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Post by andy on Dec 3, 2006 14:57:06 GMT
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Dec 3, 2006 15:23:04 GMT
Fab...is it a crimbo presi for your fish? ;D
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2006 18:09:23 GMT
Where do you keep all your tanks Andy?  |
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Post by andy on Dec 3, 2006 18:49:31 GMT
I've only got one operational tank Rita.....but i've always got a couple of small tanks just incase in need to "play" !!! But this beast is massive and, apparently, takes at least 3 people to lift the tank  |
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Post by Susie Snowdrop on Dec 3, 2006 19:19:00 GMT
Andy, I want to buy OH a tank for xmas. He kept tropical fish as a young lad (buck as he likes to be known  ). Any advice to me as to what to buy?? We've got room for a biggish tank and I know he'll be thrilled to pieces if I buy the right one! Any advice?? S |
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Post by andy on Dec 3, 2006 19:25:41 GMT
Ok Susie....it really depends on a number of things
1) your budget
2) the amount of space you have
3) what sort of set up you'd like
4) new or used
So i'd say go for the biggest you can accomadate and afford. A general community tank with several live plants plus rocks and bogwood.
You can buy new but there's always lots of nice second hand set ups available.
I'll have my 48" x 15" x 18" tank, stand and lid for sale soon....but you're a little far away (300 odd miles !!!!)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2006 12:51:26 GMT
But this beast is massive and, apparently, takes at least 3 people to lift the tank How heavy will it be once filled etc? Hope the room you are putting it in has a concrete floor. |
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Post by Susie Snowdrop on Dec 5, 2006 15:15:57 GMT
Ok Susie....it really depends on a number of things 1) your budget 2) the amount of space you have 3) what sort of set up you'd like 4) new or used So i'd say go for the biggest you can accomadate and afford. A general community tank with several live plants plus rocks and bogwood. You can buy new but there's always lots of nice second hand set ups available. I'll have my 48" x 15" x 18" tank, stand and lid for sale soon....but you're a little far away (300 odd miles !!!!) Thanks for that Andy.......will start looking around. Sx |
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Post by andy on Dec 5, 2006 18:22:40 GMT
It will hold approx 120 gallons Rita......= 1200 lbs (water weighs 10lb a gallon). Plus the weight of the tank (it takes 4 people to lift it) plus sand, cabinet etc.
No i don't have a solid floor....but i have had a comparable sized tank in the lounge before and it was fine for 3 years !!!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2006 8:35:57 GMT
We have a 5x2x2 tank which has turtles in it, OH made sure it was in place across the floor joists and we have had no trouble with it, about to move it again back to the dinning room, but that is a job for the boy's as weighs a ton!! Sara |
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Post by andy on Dec 10, 2006 7:00:05 GMT
OMG....it's here  .....and it's massive  I was going to spend next weekend doing the big changeover but i now have this "coffin" of a fish tank sitting in my lounge which dwarfs the other tank, so i might do it today. Pics will follow |
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Post by andy on Dec 10, 2006 8:03:45 GMT
Here she is  |
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Post by 4pygmies on Dec 10, 2006 8:29:51 GMT
Good Grief! For the sake of household peace I should make a start NOW! It'll look good when it's done I'm sure........but try and get it done quickly Andy!
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Post by Dutchy on Dec 10, 2006 12:14:43 GMT
WOW Andy that thing is massive.
Is there still room for the rest of your furniture?
Looking forward to nice pics of healthy little fish ( though it looks like you can keep pretty big ones now )
Enjoy Dutchy
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2006 13:11:31 GMT
I used to keep tropical fish when I was much younger (in my mid to late teens). I was introduced to it as a hobby by my late uncle, who had a fantastic 4ft tank. I managed to get my parents to agree to a 3ft tank, and I kept it until I left home at 21. Unfortunately, my parents didn't want to keep it and the first house I lived in (rented) didn't have the room so we sold the fish to a friend and then had to throw the tank away when we went to move it to the garage and dropped it  I've said a few times that I'd like another tank but Mrs FA won't let me have one now. I did toy with the idea of having a marine aquarium rather than a tropical one but I'm sure it would've been much harder to keep. I used to love my tank but it did annoy me when I paid £5 for 1 fish which promptly died on me !! FA x |
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Post by andy on Dec 11, 2006 11:37:26 GMT
All transferred over now, planted up and fish are all happy and feeding.....no casualties so far either although i will have to watch out for whitespot due to the stress they've had  |
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Post by sweetleaf on Dec 11, 2006 11:52:43 GMT
That was quick work Andy hope there are no repercussions with the stress of moving "house" I must say it looks great, none of my tanks ever looked that good.
I gave up fishkeeping when my son (aged 5 at the time) managed to kill them all in one horrible day.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2006 11:54:30 GMT
Oh, please tell the FULL story Sweetleaf, I'm fascinated |
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Post by sweetleaf on Dec 11, 2006 12:04:53 GMT
Ok, son decided the fish were hungry and generously fed them the entire economy size tub of flake in one go, their gills filled up with flake and many suffocated, those I rescued, just in time, were put in a large bucket......... and in the bucket was a heater and a temperature sensor, (an old fashioned set up now but that was what was offered then), while I cleaned out the tank. My son removed the temperature sensor and the heater went into overdrive, cooking the remaining fish!  My mum was watching Peter, but she didnt notice what hed done, so when I came back in I had no fish at all, all this happened in less than an hour. I decided there and then not to start again, and went off for a quiet cry, while my mum got rid of the evidence. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2006 12:07:56 GMT
Oh thats very sad  he just wanted to help Mummy  |
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Post by Plocket on Dec 11, 2006 12:09:52 GMT
That tank looks wonderful now it's all set up Andy. How long did it take you though? Sweetleaf I want to know about the poor fish too |
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Post by andy on Dec 11, 2006 12:18:06 GMT
Took about 3 hours to change it all from one tank to another and then another hour to plant it up this morning.
Just ordered some more plants to fill in the gaps and another 5 energy saving light bulbs so the plants will frow well.
More pics to follow
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Post by Plocket on Dec 11, 2006 12:27:19 GMT
MORE PLANTS?  Is there room? I think fish tanks are lovely but only have a coldwater tank with two goldfish (there were four but two died - so these two are Paul and Ringo ;D ) - do they take much work? |
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Post by andy on Dec 11, 2006 12:42:48 GMT
Not really plocket.....about an hour a week for water changes and to clean the front glass and have a bit of a tidy up. Also, allow another hour once every 6 weeks to clean the filters out. Like every animal that we have as pets, we should all make an effort to learn about the creatures we keep before actually keeping them. It's not just a question of learning how to keep them (filteration, fish compatibility, lighting etc) but also to learn about what happens WHEN...not if, something goes wrong such as a disease, heater failure or major power cut !!! Generally speaking, keeping tropical fish (and this really does apply to marine fish too) can be as easy or as difficult as you want to make it. More people spend their time worrying so much about their aquariums that they hardly have any time to sit back and enjoy it !!!! I prefer to take the easy route  |
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Post by Plocket on Dec 11, 2006 12:46:42 GMT
Ok I'm NOT getting tropical fish! We'll stick with the rabbit when and if the time comes!!! ;D
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Post by andy on Dec 15, 2006 19:19:17 GMT
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Post by sweetleaf on Dec 15, 2006 19:22:08 GMT
Andy I'm very impressed no-one, seeing that, would believe the tank was newly established.... as a previous tank -owner I know how much hard work was involved. KUDOS! (sp)  |
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Post by andy on Dec 15, 2006 19:38:46 GMT
Andy I'm very impressed no-one, seeing that, would believe the tank was newly established.... as a previous tank -owner I know how much hard work was involved. KUDOS! (sp) Thanks me dear. It has taken a bit of work.....i've just spent 3 hours wiring up the 10 lights that i have in there !!!! |
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Post by sweetleaf on Dec 15, 2006 19:49:28 GMT
I used to love sitting and watching the tank, with all the lights off ...much better than tv and so calming. Every fish has its own personality, and you soon get to know them, handy for keeping an eye on the occasionally thuggish one too. The catfish did their dirty deeds when the lights went off however.... They got their own tank, and escaped the carnage inflicted by 5yOlds helpfulness. |
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Post by Chuckles on Dec 15, 2006 19:59:29 GMT
That tank looks amazing andy, I know nothing about them but you must have the patients of a saint to have put all those plants in especially those lovely little tufty ones on the right hand side at the front.
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). Any advice to me as to what to buy?? We've got room for a biggish tank and I know he'll be thrilled to pieces if I buy the right one! Any advice??
he just wanted to help Mummy 
Is there room? I think fish tanks are lovely but only have a coldwater tank with two goldfish (there were four but two died - so these two are Paul and Ringo ;D ) - do they take much work?
