Saltwater Tank

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by mdvaldosta, Jun 11, 2006.

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    Anyone else into fish? My latest project is a 75 gallon saltwater reef tank. Still in it's infancy. Here are a couple shots (I'm a lousy camera guy):

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  2. sarahk

    sarahk iTamer Staff

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    They are so cute. We have some shops near us with really good tank displays.

    FWIW I have some reef forums in my directory (see sig)
     
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    I have a 29g reef tank...
     
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    mavahntooth Well-Known Member

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    wow. i see nemo!
     
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    WOW!

    Cool procject :cool:
     
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    great looking tank. Good job.
     
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    I love watching tropical fish. They're so relaxing and the colours are fantastic.
     
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    Yea

    I used to breed seahorses but havent got the time currently to care for them, thier needs are great.

    I have run a few Reef set ups, currently running a micro 2 Gallon reef with a NEMO for my eldest!!.

    Good luck and dont by the latest gadgets - do reasearch into equipment it can save you a frotune

    Jamie
     
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  9. mdvaldosta

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    It wouldn't be right if it didn't have Nemo! My kids loved the movie, so most of the fish will be from the movie :p
     
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    Not any longer, but here is an old eel I had.... a mutant yellow miliaris

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    Awesome. I love fish tanks. Here is my short list of animals you should and should not put in it:

    must:
    red lobster (small one, about 5-6 inches long if you can find one) - they clean the bottom and are totally cool and fun to feed too.
    crabs - great filter feeders to keep the tank clean
    flounder - they are cool looking and clean the tank too
    clown fish and an anemone - the interaction is pretty neat, but the anemoies can be a little fickle and might not look pretty all the time
    cow fish - just cuz they are soo ugly they are cute.

    must not:
    eel - they are too smart and will try to escape all the time. mine committed suicide one night by jumping out of the tank.
    parrot fish - little bastards. they attack other fish and eat the decorations too.
    lion fish - they'll kill everything in your tank, even though they are the very cool lookin.
     
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    Very cool. Many lives ago, I used to assist with a wildlife reclamation project, Channel Islands, California - spiny lobster, abalone, scallops. Afraid I concur with Lorien on eels - we had a Moray - named, "thatsa." (you figure it out), that didn't make it long.

    Love saltwater tanks.
     
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    hahah yea but I love eels; they were the reason I got a salt water tank. And yup, I found them on the floor a few times. They're umm 'clever' if you count escapism as clever, but then they land on the dry floor... which isn't so clever. Luckily they are also very resilient!
     
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    looks good, I ran a 29gallon reef with MH for 2 years, tank started too leak so I just sold it all off.
     
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    I also love finding nemo... already watch it 5 times. makes me laugh again and again. the blue one is dori, am i right? :p
     
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    No the blue one is a damsel (what I started the tank with), dori will be coming soon.
     
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