Plan is a 300 gallon 96" long X 24" deep X 31" high tank done up with all the bells and whistles. I am doing lots of remodeling so I had the contractor run a cold water line to under the tank and a drain will go out an exterior wall next to the tank and drain into the back yard. Water changes...
Does anyone know anything about Oscars? I have one that is around 8 or 9 years old, water is healthy she is just acting real odd. I have a vid of her... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPZDxTxH3yo
I have had these fish for three years. They came with a tank that I bought that included fish. I really like them & would like to buy a few more. I don't know what they are called. I have never seen them before.:no:
This is my 90 gallon aquarium with african cichlids. The background is a DIY 3D background.
I had a small operation (12 - 10g tanks) years ago, before I had ever done a pond or had koi, and I feel like I'm getting a better understanding of water quality needs now, and would like to try it again. The operation was actually profitable (barely :)), but I'd rather try and work on...
We can only dream ... http://fox6now.com/2013/03/27/bristol-home-features-largest-privately-owned-fish-tank/?hpt=us_bn9
http://forums.tfhmagazine.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=23322&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=195 Click on link and scroll down page to see photos from start to finish. I've got to have one!!!
I used to keep & raise seahorses and I was just looking at some old pics of my seahorses. I hadn't looked at these in years. Just thought I'd share... Hippocampus fuscus
Going through an education crash now that I got the guppy bug. The entire guppy madness is crashing down requiring every bit of mental power I have left. It seems the guppy has its share of problems so here we go. Looking to get some pure strains from somewhere that are healthy, beautiful and not...
I still have one - the largest fish in the tank, who started out as a calico fantail but is now a very big orange/white with some beautiful irridescent scales. I have a small black moor that's hard to see but he's in there. The other 2 were babies from my pond that hatched back in the late Spring...
I've had an aquarium up and running for around 2 months now. I transferred half of the gravel from the old tank to the new one for bio. (10 gal. to a 20 gal.) We bought some new gravel that are white and I've wondered if the coloring is coming off of them and causing the cloudy water. ...
Hello guys, I'll be setting up 2 tanks in my house. 120g and 180g. The 120 will be going in the wall - only visible from 1 side. The back of the tank will be in the bathroom with a removable cover for maintenance. It will be housing goldfish. The 180 will be set up by a wall, like any ol'...
Big day, all the parts and equipment all together and working. Cut through house so equipment could be put out of sight. All this to grow plants. Plants will be added soon.
I just noticed one of my Mbuna looks as if he's been scalped! He must have clipped his head in a chase... I was almost happy.. lol, I got to do my first emergency first aid on a fish.... put five drops of clove oil in a bowl with one half a gallon of distilled water. I netted the fish and put him...
Anyone have experience with running wet/dry filtration and protein skimmers alone for quarantining koi, maybe raising small koi. I plan on buying a 120 gal plexiglass tank for this purpose and putting it in the garage. Would this be adequate enough or could I modify the wet/dry filter to have...
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SRv4RH_j0_0
So here's the deal: A few years back my brother and I began a summer project to build a pond in our tiny back yard. It was a small 400 gallon pond dug about 3-4 feet deep with liner. I had about 10 goldfish in there and filtered it with a small skippy that led to a large pot on its side to...
Wifey wanted a cichlid tank... she gets what she wants :) Wanted to do my first natural DIY 3D background. I tried cementing rocks to egg crate. All it did was scratch up my glass before the rocks fell off... lol Second effort proved successful ... I used aquarium silicone to cement each rock...
Is PL roofing sealer safe to use in an aquarium and will it hold river rocks to the back glass as a 3D background?
If you have not already seen it, there is a show on Animal Planet called "Tanked" where a business builds some outstanding aquariums out of acrylic. Some of the tanks they have built will blow your mind. I watch the show with my daughter which has sparked her interest in fish. I had the chance...
Built on egg crate, I used cement and sand mortar with charcoal coloring. Placed Mexican river rocks on it and "Voilá!" A natural background for my soon to come cichlid tank.
I'm wanting an all black aquarium. Black rocks and sand. Is there a fish safe way to dye rocks black? someone suggested charcoal colored quikrete concrete colorization. Is this or anything else safe?
Scored a 120 gallon aquarium with stand on Craigslist for $200 today.... the stand is handmade and needs to be refinished, but not in bad shape.... we're thinking about going with cichlids ... the amazons are really cool... he threw in a UV ballast as well... the bulb was a 20w, but was burned out...
I am looking for a place to learn all I can about saltwater aquariums... I have and have had tropicals my whole life,,, I am wanting to delve into the world of saltwater....
He's swimming vertically (nose down tail up) ... been like this for two days.. all water parameters are fine.. had this fish for over a year ... I poke at him, he swims normally then immediately goes vertical again
My thoughts are taking a tall 47g goldfish tank and tossing all the fish into the pond. I have the room and the filtration out there for them to have fun and the FL weather will keep them comfy year round. I would then take the 47g and give it a try as a saltwater tank for a bit and then moving to...
whoo can beleve i'm at it again back i'm raise guppy's and bettas along with my koi. lot's to do hopeing to stated saleing some buy spring ,tring to work on my own line of guppy's . the bettas are halfmoon and are harder to breed than what i had thought got about 20 of them.
To those of you with bare bottom aquariums . . how do you maintain a healthy bio filter with no gravel in the tank? I put a few lava rocks in the bottom near the bubble wand and removed some shredded pvc from the bio filter in my pond and placed it in a small breeding basket under the return from...
I have five now. I just love them. I love to watch how their fins flow in the water. All five will come up to take the food from me. I use a turkey baster to suck up & clean the bottom of the bowls. This also does a 20% water change at the same time. I keep a big pitcher of declor water by their...
I just removed the undergravel filter from my aquarium, which houses two calico ryukin goldfish, and also removed the gravel. I was thinking about getting some of those rounded or oblong bits of decorative glass that you find at Petsmart to give the aquarium a bit of interest and give the fish...
Well...I was a little bored this evening and thought I would share my tank. Been setup and running for some time. Here is the info: 120 gallon 110w VHO Lighting 1000w Won Pro Digital Titanium Heater 2 Filstar 3 Filters Substrate consists of 100lbs of Turface. Turface is a clay based...
Here is a video of my New Guinean Bichir eating some Sand eels. He's 18", and still growing.. you will also see my Ornate Bichir in here who is pushing 24"... along with 12 other bichirs. The black and white fish are Cuban Cichlids. This is in my 240 gallon tank. <iframe width="560" height="315"...
Is there any reason why you cannot have a bare bottom in an aquarium? To me, it seems like it would myuch easier to keep clean. Was also thinking about putting a mirror on the bottom.
I've never had problems with fish dying in my pond with new declorinated water, but am having a hard time with adding a couple of fish to an aquarium. I now have some bio from my pond in the filter. I have a freshwater crab in since the beginning and he is acting fine. I feed him goldfish flakes...
It's huge, i have to build a stand for itbut i hope to get it set up sometime in the spring.:yahoo:
It was 2.5yrs ago that I moved and sold off my 150 reef. Real extensive set up...sold it all. I have been playing around with my 90gal salt tank....adding lionfish and harlequin tusks. Not great for a reef...or water quality. Well...the lionfish jumped out and was dead on the floor. Thank goodness...
...in your tanks? If so, what are you using? In-line or in tank? Pros - cons? Do tell!!!
Several years ago on impulse I bought and stuck a few live plants in my little 10gal tank along with a few tetras and small Cories. Well.... that started an obsession. I'm now up to 4 fully planted tanks, and also plan on really heavily planting out my pond once it's built, too... My tanks are...
Anyone here doing planted tanks with CO2 injection? Let me know if you are...I am getting ready to put my 120g tank back in use and would like to try my hand at the plants. Will be using 2 filstar XP3's, 500w titanium heater with controller, Turface Pro League for substrate with fertilizer....
my current submerse pump vibrate much to give me headache. Thinking about switching to external pump to void vibration. any recomended branch for 1500gph with silent? thanks
for my 55 gal. aquarium. It's quite a filter and I'm very impressed with how quiet it is and also what good flow there is. Hopefully the water will continue to be clear - I didn't do a water change purposely before I set it up so some of the bacteria could get into the filter to jump start it. I...
Just wanted to share some pictures of my freshwater tanks! :D:
My bottom is bare in my tank!:D: Just some large river rock. I found these guppies in a tub outside this fall. :scratch: Lots of babies not as many adults. The tub had plants & two frogs living in it.:D: When I started to pull the plants out, I saw the fish. Soooooo I now have a 20 gal. long tank...
Hello All! I have been thinking about using live plants in my 75 gallon tank. I was wondering what substrate will help the plants thrive. I have had a 20 gallon planted tank in the past that I used peat moss with various sizes of gravel and this worked pretty well but was looking at using...
Big christmas sale going on at Animal House in Butler, NJ 12/4, 9 AM TO 9 PM. Nice koi, saltwater, and freshwater. Reptiles and critters. 20%- 35% off, vendor demonstrations and samples. Raffle for multiple items as well as a 55 gallon tank setup.:yes: If you have a free...
http://www.fluval-g.com/mediaoptions_e.php# They look pretty darn good.
1. What is the best treatment? If there is one? 2. Can you combine copper sulfate and malachite? 3. If you use copper do you have to monitor copper levels? 4. Can you use salt with copper alone? Should you? (note: no salt with malachite, I know) Thanks is advance; I know koi, but on new...
I have a saltwater tank with fish only no coral and wanted to know if i can use this stuff to remove chlorine out of my tap water. I use always on my koi pond but the picture on the back shows reef fish?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7deClndzQw&feature=player_embedded# Watch in large screen and hit (hi def) button if possible The main tank called the 'Kuroshio Sea' holds 7,500-cubic meters (1,981,290 gallons) of water and features the world's second largest acrylic glass panel,...
I want to dismantle my salt tank. Tired of taking care of it and trying to simplify my life. Free protein skimmer, etc. too. I have a flame hawkfish, talbot damsel, blue & yellow damsel, 6 line wrasse, and a few other ocean critters and lots of live rock free.
I had another fish hitch a ride with a glo fish I bought... no clue what the lil "stole away" is. I bought a glo-fish to add some color to my tank. Here is who I pretty sure is a female glo-fish. When I got home, and check the bag, there were two fish in there instead of one. Since it was...
If you need them do not be afraid to buy form Aquariumplants.com I just received two boxes of beautiful plants from them.If you remember live in a rural area. Its hard to get plants and things around here. I will try and post pics tomorrow. I think I bought way too many plants.
I am preparing to bring two small koi (2-3 inches) a goldie (2 inches) and a pleco (4 inch) in for the winter. They currently live in a 35-gallon preformed pond... Then I will have a 75 gallon preformed pond installed when it is time for them to go back out in the spring. I am purchasing a 55...
Come on don't be shy :D: What do you have setup? And if you do have a saltwater tank, did you start in the reef keeping hobby before ponding, or after? And a special link for those who love a good saltwater reef tank: http://www.koiphen.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1874563#post1874563
I have just finished (are they ever REALLY finished?...) setting up my 75 gallon freshwater tank! I have been waiting for my dad to build a stand for me and in a conversation about a month or two ago, dad asked when I was coming down to get my stand out of his workshop so he can start his next...
Here is a few shots of some of my fish, The discus are diamond blues got a really good buy on those. No I am looking for reds :) The angels are blue blushers , black veil , and then clowns. this is my others
As some of you may know I also have a discus tank. There is a new web site called Discus Diary based out of Australia. I'm a Mod there and we're trying to build the site....come on down G There is a new link for the site http://www.forum.discusdiary.com/index.php
Just bought a 65G tank for $25..sweet... Also came with a LOT of crushed sea shells...anyone know if these are usable in a FW tank? Willing to wash them thoroughly (plan on it really) but wanted to make sure there wasn't anything else I may need to do to prep them, or if it was a completely bad...
I started a new 156 starphire tank. It is going to be built inwall. It will be at my work. So far I have run the ro/di line. Today they moved a wall that needed to be moved 2'. Tomorrow they will trim it and electric lines. Tank will have about 150 lbs lr. I just got 70 lbs of Marco rock today. I...
Hi there new to site. Im starting my 1st pond heres a pic of my tank
I've had aquariums for 50 years with anything from fresh to marine to reef and now I'm back to discus for a while for the last few years. The tank is a 175 and had an Aqua Terra background installed back in March. There a 90 beside it that just had an AquaTerra background installed so no fish yet.
I have a 204 and a 404 I set up an aquarium for my Wakin and ordered replacement parts head for the 204 because it wouldn't run after breaking the cheap prime stick and the impeller would not turn so figured if all were breaking down why not a new head :rolleyes: they sent me a new style 204...
We at Animal House have spent an evening videoing some of our setup tanks in the store. They are all posted on Facebook under Animal House Pet Center, if you have a few minutes check them out and by all means become a friend.:yes: If I can figure out how to bring a few over to here I will....
I am so happy to have a new decent reef place around town. Do others buy locally or just online? I always like to see live stock up close to select from. Just started a 90 gallon reef 8 months ago and will post pictures as soon as I figure out how to use this forum. Happy Thanksgiving to...
got ich in my 58 galllon tank. it has dwarf cichlids ,neons, roseline sharks, and clown loaches. tried salt and heat but it seems to be spreading, lost 2 pictus cats after using the salt, am trying ich rid +, at half dose due to the loaches and neons, any suggestions will be appreciated, thanks...
Has anyone here kept these yet ? Does anyone know much about their natural history? They claim they only grow to 1 cm across the carapace, and only feed on detritus. I'm considering buying some, and was wondering if they have a larval stage that requires a period of time in brackish water. If...
So, I was on the phone with my mom today. She was relaying how sad she felt about not having angelfish to look at in her aquariums anymore. She has has always loved having angels, and has had them as long as I can remember, up until about 4 yrs ago. She said it is because the good fish stores in...
i plan on using a 3'' bulkhead on the bottom of my acrylic tank can/has this been done before n might i need to use an adhesive ?
We bought it tonight. http://www.petco.com/product/106669/Oceanic-BioCube-Aquarium.aspx We already filled it up with water and added salt. now to wait 4 days, then we will take it in to be tested, then buy canaries. I'll post updated pics.
Some of our saltwater fish available.
Just bought a new black pine stand for my 150 gallon tank (had a steal frame). Turns out that there is an overstock of inventory at the manufacturers and they are having a tank and stand blowout sale until the end of the month. The stand normaly runs,$312 new, it cost me $200! 40% off sale...
I have a large reef ready tank...app. 500 gal for sale...includes everything, including about 1000k of live rock.96"Lx36"Wx28"h still setup in oakland nj 07436. pm me if interested
Sometimes simply called a wet/dry. I'm looking for plans, ideas to build a couple more. Or for that matter used equipment if anyone has something. I presently have three in operation, two of which have been running since 1987. Flawless filtration and minimal maintenance. I'd like to have...
To all koiphen nieghbors in New Jersey or close by. I invite you to look up Animal House pet center on Facebook, and become a fan. This small store really packs a punch when it comes to selection of hard to find salt and fresh water species of fish, as well as an awsome supply of corals. ...
Animal House In Butler, NJ is having a 12 hour sale today. Very cool 35% off salt fish and corals, 50% off fresh water fish. 20% OFF SUPPLIES. Store is awsome, and packed for the sale. If you have nothing to do today, on a cold Saturday 12/12, then mapquest, google, and get your way there...
I have 4 fish in my tropical tank, other than my 4 tetras.... (I HATE the tetras) I have a clown loach, a zebra loach, a pleco, and a rainbow shark. I want to add chiclids to this tank (75 gallon) but I do not know if they will be ok with the 4 fish I want to keep. I would be getting small...
My gourami is twitching and swimming on his side... It just started today. His fins are also fraying apart, but no signs of ich, and I don't see how it would be fin rot..none of the other fish are picking on him.. Ammonia 0 Nitrate 0 Nitrite 0 PH 7.4 Temp 76 degrees.
Being new to Koiphen, and jumping right into the saltwater aquarium forums, it only seemed appropriate that I share my old love, as well. I've recently stepped away from reef keeping and have shifted my focus to ponding. My addiction began with a "starter" reef, a 38g setup. I wanted to keep things...
i think there is a lot of misconceptions out there about the current thinking of keeping SW systems and how difficult they are. in the past 5-10 years we have learned a lot about keeping these SW systems going and have found that if setup properly they are extremely easy to keep with little...
I can home for a week long holiday to find my 55gal aquarium covered in reddish brown algea...peels off like skin. I vaccummed the bottom and did 50% water change. I have had this tank setup for 3 years and never had this problem before. The tank has 15 little fish, 3 filters Magnum 350,...
Can anyone identify who makes this? A friend of mine got it and is unsure how to connect it. What is confusing is all the valves on it. Maybe with help I could find a manual or correct search terms for a manual. It has 4 ports / inlets or outlets and 3 valves. I'm sorry for the crummy pictures....
This tank is simply a marvel of modern reefkeeping. If you are thinking of anything reef, you gotta see this one. I don't even want to guess at the cost$$$. Enjoy:clap: http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-02/totm/index.php
I still need to get a few ducks in a row but here's what I need to know. When I set up my indoor KOI tank, around 5,000 gallons I purchased a Maristar lighting fixture. This thing is 4'+. 2 - 54 watt T5's and 2 - 250 watt MH. Has fans adjustable cables and so on. I was looking at replacing the...
http://www.aquatic-eden.com/2007/10/creating-waterfall-illusion-underwater.html Sounds like a good idea :yes:
I wanted to try with tropical, so this is what I came up with... 75 gallon.. brand new, only $250 from craigslist :D: And $60 worth of fish. :eek1: I was told that I will not be able to have a jack dempsey because even one will be too aggressive. :no:
I have a 55 gallon aquarium that I am keeping 4 koi in it for the winter.. The koi are only 4-5 inches.. I had a fluval 305 filter on it but it didnt seem to be doing the job on filtering the water.. I know koi are messy and I sure that is why.. Anyway I have a sunterra pond filter that is good for...
I have this 150 gallon acrylic tank with 2 sealed bottom drains. It has a sump filter with pump and all that jazz.. I bought this as a temp holding tank for some baby koi, which are now in the 1500 gallon indoor tank. I haven't had any luck at all selling it, so I figured I might as well...
Ok, so I have my 150 gallon tank that I want to set up as a tropical freshwater tank. I really, really, really want an electric blue jack dempsey. I know they can be aggressive, but would it be less aggressive if he was the only dempsey-aggressive fish in the tank? Other in the tank...
I setup this 40g tank in my home office when I got some Koi fry. The fry grew enough to move out to the new QT about a 6 weeks ago. I was out of the country for 3.5 weeks, but have slowly been setting up this tropical aquarium every sense I returned. 1 chocolate pecos 8 neon tetras 12...
Alright....until I move in october this is what the tank will most likely stay as... and yes...I put a LOT of work into it...so I am showing it and my cichlid tank off..... :harhar: and yes...those are 27 cent feeder comets that I raised in my pond in the summer then mixed with...
http://www.aquarticles.com/articles/management/Arapaiman_Monster_Tank_MFK_version.html Stephen, why don't you have one of these?:D:
Got a new biocube last week. Had a buddy that gave me some of his sand and i bought a bag of active sand as well. Local reef shop sold me some seawater at a really good price. Yesterday I couldn't resist getting this rose and a couple clowns. Sorry about the crappy pic guys, all I have right...
....are REALLY TINY!!! :D: They are now 5 days old and have already tripled in size since they hatched, but are smaller than the word "Liberty" on a penny. :eek1:
I see that there has not been a request to show off your tanks lately. I am starting a new planted tank (90g) and would love to see what you have accomplished and the set-up details.
My new 55 gallon tank comes with two 15 watt fluorescent lights. I am planting it pretty heavy with swords vals, cryptocorns and java ferns. Is this enough light?
I'm new to Koiphen and to koi/ponding, but I've been doing aquariums for 15 years or so... will post pics of my new pond later but thought it would be fun to put up pics of the last aquarium project I did before digging my pond. Basically I wanted an aquarium that had two pools inside of...
I started a planted tank 29g, 65 watt, no fishees yet :)
Peacocks in koi ponds? Does anyone do this? was thinking on the idea and bringing them in for winter Thanks Runk
I have been looking at getting a tank to let smy pond life spend the winter in, and I ran across a guy selling a 200+ gallon saltwater aquarium +stand for $300. I know for freshwater tanks that is an insane deal, but how much more would I be looking to spend converting it to freshwater? He...
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