| Re: wanting to change tank agine [message #9143] |
Thu, 13 March 2008 11:24   |
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i talked to him agine and he said that the algea just grew overtime hes had the tank established for 8 years now and thats all he knows
55 gal cichlid tank
30 gal hostpitle/fry tank
180 gal cichlid tank still in process of cleaning all stuff for it
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| Re: wanting to change tank agine [message #9145] |
Thu, 13 March 2008 12:11   |
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yea i guess when i talk to him agine i can ask what kind of lights and all he has
55 gal cichlid tank
30 gal hostpitle/fry tank
180 gal cichlid tank still in process of cleaning all stuff for it
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| Re: wanting to change tank agine [message #9148] |
Thu, 13 March 2008 20:51   |
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do you know about how much a month a tank cost in electric? or close to it
55 gal cichlid tank
30 gal hostpitle/fry tank
180 gal cichlid tank still in process of cleaning all stuff for it
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| Re: wanting to change tank agine [message #9161] |
Fri, 14 March 2008 13:52   |
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well im leaveing my house in like 1hr30 min to go look at it and all and give a deposite till my dad can come help me and all cuz hes got 2 other ppl coming tmro so if it looks good its mine he asked if i want the fish but i wont be able to because i gota put my fish in the 180 so south american and african wont realy mix i dont belive so 90% that im getting the tank:) 400 lbs jsut the tank !~! this things a monster lol
55 gal cichlid tank
30 gal hostpitle/fry tank
180 gal cichlid tank still in process of cleaning all stuff for it
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| Re: wanting to change tank agine [message #9163] |
Fri, 14 March 2008 18:27   |
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omg this tank is a beut i jsut got home from looking at it i wana tell you all about it get on msn if your home
55 gal cichlid tank
30 gal hostpitle/fry tank
180 gal cichlid tank still in process of cleaning all stuff for it
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| Re: wanting to change tank agine [message #9164] |
Fri, 14 March 2008 18:45   |
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1 8in salvina
1 10 in green terror
6-8 3in fire mouths
2 2in kribensis
2 4 in plecos
1 4 in catfish not sure what kind
1 6in catfish not sure what kind
1 4in rainbow cichlid
thats whats in there i took pic of the 6 in cat fish he said it was in his 1st tank he got with african cichlids ill post them in a bit
55 gal cichlid tank
30 gal hostpitle/fry tank
180 gal cichlid tank still in process of cleaning all stuff for it
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| Re: wanting to change tank agine [message #9166] |
Fri, 14 March 2008 22:04   |
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Yea, leave it. It's good for the fish and gives the tank a more natural look. It keeps lots of oxygen in the tank plus the fish can eat it
[Updated on: Fri, 14 March 2008 22:04]

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| Re: wanting to change tank agine [message #9169] |
Sat, 15 March 2008 10:05   |
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well i would leave it bu i cant cuz im not setting the tank up right away i got to clean out soem room in the basement and all probly like 2 weeks before i get the tank inside the basement so im jsut going to clean everything realy well all the filters impelers the canister and stuff like that and get it all ready
55 gal cichlid tank
30 gal hostpitle/fry tank
180 gal cichlid tank still in process of cleaning all stuff for it
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| Re: wanting to change tank agine [message #9171] |
Sat, 15 March 2008 15:24   |
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well the tank here finaly its in a garage right now im jsut working on cleaning all the filters and stuff all the tubeing and all of the algea off the rocks i got to go to work soon so im going to claen the last hob filter then ill work on the tank and rocks in the morning probly take a full day jsut to clean al the crap and stuff know A good way to get algea off all the rocks i was thinking bleach to kill it but im not sure some 1 told me proxcide because it eliminates all the oxygen and kills it off
55 gal cichlid tank
30 gal hostpitle/fry tank
180 gal cichlid tank still in process of cleaning all stuff for it
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| Re: wanting to change tank agine [message #9177] |
Sun, 16 March 2008 00:20   |
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well i only cleaned the filters so far i could bag them in trash bags but it could be a month
55 gal cichlid tank
30 gal hostpitle/fry tank
180 gal cichlid tank still in process of cleaning all stuff for it
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| Re: wanting to change tank agine [message #9180] |
Sun, 16 March 2008 10:10   |
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i dont know realy yet if i want to leave them like that or what i jsut know when i get a chance from work now that were busy this week i got to clean the rest of the tank and get some stuff dont
o yea i dont know if this helps with the algea or not but he said he uses nutri grow lights for freshwater maybe that helps with his algea growth
55 gal cichlid tank
30 gal hostpitle/fry tank
180 gal cichlid tank still in process of cleaning all stuff for it
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| Re: wanting to change tank agine [message #9181] |
Sun, 16 March 2008 20:20   |
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i was just curious about how many fish you think i can get away with in this tank i might want breed frontosas also
ps
hey rohnda tell your husband happy b day
55 gal cichlid tank
30 gal hostpitle/fry tank
180 gal cichlid tank still in process of cleaning all stuff for it
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| Re: wanting to change tank agine [message #9214] |
Tue, 18 March 2008 13:53   |
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thanks yea im just worried mainly about getting everything clean and all before i bring it in the house should be like a month or so i would say
and also i cant find the sand you have in your tank i googled it and it brings up hotels if you can find a link for me that would be great and would that be a good substatre for plants im thinknig of getting java ferns
[Updated on: Tue, 18 March 2008 14:01] 55 gal cichlid tank
30 gal hostpitle/fry tank
180 gal cichlid tank still in process of cleaning all stuff for it
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| Re: wanting to change tank agine [message #9309] |
Sun, 23 March 2008 16:22  |
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well i jsut got all the big caves and rocks all cleaned up today now im working on the drift wood and the bog root just been realy cold out so i dont work on them for a while gets cold with water and all so im getting every thing ready at least i might even stain the stand a dark wood color i was thinking would look nice done like that that if i dont get lazy lol
55 gal cichlid tank
30 gal hostpitle/fry tank
180 gal cichlid tank still in process of cleaning all stuff for it
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