fish tank

[shortie]

Thanks to Ellicat i now have a

1560 x 500 x 500 fish tank

It was fun making it ourselves.

The tank is setup ready to go, currently has some sword tails in it this are now called the guinnea Fish. They are the test fish to make sure that everything is right for when the real deal Happens.

The chiclids that im getting as most are aware are coming from Adam.

I hope i enjoy this new hobbie cause it certainly isnt cheap.

Will post pics soon.

Richard

[shortie]

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[shortie]

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[fishingnut]

very nice set up there shorty, although the cichlids will tear those plants apart.... nothing better than having a beer watchin ya fish do there thing

[ellicat]

Looks good mate. That looks like a fair bit of current from the filter :woohoo:

[Travis]

If it withstood a chainsaw the current is no problem!!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[shortie]

2000 ltrs a hour. the baby swordtails have no hope

[Feral]

Looks like a cod tank to me!

[fishingnut]

speaking of cod, any one know any shops that have any?

[shortie]

fishingnut wrote:

speaking of cod, any one know any shops that have any?

Aquarium shop beside the hobbie shop on stafford road has.

[fishingnut]

aquarama do you know how much n how big by any chance?

[Cowfish13]

Awesome set-up mate. I wish I could fit a bigger tank at my place. Would love some natives in a tank one day

[Devster]

Yeah very Nice tank, fishingnut is right though, cichlids will make short work of those plants.

Are you getting African or American cichlids?

Do you just have the one powerhead filter?

I have a 6ft set up with Africans and I also run a 1500lt an hour canister filter.

See the powerhead is ok for filtering but the canister filter helps produce good backteria in your tank to help with the breakdown of Nitrates & Nitrites.

I ran my tank for a few weeks without my canister filter and got whitespot which knocked out a third of my tank

Get a Pleco as well, you'll never have to clean the inside glass again, they're great!!

I have a 30cm Sailfin Pleco, he's my pride and joy.

I used to breed some of the cichlids but haven't for a while.

They're so great to watch.

Cheers Devster

[Davo_Dinkum]

saw the tank tonight .very nice .

look even better in rl than the pics.

black fame all around really set the look.

once the cichlids are in it really going to go off.

well set up .

[shortie]

Devster wrote:

Yeah very Nice tank, fishingnut is right though, cichlids will make short work of those plants.

Are you getting African or American cichlids?

Do you just have the one powerhead filter?

I have a 6ft set up with Africans and I also run a 1500lt an hour canister filter.

See the powerhead is ok for filtering but the canister filter helps produce good backteria in your tank to help with the breakdown of Nitrates & Nitrites.

I ran my tank for a few weeks without my canister filter and got whitespot which knocked out a third of my tank

Get a Pleco as well, you'll never have to clean the inside glass again, they're great!!

I have a 30cm Sailfin Pleco, he's my pride and joy.

I used to breed some of the cichlids but haven't for a while.

They're so great to watch.

Cheers Devster

Im going to make my own external canister filter. Just have to source a deep fryer oil drum.

Im not paying $400 plus for 1

mine will hold 2 to 3 times as much media and use a pond pump to drive it.

They are gunna be africans

[Davo_Dinkum]

Sailfin Pleco

mate has 1 ,they nice ,prehistoric looking .

they prob the only type of sucker fish that will hold there own with cichlids.

Devster

do run salt in your tank ?

helps with white spot .

seams the germ for white spot is always present and most common trigger for it is temperature changes.

[Do$tylz]

shortie if you're keen I can ask my mate if he can get you a canister filter...he works at an aquarium and got me an aquaone 2000lph for ~$200 a while ago.

[kriso]

thats a very tidy setup nice one guys!

[shortie]

the chiclids are in the tank and look great thanks Adam

[Davo_Dinkum]

pics pics ?

[Devster]

Yeah I do thanks Davo, I even doubled it when I got whitespot. Only ever had it once, hopefully never again.

Devster

[shortie]

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[Davo_Dinkum]

nice blue's and yellows

[Devster]

Here is a photo of my Pleco. (Hopefully this works)

[Davo_Dinkum]

nice

here is mic jaguar .he likes cat fish.

[Devster]

Here is a Picture of my tank. Actually it's for sale, Missus on my back to get rid of it.

[adambris]

too easy mate they'll look awesome amongst that greenery!

how'd the glad wrap on the bucket hold up?

[Devster]

Very Nice Davo, Very Nice

Devster

[apoklyps60]

shortie wrote:

Devster wrote:

Yeah very Nice tank, fishingnut is right though, cichlids will make short work of those plants.

Are you getting African or American cichlids?

Do you just have the one powerhead filter?

I have a 6ft set up with Africans and I also run a 1500lt an hour canister filter.

See the powerhead is ok for filtering but the canister filter helps produce good backteria in your tank to help with the breakdown of Nitrates & Nitrites.

I ran my tank for a few weeks without my canister filter and got whitespot which knocked out a third of my tank

Get a Pleco as well, you'll never have to clean the inside glass again, they're great!!

I have a 30cm Sailfin Pleco, he's my pride and joy.

I used to breed some of the cichlids but haven't for a while.

They're so great to watch.

Cheers Devster

Im going to make my own external canister filter. Just have to source a deep fryer oil drum.

Im not paying $400 plus for 1

mine will hold 2 to 3 times as much media and use a pond pump to drive it.

They are gunna be africans

aww too bad. africans are nice dont forget to make sure that your PH level is at least 8.0 they tend to fade below that(colors) if you can get them there frontosas are nice. if you decide on a south american see if you can get a cichlasoma dovii aka wolf cichlid they have fangs. good luck with the tank. also here is a canister filter that is one of the best imo. and it isnt too bad on price

/>http://www.bigalsonline.com/BigAlsCA/ctl3684/cp17290/si1382920/cl0/eheimfilter2217pluskit

[Gazza]

Devster wrote:

Here is a Picture of my tank. Actually it's for sale, Missus on my back to get rid of it.

What size is the tank and what $ are you asking for it ???

Gaz

[shortie]

Devster wrote:

Here is a photo of my Pleco. (Hopefully this works)

Thanks for the advice Devster. This fish looked so awesome i bought 1 today. about 30cm

MY 4 year old has named him HUMMA.

Also got a clown loach and 2 silver shark as well

[Travis]

LMAO humma

[Davo_Dinkum]

nice

tank will be looking great .

like the loach's and shark's .

like the pleco's too. they look like there from the dinosaur age .

[Malcolm]

shortie wrote:

Devster wrote:

Here is a photo of my Pleco. (Hopefully this works)

Thanks for the advice Devster. This fish looked so awesome i bought 1 today. about 30cm

MY 4 year old has named him HUMMA.

Also got a clown loach and 2 silver shark as well

photo's ?

[shortie]

i will post apic once he comes out to play. he is at the back of the tank behind logss all arvo

[kriso]

watch the cichlids with the loaches, it will bully them and they develop white spot through stress. i ended up getting rid of mine cause even once they where out numbered they still killed the other fish no matter how much bigger.

[adambris]

white spot is a parasite kriso, usualy comes on at lower than average water temps.

and breeds in the gravel on the bottom of ya tank,

adam

[kriso]

mmmmm i thought it can come on stress too? funny cause i had 10 fish in the tank and only the 3 loaches got it, is that cause loaches have skin and not scales?

[Davo_Dinkum]

the stress would lower the fishes immune system.

making it easier for it to get white spot.

[Travis]

kriso wrote:

mmmmm i thought it can come on stress too? funny cause i had 10 fish in the tank and only the 3 loaches got it, is that cause loaches have skin and not scales?

Cos they hang on the bottom??