Thread: Aquascapers & Aquarium Lovers?

Originally Posted by aespo

I used to have a55 gallon long tank in saltwater. Corals and fish...The whole nine yards. Then off course there was an unexplained mass death..two thousand dollars worth killed in a matter of two days.

I was wondering, did you notice that the most expensive fish die first? I have had fish tanks since I was 12, and two years ago my 90 gallon tank sprung a leak, I emptied it resealed it and it has been sitting ever since. I can't tell you how nice the break has been, but I'm probably going to torture myself again this summer when I reopen it as a salt tank, just a glutton for punishment I guess.

I wish I could show a picture of my old tank but the "x" got custody of the pics and the tank. It was 100 gal. and fresh. Took me about a year to figure the whole system out but after I did the next 7 years was great. I used it as a room divider to set up an office/computer zone. The trick is balance. I used to vacuum it once a month with no more than 50% water change and clean the filters. Picasimus would keep the glass clean and I had a very cool Royal picasimus that got big. A few angles, 15 or so tetras, clown loaches, bala sharks, Pictus catfish, and more. Yes the real exotic cool things don't seem to last that long. I found some where actually salt water species that could live in brackish water but total fresh didn't always work. If I had a place for it I would have another for sure. It costs more but the ice cube food helps a lot for keeping things clean. Everybody over feeds the flake stuff and it clogs everything. Oh and there is no such thing as too much filtering. If it sayd good for 20 gallons and that is the size you have , get 2 of them or the next size up at least.

Originally Posted by 10Pups

I wish I could show a picture of my old tank but the "x" got custody of the pics and the tank. It was 100 gal. and fresh. Took me about a year to figure the whole system out but after I did the next 7 years was great. I used it as a room divider to set up an office/computer zone. The trick is balance. I used to vacuum it once a month with no more than 50% water change and clean the filters. Picasimus would keep the glass clean and I had a very cool Royal picasimus that got big. A few angles, 15 or so tetras, clown loaches, bala sharks, Pictus catfish, and more. Yes the real exotic cool things don't seem to last that long. I found some where actually salt water species that could live in brackish water but total fresh didn't always work. If I had a place for it I would have another for sure. It costs more but the ice cube food helps a lot for keeping things clean. Everybody over feeds the flake stuff and it clogs everything. Oh and there is no such thing as too much filtering. If it sayd good for 20 gallons and that is the size you have , get 2 of them or the next size up at least.

well, you got that right there is no such thing as over filtering, however after having a freshwater tank for so long. I've gone through everything could possibly imagine, from Angels to Arrowannas, and that one got the 2 feet long and I had to feed him mice, but I think when I set this one up I'm going back to saltwater, as I said I guess I'm just a glutton for punishment.one last thing, I found it cheaper to go to Costco and buy frozen shrimp and feed them that,better colours and less mess.

Most fun I ever had with a bigger fish was a large mouth. He was only about 6" but he would let me know when he was hungry by slapping his tail against the heater. He went back to the lake after a couple of months, I was afraid he was going to crack the glass. I was given a salt tank once but after cleaning it up when I got it home I just couldn't go for the punishment. The fish or corral tanks are most beautiful but I didn't have the time for it then. LOL not sure I ever will have that much time. Plus the cost of heartbreak with that learning curve.