re: Aquarium owners: what size tank and what type of fish do you have?

Discus tips: don't. Just do some african cichlids. So easy to keep.

I have 2, a 29 G freshwater, rose line shark in it, some tetras and an a big angelfish and a 55 G saltwater one, small reef fish in it. Orchid dottyback, clownfish, cleaner shrimp, 2 peppermint shrimp, some emerald crabs, bangaii and pajama cardinal fish, a tomini tang, a barnacle blenny and a mandarin.



I've had aquariums since I was a little kid, I just enjoy watching the fish but I've always wanted to set up a saltwater one but I was always intimidated by it.


You have to get the salinity right, the temperature, etc.... otherwise you lose a $25 fish..... but after doing some homework on it, it's actually pretty simple. It is expensive to get everything you need though, I will say that.

But once you get your water right, and you keep up with regular water changes, it sort of runs itself.

The hardest part is waiting for a month for your water to get right before you can add any critters. (I used live rock, live sand, so your ammonia will rise and then spike, before it starts to decline to zero. You want it at zero. The time for it to do that is approximately 4 weeks. Just have to keep testing the water and see if it's still rising or if it's starting to come down)

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That's discus, not cichlids

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Discus are a type of cichlid.

Nice

I have a great filter for this and inside the tank I have two powerheads on each end that are hooked up to a timer that alternates when they come on. I have it set for every 3 hours, so it sort of mimics the tides coming in and going out.

I have 2 powerheada in each one of my tanks also. Before I added them I would find my water high in nitrates,nitrites, etc. Definitely imitating the tide or current keeps the fish happy and the water good. Took me awhile to figure this out. Of course the fish places said you need to do alot of water changes, bullshite. They just wanted that money.

29 gal nano.

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Nano's are badass.

How often do you change the water and how much?

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I have a 20 gallon reef. I change 3 gallons every week.

Folks with nanos have no excuse not to do regular water changes. With my current setup, I am attempting to lean on water changes in order to go without a skimmer or media reactor. Its a sumpless setup and I hate the look of all of that bulky shite hanging off the back of the tank or coming out of the back chambers.

75, ill sell you mine. reef tank.

for thos i have talked to about this, i ended up losing my 2 most prized fish cause i was forgetting to feed them for a while, my Purple tang and yellow tang. 250 bucks down the drain.