evilmustang66
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so I recently moved to a better house ended up selling my computer to fix some cars repairs and I was allowed to buy two fish tanks 26 to 30 gallon acrylic tank and now the big one I pick up on Friday is 180 gallon with lights pumps sumps etc acrylic pre drilled show tank at a steal of a price 800.00 I will post pics later so I am thinking of going with freshwater setup since the move no big pet stores around for at least hr drives what I like to is rainbow fish Australian ,neon rainbows ,just basically setup different types of the rainbows in a large planted tank with live plant or I could go with African cichlids and rocks or maybe a giant oil cooled pc lol just kidding so I on my laptop until my next pc build later but to have a show tank I couldn't pass it up any ideas for the tank please let me know thanks
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Re: hobby started again aquariums
2014/02/20 20:22:55
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picture of the tank I am getting in today Friday with wetdry filter reserved for pics homemade sump with sock filters added bio balls soon I redo it to run with the mag pump will add top after I put more gravel in with live plants
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Re: hobby started again aquariums
2014/02/20 20:23:37
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Go with a tropical fish setup! Not salt water but tropical. Need a heater and the non refined aquarium salt. Still uses a fresh water pump and everything as the salt sits and dissolves over time.
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evilmustang66
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Re: hobby started again aquariums
2014/02/20 20:26:30
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I was looking at freshwater I cant afford salt lol
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Re: hobby started again aquariums
2014/02/20 20:55:37
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I have a single huge Oscar. The thing is aggressive as heck.
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evilmustang66
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Re: hobby started again aquariums
2014/02/21 04:53:52
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Re: hobby started again aquariums
2014/02/21 10:33:55
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I love fish tanks and used to have a 210 gallon Cichlid tank, but it just got to be too much work and I didn't have enough time to care for it properly. Now I've only got a 10 and can't seem to keep anything but a Plecostamus alive.
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Re: hobby started again aquariums
2014/02/21 14:58:25
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I would do cihlids, more color range really.
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Re: hobby started again aquariums
2014/02/21 15:55:36
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I think that Cichlids are heartier too. I once had one jump out of the bag from it was in while I was pouring it into the net so I could put it in the tank. It landed in a plate of spaghetti on the counter. I rinsed it off and put it in the tank. It lived until I sold the tank several years later.
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Re: hobby started again aquariums
2014/02/21 19:10:48
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Where's the sharks, clown fish and catfish?
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Re: hobby started again aquariums
2014/02/21 19:25:15
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I have a 55G african cichlid tank at home and a 10G reef that I'm setting up on my desk at school.
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Re: hobby started again aquariums
2014/02/22 17:19:17
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I want the rainbows cause they don't tear up the land scape like the cichlids as much as I thought about sharks need bigger pumps lol and a pool great white would be mine lol but ill post more as I get it up with more plants etc
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Re: hobby started again aquariums
2014/08/20 22:38:57
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I have one aquarium in my home but i want one more to put it in my drawing room.Need to get some advice , because i want to make something unique and attractive so can anyone please recommend me some pictures of aquariums.
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Re: hobby started again aquariums
2014/08/21 10:00:18
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jhonsonsmith I have one aquarium in my home but i want one more to put it in my drawing room.Need to get some advice , because i want to make something unique and attractive so can anyone please recommend me some pictures of aquariums.
Looking for advice for a fresh or salt water tank? Check out cichlid-forum.com, monsterfishkeepers.com, for fresh water. For salt water reefcentral.com, or nano-reef.com(though this is mainly for smaller tanks.) I will warn you salt water is VASTLY more expensive. I'm ordering a hand made $600 LED light next month. Not to mention coral frags(small pieces) go for $10+ each, and those are low end ones. There's really no upper limit for high end pieces. Salt is a very pricey way to go but it is really cool.
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Re: hobby started again aquariums
2014/08/21 10:22:50
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Had a family friend growing up, who kept catfish in their large aquarium.
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Re: hobby started again aquariums
2014/08/22 10:54:18
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african cichlids are always the best choice....
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