I have a niger trigger, picasso trigger, porcupine puffer, and a ghost eel. In a 120 gallon aggressive fish only tank. What do you guys have?
anybody collect saltwater fish?
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I have a small 35gallon Red Sea Reef Tank. I used to have a 100 Gallon Reef, but didn't have time to maintain it.
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My 65G
fish - blenny, nemo, school of chromis, blue and pink damsels.
cleaner, firecracker and peppermint shrimps
boxer and emerald crabs
coco worm and pink sea cucumber
bunch of soft coral.
fish - blenny, nemo, school of chromis, blue and pink damsels.
cleaner, firecracker and peppermint shrimps
boxer and emerald crabs
coco worm and pink sea cucumber
bunch of soft coral.
you guys have some nice tanks I couldnt go with the coral route because all my fish would eat them:frown: Oh and did you guys ever have a problem with the fish disease called "ich" my god I lost a bunch of fish to it and some were very expensive
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Nub question. I used to have a tank about 12 years ago. But it was a bit of a pain. Fun hobby, but I just didn't have the time and my fish eventually died. Has the equipment moved forward enough to make having a saltwater tank these days less detail oriented and also have the ability to have smaller tanks?
I was thinking of getting another aquarium set up but was leaning towards fresh water because of my past impressions on salt water tanks..
Just wondering...
I was thinking of getting another aquarium set up but was leaning towards fresh water because of my past impressions on salt water tanks..
Just wondering...
Yes and no. Technology has moved forward a lot, as has the understanding of some of the principles that were understood. That being said, there is still more that is not known. I have seen tanks by friends that were low maintenance (using quality components), but those can still be perturbed and lose 75% of the fish.
There have been a lot of changes made with nano tanks (they have become quite popular), but water quality on that is more critical than water quality on the large tanks (less buffer material).
That being said, I've always been amazed just watching a saltwater tank
, in ways that freshwater just can't cut 
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There have been a lot of changes made with nano tanks (they have become quite popular), but water quality on that is more critical than water quality on the large tanks (less buffer material).
That being said, I've always been amazed just watching a saltwater tank
, in ways that freshwater just can't cut .
wow, didn't know there were this many saltwater/reef hobbyist on prime, my family's been in the business for almost 20 yrs now, couple pics of our display tank.
Nub question. I used to have a tank about 12 years ago. But it was a bit of a pain. Fun hobby, but I just didn't have the time and my fish eventually died. Has the equipment moved forward enough to make having a saltwater tank these days less detail oriented and also have the ability to have smaller tanks?
I was thinking of getting another aquarium set up but was leaning towards fresh water because of my past impressions on salt water tanks..
Just wondering...
It is a lot easier these days with all the testing kits they have out. Ich is still a major problem and cant be treated. I was up to 10 fish and when I bought this large angel it was about 8 inches long everything went to hell cuz he was infected and all the fish died but one. I feel buying only young fish is the way to go and always check the fish for any signs of ich before you purchase if it doesnt look perfect dont even buy it.
my friend always had good luck with his fish by feeding them ginger. it seemed to keep the ich away.
Have have nice Nano Reef Tanks out there that are just plug and play. Everything you need is all in one tank except the salt, rocks, fish of course. The main problem is people don't use R.O. water and don't do a water change often enough. They also tend to put too many fish and over feed.
These are some of my older tanks that I torn down and no longer have.
46 gallon bow front reef
12 gallon nano reef
10 gallon nano reef
Now I only have one tank left a 30 gallon cube with a custom sump about the same size.
46 gallon bow front reef
12 gallon nano reef
10 gallon nano reef
Now I only have one tank left a 30 gallon cube with a custom sump about the same size.
Guys, these are some beautiful tanks. SurfsUp, how many water changes are you doing on that 30g with all those softies? Do you find the extra water in the sump makes that big a difference?
Very impressive, btw. I would love to have a setup like that in my house.
Very impressive, btw. I would love to have a setup like that in my house.
I want a reef tank someday also first I want to get my fish only tank filled up with out losing them you know. I never heard anything about having to do more water changes because of the corals/reefs. Doing a water change once a month seems to be all you need. The next fish Im trying to get is a Blackfoot Lionfish if you guys know of one for sale anywhere please PM me this fish is all types of tough to find on sale even on the internet. I will include a picture so you know what it looks like also just in case
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I "collected" this cobia out of the west delta rigs (gulf of new mexico just south of new orleans) ~ 2 years ago and I'm planning on going down this week to hopefully collect his big brother. If you ever have a chance to have grilled cobia - a.k.a. lemonfish a.k.a. ling, by all means do it. It is one of my favorites.
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-K
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Wow, those are some nice green star polyps, Xenia's, pulsating Xenia's and Pom-poms. Beautiful. Makes me want to clean my tank now and pump in some more iodine.
