i figure since there is a Gun, Knife, Dog, thread might as well try out an Aquarium one as well.
i just started this 150 gal freshwater aquarium its pretty plain but ill be decorating it soon enough
(http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq261/hades300zx/1.jpg)
this is my dragon
(http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq261/hades300zx/168780_493664206746_713386746_6489938_706836_n.jpg)
this is my small 200 gal koi pond
(http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq261/hades300zx/pond2.jpg)
the next one i make will be bigger ;D
(http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq261/hades300zx/lilly2.jpg)
I was just talking with my wife the other day about getting a tank going again, probably doing salt water this time.
I'll get in touch with a friend of mine to get myself set up as he knows his shit with this stuff and has the most amazing set up I've seen.
He's got a 300 or so gallon tank with large lines running to the basement. He had the house built to accommodate the weight of the tank in that spot too.
The lines go down to a 55 gallon tank that has the water pass thru different filter media and also a converted dialysis machine (or something to that effect, it's been awhile) controls the salt content. the line going back up also has a bypass with a control valve on it. The bypass runs thru on of his AC ducts and acts as a controlled heat exchanger and helps keep the tank cooled if needed.
In the tank itself, some device at the top makes waves and between that and the lighting, it mimics the daylight/nighttime cycles and even does an occasion storm.
My favorite thing he has in the tank is this evil shrimp that will attack anything that comes near it. [laugh]
Obviously I won't go as complex (or expensive) as he did but I'd like to get something going again.
id love to see some pics of it when you do
OK, now I'm bummed - my 55 gallon saltwater tank is a bowfront, and sorta hard to get a good clear shot of. The few pics I have are apparently years old judging by the coral growth.
There's lots more going on in there now. I'll have to try again later when the lights are on. [thumbsup]
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=36823487&l=102760427a&id=33611439 (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=36823487&l=102760427a&id=33611439)
Here's my marine tank.
here's my fishtank...
(http://images.inmagine.com/img/lushpix/uny514/u18246757.jpg)
Please get video of the evil shrimp..
Quote from: bulldogs2k on February 24, 2011, 07:03:35 AM
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=36823487&l=102760427a&id=33611439 (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=36823487&l=102760427a&id=33611439)
Here's my marine tank.
I dont have permission to view page :'( :'(
Quote from: cokey on February 24, 2011, 10:31:44 AM
Please get video of the evil shrimp..
between his and my heavy workload and the fact he lives about 100 miles away we never get together but when we next do, I'll be sure to take pictures.
I'm sure he wouldn't mind me bragging on his behalf. [thumbsup]
I, too, would love to see the evil shrimp.
For I have had several, and none could be described as evil. I can't even imagine - short of one having "lasers" attached.
Quote from: bulldogs2k on February 24, 2011, 07:03:35 AM
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=36823487&l=102760427a&id=33611439 (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=36823487&l=102760427a&id=33611439)
Here's my marine tank.
Nice! great setup! I've got a 1200 or so gallon pond in the backyard. No fish, but plenty of tadpoles & frogs!
JM
bulldogs, nice setup! [thumbsup]
Here's mine. A little over seven years old.....
(http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/oo118/Speedbag/2011_0224Image0001.jpg)
Quote from: Speedbag on February 24, 2011, 04:00:03 PM
bulldogs, nice setup! [thumbsup]
Here's mine. A little over seven years old.....
(http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/oo118/Speedbag/2011_0224Image0001.jpg)
I like the way it looks like it's sitting in a giant clamshell
Quote from: lethe on February 24, 2011, 04:29:02 PM
I like the way it looks like it's sitting in a giant clamshell
With big evil eyes poking out from the back.
one month. corals next with a few other fish
(http://i433.photobucket.com/albums/qq53/montey2005/photo-5.jpg)
Quote from: Speedbag on February 24, 2011, 04:00:03 PM
Here's mine. A little over seven years old.....
(http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/oo118/Speedbag/2011_0224Image0001.jpg)
Very nice. [thumbsup] With all that Coral that tank probably takes care of itself.
(http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k561/acris007/73520_672483291267_33611439_36823487_8213570_n.jpg)
yay it worked! [beer]
^^^^ Nice Coral. [thumbsup]
FYI, I bought all my stuff off of craigslist. Tank is 75 and the sump below is 30 gals that set us back 200 bucks, another 200 for a LOT of rocks and assorted corals, but all in all, we spent about 1200 dollars to get up and running.
Quote from: bulldogs2k on February 24, 2011, 10:12:31 PM
FYI, I bought all my stuff off of craigslist. Tank is 75 and the sump below is 30 gals that set us back 200 bucks, another 200 for a LOT of rocks and assorted corals, but all in all, we spent about 1200 dollars to get up and running.
From my years of saltwater, let the coral set for 30 or more days before introducing a (a) fish. Another 30 before fish 2 etc., it will pay off in the end. Coral only tanks are cool as well. ;D
Quote from: kopfjäger on February 24, 2011, 08:10:43 PM
Very nice. [thumbsup] With all that Coral that tank probably takes care of itself.
+1
About all I do anymore is clean filters weekly and change out some water to replenish nutrients every other week. Water quality is spot-on.
Quote from: kopfjäger on February 24, 2011, 10:36:21 PM
From my years of saltwater, let the coral set for 30 or more days before introducing a (a) fish. Another 30 before fish 2 etc., it will pay off in the end. Coral only tanks are cool as well. ;D
Ya, that's what we did actually. The fish that came with the corals and rocks where hardy as goldfish. The two tangs where added a year later. It sucks spending 45 dollars on livestock to just have them die :(
the coolest thing ive seen
(http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq261/hades300zx/2011-02-26152517.jpg)
(http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq261/hades300zx/2011-02-26152539.jpg)
(http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq261/hades300zx/2011-02-26152738.jpg)
the water flows over the side of the glass like a clear curtain of water. ill up load a video soon
Quote from: hadesducati848 on February 28, 2011, 12:37:42 AM
the coolest thing ive seen
the water flows over the side of the glass like a clear curtain of water. ill up load a video soon
I wonder what kind of lights he's using. [cheeky]
I did trim work on a house a couple years ago that had a 4000 gal saltwater aquarium as one of the interior walls. Wish I had pics, but we had to sign non-disclosure agreements just to get on the property.
I set up a 200 gallon saltwater tank in a former workplace, and I thought
that was cool.
4000 gallons? You could go scuba diving in there.... [evil]
Quote from: hadesducati848 on February 28, 2011, 12:37:42 AM
the coolest thing ive seen
(http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq261/hades300zx/2011-02-26152517.jpg)
(http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq261/hades300zx/2011-02-26152539.jpg)
(http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq261/hades300zx/2011-02-26152738.jpg)
the water flows over the side of the glass like a clear curtain of water. ill up load a video soon
No worries about changing bulbs....
so i was given this arowana and decided to build a 500 gallon pond out back. pics coming real soon
(http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq261/hades300zx/harvey/a4.jpg)
(http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq261/hades300zx/harvey/a3.jpg)
newest creation
http://s433.photobucket.com/albums/qq53/montey2005/?action=view¤t=IMG_1218.mp4 (http://s433.photobucket.com/albums/qq53/montey2005/?action=view¤t=IMG_1218.mp4)
Nice setup! [thumbsup]
Used to have a big pseudochromis in mine, but he cashed in around the five year mark. :(
My tank turned eight in September, and other than the pseudochromis and one yellowtail damsel (I think a tube anemone I had got him), I still have all my original fish.
I'd like another anemone, first one died and turned himself inside out, and they can fowl the entire tank. I'm now scared of the buggers.
Quote from: muskrat on November 05, 2011, 08:27:40 AM
I'd like another anemone, first one died and turned himself inside out, and they can fowl the entire tank. I'm now scared of the buggers.
very nice, after the baby is born i hope to start a salt water tank
Quote from: muskrat on November 05, 2011, 08:27:40 AM
I'd like another anemone, first one died and turned himself inside out, and they can fowl the entire tank. I'm now scared of the buggers.
+1
Mine died over the course of a couple days. I knew what to expect, so it got pulled before it could wreak complete havoc.