their caves for any type of food other than injured live prey. I believe it was the vibrations given off by the blue gill, shad, ect that got them out of hiding. Oddly store bought stink baits seemed to be their least favorite. Applying this to my jug fishing worked wonders. I started using live bluegill about 3-4 inches in size and absolutely slaughtered the catfish. The bluegill put up a struggle on the hook that minnows/goldfish don't which made all the difference in the world. I went from catching a few catfish on my jugs to bringing in a boat load of large blues regularly. Largest yet was 96lbs and G&F said it lost a lot of weight before I had it weighed... He is hanging on my wall now.
Had a lot of fun with the tanks and learned a lot. I would still have them if I didn't have so much going on. The most time consuming was catching the food.
When I did keep fish all of them were native species that I enjoyed studying. I had a pretty bad arse creek simulator made of two 55 gallon long tanks. One tank simulated a deep pool for chubs and the other was a shallow rapid for rainbow darters. Darters are some of the most interesting fish I had. I quickly learned that at normal room temp the creek fishes lost their brilliant colors so I devised my own water cooler system from a mini fridge so the water temp was in the 50's and the fish kept their colors.
My other tanks I used to learn game fish habits to apply to fishing. One of the most interesting things I learned was with black bass in my 250 gallon tank. I had collected a entire ball of bass fry at the lake and raised them. I feed them all sorts of live prey. Even though all the bass came from the same fry ball several grew much more quickly than the others. From what I observed these that grew more quickly were less active and only ate the largest prey I introduced to the tank. The smaller bass were more active and would eat anything I introduced to the tank.
Blue catfish prefer live bait. During the day when the light was on they would not leave their caves for any type of food other than injured live prey. I believe it was the vibrations given off by the blue gill, shad, ect that got them out of hiding. Oddly store bought stink baits seemed to be their least favorite. Applying this to my jug fishing worked wonders. I started using live bluegill about 3-4 inches in size and absolutely slaughtered the catfish. The bluegill put up a struggle on the hook that minnows/goldfish don't which made all the difference in the world. I went from catching a few catfish on my jugs to bringing in a boat load of large blues regularly. Largest yet was 96lbs and G&F said it lost a lot of weight before I had it weighed... He is hanging on my wall now.
Had a lot of fun with the tanks and learned a lot. I would still have them if I didn't have so much going on. The most time consuming was catching the food.
Posted on 12/14/14 at 11:17 am to porkrind
I used to have a 90 gallon reef tank. It did well but i used to throw thousands of dollars at it. The main pain was having someone keep an eye on it when I was gone. I tried to automate and plan for disaster as much as I could but I just knew the shite would hit the fan while I was on a trip. I knew we would be moving soon so I tore it down and was able to give away all the fish and corals on my terms. I kept at it longer than I thought I would, maybe I will try again some day.
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Posted on 12/14/14 at 11:39 am to Buck Dancer
i would love an aquarium but 800 is out of my range. i was thinking more areond 200-400 range for a 55+ gallon
This post was edited on 12/14/14 at 11:40 am
Posted on 12/14/14 at 11:47 am to CBandits82
Aquariums are like boats and horses. Two best days of my life. You know the rest. A ton of work.
Posted on 12/14/14 at 8:20 pm to CarRamrod
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i was thinking more areond 200-400 range for a 55+ gallon
PetCo should be doing their $1 per gallon sale soon. If you jump on it soon enough, you should be able to pick up that 55 gallon for, you guessed it, $55.
After getting the filter (I suggest a canister filter), lights, rocks, scuba diver holding the bubbling treasure chest, and fish, you should be below the $400.00 range.
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