Gimmito's 450 gal L-shaped tank
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sfsuphysics
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Wow that was a pre-OregonReef tank that Weast had!
Kensington Reefer
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Jim
Check this beast!
http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/83-tank-of-the-month
Check this beast!
http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/83-tank-of-the-month
goldielocke76
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Oh yeah, Jim, I was thinking of a BIGGER tank, Denzil says 500 gallon, I was thinking more along the lines of tank dimensions such as: 10ft long x 3ft wide x 4ft high, almost 900gallons. However, I'm one of those people that would say "Let's make it an even 1000!" LoL 
Sorry my posts are a little late, been at work and in class all day.
Sorry my posts are a little late, been at work and in class all day.
goldielocke76
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Jim, I never thought about your salt usage, no wonder why you had so many empty buckets
As much as I would like to set up something to help with the nitrAtes (bio pellets, something) I haven't found anything better than water changes either, in fresh water for my puffers or my SW tank. I hate doing water changes, so, the only way to make them more likable to me, is to find better, easier ways of doing them. If it means I need to buy a garbage can and a good pump, ok then, I will do it. (I got sick of lifting the jugs up to the tanks, and when I got the 90 and I needed a stool to do so, that's when I put my foot down).
Maybe it's just my imagination, I can always tell after I do a water change; fish seem to get all excited after they get a fresh batch of water. To me, not doing water changes is like not cleaning a cat box: you can only go so long before the waste build up is unmanageable and unhealthy. Instead of having a cat that uses the litter box, it now craps all over your floors. In the tank, instead of having live fish you have dead fish, or fish with a compromised life span due to the toxicity of the water. But I digress. I use my fire fish as a good indicator of how my tank is doing: if their little fins are up, tank is doing pretty good, and I don't need to worry. If they are down and the firefish aren't darting around the tank, I pull out my test kits and start mixing a batch of new water. It may be an imprecise way, but it's a way that works for me at this point and that I am fairly (fairly) certain that I can rely on after my observations of my fish. And ask Denzil, I watch my fish a lot.
Any who, just my two cents. My motto: The solution to pollution is dilution! Annnd then: It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly.
**Edit: I do water changes every week, on Saturdays. When I was talking about using my firefish, I meant that even if it's right after a water change, or middle of the week, they are a good indicator to myself if there is something wrong, and not that I only do water changes when their fins are down. LOL.
As much as I would like to set up something to help with the nitrAtes (bio pellets, something) I haven't found anything better than water changes either, in fresh water for my puffers or my SW tank. I hate doing water changes, so, the only way to make them more likable to me, is to find better, easier ways of doing them. If it means I need to buy a garbage can and a good pump, ok then, I will do it. (I got sick of lifting the jugs up to the tanks, and when I got the 90 and I needed a stool to do so, that's when I put my foot down).
Maybe it's just my imagination, I can always tell after I do a water change; fish seem to get all excited after they get a fresh batch of water. To me, not doing water changes is like not cleaning a cat box: you can only go so long before the waste build up is unmanageable and unhealthy. Instead of having a cat that uses the litter box, it now craps all over your floors. In the tank, instead of having live fish you have dead fish, or fish with a compromised life span due to the toxicity of the water. But I digress. I use my fire fish as a good indicator of how my tank is doing: if their little fins are up, tank is doing pretty good, and I don't need to worry. If they are down and the firefish aren't darting around the tank, I pull out my test kits and start mixing a batch of new water. It may be an imprecise way, but it's a way that works for me at this point and that I am fairly (fairly) certain that I can rely on after my observations of my fish. And ask Denzil, I watch my fish a lot.
Any who, just my two cents. My motto: The solution to pollution is dilution! Annnd then: It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly.
**Edit: I do water changes every week, on Saturdays. When I was talking about using my firefish, I meant that even if it's right after a water change, or middle of the week, they are a good indicator to myself if there is something wrong, and not that I only do water changes when their fins are down. LOL.
gimmito
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goldielocke76 said:Oh yeah, Jim, I was thinking of a BIGGER tank, Denzil says 500 gallon, I was thinking more along the lines of tank dimensions such as: 10ft long x 3ft wide x 4ft high, almost 900gallons. However, I'm one of those people that would say "Let's make it an even 1000!" LoL
Sorry my posts are a little late, been at work and in class all day.
Watching your animals usually is a good indicator how your water is. Wow, you do think big ! I would recommend going with a deeper tank, rather than a taller tank. Remember, it gets extremely hard to maintain a tall tank. My tank is 30" + the 2" steel frame & 2" 2x4 on top of it. I can barely reach the bottom of the tank standing on a utility ladder. Also, a deeper tank affords you more aquascaping possibilities.
Kensington Reefer
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Not to detour but...
Brandy and Denzil, I did see a tank on CL 10'x30"x3'h
Brandy and Denzil, I did see a tank on CL 10'x30"x3'h
h20player101
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"I thought about that...but getting those 3 sharks and all those turtles will be tough. Maybe Parker (H20 player) can."
Only if I win the lottery! Then, I am thinking the floor of the fish room would be a shark/ray tank. Looked into turtles, there is really no feasible/legal way for private individuals to hold them in California. :-(
Only if I win the lottery! Then, I am thinking the floor of the fish room would be a shark/ray tank. Looked into turtles, there is really no feasible/legal way for private individuals to hold them in California. :-(