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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Mr Skrunts on 19 April 2009, 12:57:43
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Every now and again I have a look on Ebay thinking one day I may get a setup.
Just been on and found this for sale. must have been one serious keeper.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/8ft-marine-fish-tank_W0QQitemZ330322907424QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Pet_Supplies_Fish?hash=item330322907424&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A4|65%3A3|39%3A1|240%3A1318
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will need some water to fill that thing :o
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Ohh to have somewhere to put it!
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Theres a guy in Sheffield that builds tanks to order, a few years ago he got a builder to put some H girders in and went on to build 2 long tanks, they must have been 8 to 10 long.
He put Marine in one and Tropicals in the other. I was just faciated by the miniture Sharks which he said would grow to a reasonable size based on the tank.
Just checked the net, seems he is still in business but no web site, was looking for a picture of the tanks.
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not a big fan of indoor fish (got the daughter a tank with 3 fish last week and we're down to 2 already :-/)
Do like pond fish though, very relaxing watching the Koi swim about to the gentle sound of running water, ahhh..... :)
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not a big fan of indoor fish (got the daughter a tank with 3 fish last week and we're down to 2 already :-/)
Do like pond fish though, very relaxing watching the Koi swim about to the gentle sound of running water, ahhh..... :)
Nice to put your feet in in SUmmer and keep a few tinnies chilled. ;D ;D
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not a big fan of indoor fish (got the daughter a tank with 3 fish last week and we're down to 2 already :-/)
Do like pond fish though, very relaxing watching the Koi swim about to the gentle sound of running water, ahhh..... :)
Nice to put your feet in in SUmmer and keep a few tinnies chilled. ;D ;D
with a few cold tinnies it's even more relaxing Phil you're right :y
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Had some tropicals a few years ago.
My Mum had a couple of baby size ponds she used to love messing about with, had a four fish, nothing special, but had a problem with frogs.
I must admit I have allways fancied a 2 or 3 tiered cascading pond set up. Maybe one day.
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Whenever I see fish tanks I always think of my then to be father-in-laws set up, and when I accidentally knocked the lid, complete with 240v lights, into the tank and just stopped myself reaching into the water to pull them back out! ::) ::) ::) He was powering them from a 13amp socket from a fuse box prior to RCB's! ::) ::)
Always fancied though having a big fish tank, but what if I broke the glass? I live in a third floor flat!! :D :D ;)
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Whenever I see fish tanks I always think of my then to be father-in-laws set up, and when I accidentally knocked the lid, complete with 240v lights, into the tank and just stopped myself reaching into the water to pull them back out! ::) ::) ::) He was powering them from a 13amp socket from a fuse box prior to RCB's! ::) ::)
Always fancied though having a big fish tank, but what if I broke the glass? I live in a third floor flat!! :D :D ;)
then the floors below would experiance the rain forest effect. ::)
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Whenever I see fish tanks I always think of my then to be father-in-laws set up, and when I accidentally knocked the lid, complete with 240v lights, into the tank and just stopped myself reaching into the water to pull them back out! ::) ::) ::) He was powering them from a 13amp socket from a fuse box prior to RCB's! ::) ::)
Always fancied though having a big fish tank, but what if I broke the glass? I live in a third floor flat!! :D :D ;)
then the floors below would experiance the rain forest effect. ::)
Indeed they would!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
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I had a 4' setup and when I came home one day the fish tank had cracked and the living room was flooded, rather insurance wouldnt cough up for the damge so I cancelled the insurance and havent kept fish since. Was about 16 years ago
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I had a 4' setup and when I came home one day the fish tank had cracked and the living room was flooded, rather insurance wouldnt cough up for the damge so I cancelled the insurance and havent kept fish since. Was about 16 years ago
That is what I would be afraid of. :( :(
But there again I wouldn't keep baby hammerhead sharks in my tank! ;D ;D ;D ;)
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I had a 4' setup and when I came home one day the fish tank had cracked and the living room was flooded, rather insurance wouldnt cough up for the damge so I cancelled the insurance and havent kept fish since. Was about 16 years ago
That is what I would be afraid of. :( :(
But there again I wouldn't keep baby hammerhead sharks in my tank! ;D ;D ;D ;)
haha, I lost some nice little red tailed sharks and some black tailed ones too, actually thinking about it, i lost a small fortune in fish. :-/
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I have a 4" marine set up and i was advised to have the floor checked for the weight..... you would need some floor to hold that up :o
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Whenever I see fish tanks I always think of my then to be father-in-laws set up, and when I accidentally knocked the lid, complete with 240v lights, into the tank and just stopped myself reaching into the water to pull them back out! ::) ::) ::) He was powering them from a 13amp socket from a fuse box prior to RCB's! ::) ::)
Always fancied though having a big fish tank, but what if I broke the glass? I live in a third floor flat!! :D :D ;)
When I see fish tanks I think of Oliver Reed, some woman wanted to interview him so he said he would be in the lobby waiting.... and so he was... naked in the lobby fishtank with his nose and tongue up against the window ;D ;D ;D she left so didn't get the interview ;D ;D
Proper Character :y
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If only I didn't move house every 2 years...... :(
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Whenever I see fish tanks I always think of my then to be father-in-laws set up, and when I accidentally knocked the lid, complete with 240v lights, into the tank and just stopped myself reaching into the water to pull them back out! ::) ::) ::) He was powering them from a 13amp socket from a fuse box prior to RCB's! ::) ::)
Always fancied though having a big fish tank, but what if I broke the glass? I live in a third floor flat!! :D :D ;)
When I see fish tanks I think of Oliver Reed, some woman wanted to interview him so he said he would be in the lobby waiting.... and so he was... naked in the lobby fishtank with his nose and tongue up against the window ;D ;D ;D she left so didn't get the interview ;D ;D
Proper Character :y
Yes, he was something else. So amusing :-* :-* :-* :-*.
Where did all those "characters" go in the movie industry? :-? :-? :-?
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Dead, with Beer or Drugs :(
The one with Reed and Keith Moon sitting at their table in a Restaurant, waited a couple of minutes and no waiter, so Reed picked up the table slung it through the window then casually sat back down.... the waiter was there within seconds ;D ;D ;D ;D
Don't think they make them like that anymore :(
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Dead, with Beer or Drugs :(
The one with Reed and Keith Moon sitting at their table in a Restaurant, waited a couple of minutes and no waiter, so Reed picked up the table slung it through the window then casually sat back down.... the waiter was there within seconds ;D ;D ;D ;D
Don't think they make them like that anymore :(
No, there are not even pop groups trashing hotel rooms or wrecking their guitars on stage anymore :o :o :o. They certainly made the news and created a strange form of fascinating comical entertainment! 8-) 8-) 8-)
Even the hotels were well compensated for their troubles. ;) ;)
However, we were young and gullible then! :D :D ;)
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Dead, with Beer or Drugs :(
The one with Reed and Keith Moon sitting at their table in a Restaurant, waited a couple of minutes and no waiter, so Reed picked up the table slung it through the window then casually sat back down.... the waiter was there within seconds ;D ;D ;D ;D
Don't think they make them like that anymore :(
No, there are not even pop groups trashing hotel rooms or wrecking their guitars on stage anymore :o :o :o. They certainly made the news and created a strange form of fascinating comical entertainment! 8-) 8-) 8-)
Even the hotels were well compensated for their troubles. ;) ;)
However, we were young and gullible then! :D :D ;)
Er.... we will have less of that "WE" thank you, I wasn't even born :P
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Dead, with Beer or Drugs :(
The one with Reed and Keith Moon sitting at their table in a Restaurant, waited a couple of minutes and no waiter, so Reed picked up the table slung it through the window then casually sat back down.... the waiter was there within seconds ;D ;D ;D ;D
Don't think they make them like that anymore :(
No, there are not even pop groups trashing hotel rooms or wrecking their guitars on stage anymore :o :o :o. They certainly made the news and created a strange form of fascinating comical entertainment! 8-) 8-) 8-)
Even the hotels were well compensated for their troubles. ;) ;)
However, we were young and gullible then! :D :D ;)
Er.... we will have less of that "WE" thank you, I wasn't even born :P
Yes rub it in why don't you!! ::) ::) :D :D ;) I so often (want to) forget that fact! ::) ::) ::) Surrounded by babies I am! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
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i had 2x 4` tanks a while back until one busted during the night & flooded the front room, so the mrs said only one tank in future, so ive now got a 5` tank that holds approx 65 gallon ;), also got another 5` tank [custom built with double thick glass]that ive got to get rid of due to the mrs objecting so if anybody needs one give me a shout, :y
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Dead, with Beer or Drugs :(
The one with Reed and Keith Moon sitting at their table in a Restaurant, waited a couple of minutes and no waiter, so Reed picked up the table slung it through the window then casually sat back down.... the waiter was there within seconds ;D ;D ;D ;D
Don't think they make them like that anymore :(
No, there are not even pop groups trashing hotel rooms or wrecking their guitars on stage anymore :o :o :o. They certainly made the news and created a strange form of fascinating comical entertainment! 8-) 8-) 8-)
Even the hotels were well compensated for their troubles. ;) ;)
However, we were young and gullible then! :D :D ;)
Er.... we will have less of that "WE" thank you, I wasn't even born :P
Yes rub it in why don't you!! ::) ::) :D :D ;) I so often (want to) forget that fact! ::) ::) ::) Surrounded by babies I am! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
You talking about Baby Oil again? ;D
Oh and this Baby can stop up all night :D ;D
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i had 2x 4` tanks a while back until one busted during the night & flooded the front room, so the mrs said only one tank in future, so ive now got a 5` tank that holds approx 65 gallon ;), also got another 5` tank [custom built with double thick glass]that ive got to get rid of due to the mrs objecting so if anybody needs one give me a shout, :y
.....and thus weighs 650 lb net, or 47 stone!! :o :o :o :D ;)
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Dead, with Beer or Drugs :(
The one with Reed and Keith Moon sitting at their table in a Restaurant, waited a couple of minutes and no waiter, so Reed picked up the table slung it through the window then casually sat back down.... the waiter was there within seconds ;D ;D ;D ;D
Don't think they make them like that anymore :(
No, there are not even pop groups trashing hotel rooms or wrecking their guitars on stage anymore :o :o :o. They certainly made the news and created a strange form of fascinating comical entertainment! 8-) 8-) 8-)
Even the hotels were well compensated for their troubles. ;) ;)
However, we were young and gullible then! :D :D ;)
Er.... we will have less of that "WE" thank you, I wasn't even born :P
Yes rub it in why don't you!! ::) ::) :D :D ;) I so often (want to) forget that fact! ::) ::) ::) Surrounded by babies I am! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
You talking about Baby Oil again? ;D
Oh and this Baby can stop up all night :D ;D
Now you are talking!! :D :D :D ;)
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Hi Skruntie we have a sizeable fish pond at the end of our garden.
About 35ft x 25ft. It is full of golden carp, some of which are 20 inches long. Goldfish, and many others which I'm not sure of.
It came with house when we bought it 5 years ago. Only problem it must have a leak because it constantly needs filling with water.
Some of the fish have bred, a golden carp has materialised. We call him Kryton because his head is the same shape as the android in Red Dwarf ;D ;D :D
:-* :-* :-*
(http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/5/9/9/8/5/6/webimg/255543351_o.jpg)
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Hi Skruntie we have a sizeable fish pond at the end of our garden.
About 35ft x 25ft. It is full of golden carp, some of which are 20 inches long. Goldfish, and many others which I'm not sure of.
It came with house when we bought it 5 years ago. Only problem it must have a leak because it constantly needs filling with water.
Some of the fish have bred, a golden carp has materialised. We call him Kryton because his head is the same shape as the android in Red Dwarf ;D ;D :D
:-* :-* :-*
(http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/5/9/9/8/5/6/webimg/255543351_o.jpg)
I would shot that Bl**dy heron otherwise you wil have a very empty pond ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Hi Skruntie we have a sizeable fish pond at the end of our garden.
About 35ft x 25ft. It is full of golden carp, some of which are 20 inches long. Goldfish, and many others which I'm not sure of.
It came with house when we bought it 5 years ago. Only problem it must have a leak because it constantly needs filling with water.
Some of the fish have bred, a golden carp has materialised. We call him Kryton because his head is the same shape as the android in Red Dwarf ;D ;D :D
:-* :-* :-*
(http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/5/9/9/8/5/6/webimg/255543351_o.jpg)
I would shot that Bl**dy heron otherwise you wil have a very empty pond ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
He is our guard heron.
But he is not very good at his job,as his real friends have already depleted our fish stocks. :-/ :-/ :-* :-* :-*
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2 fish in a tank
"You drive and I'll operate the gun"
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Taking them for walks is difficult, you need a long lead and a handy river!
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Hi Skruntie we have a sizeable fish pond at the end of our garden.
About 35ft x 25ft. It is full of golden carp, some of which are 20 inches long. Goldfish, and many others which I'm not sure of.
It came with house when we bought it 5 years ago. Only problem it must have a leak because it constantly needs filling with water.
Some of the fish have bred, a golden carp has materialised. We call him Kryton because his head is the same shape as the android in Red Dwarf ;D ;D :D
:-* :-* :-*
(http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/5/9/9/8/5/6/webimg/255543351_o.jpg)
I would shot that Bl**dy heron otherwise you wil have a very empty pond ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
He is our guard heron.
But he is not very good at his job,as his real friends have already depleted our fish stocks. :-/ :-/ :-* :-* :-*
Change the Heron to one thats stood up, it looks more intimadating to other birds.
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Hi Skruntie we have a sizeable fish pond at the end of our garden.
About 35ft x 25ft. It is full of golden carp, some of which are 20 inches long. Goldfish, and many others which I'm not sure of.
It came with house when we bought it 5 years ago. Only problem it must have a leak because it constantly needs filling with water.
Some of the fish have bred, a golden carp has materialised. We call him Kryton because his head is the same shape as the android in Red Dwarf ;D ;D :D
:-* :-* :-*
(http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/5/9/9/8/5/6/webimg/255543351_o.jpg)
I would shot that Bl**dy heron otherwise you wil have a very empty pond ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
He is our guard heron.
But he is not very good at his job,as his real friends have already depleted our fish stocks. :-/ :-/ :-* :-* :-*
Change the Heron to one thats stood up, it looks more intimadating to other birds.
or better still build a scarecrow with a pink shirt & yellow clogs :y, lets face it, who wasnt frightened by that image ;D ;D
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i had 2x 4` tanks a while back until one busted during the night & flooded the front room, so the mrs said only one tank in future, so ive now got a 5` tank that holds approx 65 gallon ;), also got another 5` tank [custom built with double thick glass]that ive got to get rid of due to the mrs objecting so if anybody needs one give me a shout, :y
If only I had somewhere to put it :'(
Looks like ive got to stick with my tiny tanks for now. Dont know what size they are, ones prob 35L ish and other about 25L ish. Oh and their tropical. :)
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or better still build a scarecrow with a pink shirt & yellow clogs Thumbs Up!, lets face it, who wasnt frightened by that image
or just stick a poleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee up LK's arssseeeeeeee and leave him flapping in the wind. ;D
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ive only got cold water fish [orandas etc] as well as my pond in the garden, the tank im using was a marine setup with a hole drilled through the bottom,blocked the hole with 2 glass coasters from the pound shop & a tube of silicon & its holding fine, oh ive also got a sump tank to get shot of as well ;D ;D :y
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ive only got cold water fish [orandas etc] as well as my pond in the garden, the tank im using was a marine setup with a hole drilled through the bottom,blocked the hole with 2 glass coasters from the pound shop & a tube of silicon & its holding fine, oh ive also got a sump tank to get shot of as well ;D ;D :y
Aye we have a pond too, Infact ive just gone and bought a UV light thing for it today, got it wire that up some time this week.
Ive always wondered about marine setups, but dont know anything about them.
Do they require more maintenance / extra Equipment etc?
How big is the sump tank? Guessing it could be used as a normal fish tank still?? ::)
I did take some photos of my main tank few weeks ago, will have to see if I can find them!
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Here we go,found the photos:
(http://www.ijdonline.co.uk/oof/fish/P1120652m.JPG)
(http://www.ijdonline.co.uk/oof/fish/P1120655m.JPG)
(http://www.ijdonline.co.uk/oof/fish/P1120660m.JPG)
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as far as i know marine is a full time job but never tried it, as for the sump tank its got baffles siliconed into it but would cut out o,k, its 3`long, 12" wide & i think 15" deep [approx]. also got loads of external filter units knocking around, im not trying to sell them on here as its a miggy forum, unless you are thinking of putting a water feature in the boot of course ;D
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as far as i know marine is a full time job but never tried it, as for the sump tank its got baffles siliconed into it but would cut out o,k, its 3`long, 12" wide & i think 15" deep [approx]. also got loads of external filter units knocking around, im not trying to sell them on here as its a miggy forum, unless you are thinking of putting a water feature in the boot of course ;D
Hmm... that could be an interesting 'car mod'! Wonder what insurance company would say!... 'Is the Omega factory spec with no modifications', 'No madam, its got a marine set-up in the boot with a sump tank in the rear foot wells' ;D
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those fish would look better in a 5` tank ian-D ;D ;D
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as far as i know marine is a full time job but never tried it, as for the sump tank its got baffles siliconed into it but would cut out o,k, its 3`long, 12" wide & i think 15" deep [approx]. also got loads of external filter units knocking around, im not trying to sell them on here as its a miggy forum, unless you are thinking of putting a water feature in the boot of course ;D
May not be the best for me then :-/
What was the hole in the bottom of your tank for anyway if you dont mind me asking?
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as far as i know marine is a full time job but never tried it, as for the sump tank its got baffles siliconed into it but would cut out o,k, its 3`long, 12" wide & i think 15" deep [approx]. also got loads of external filter units knocking around, im not trying to sell them on here as its a miggy forum, unless you are thinking of putting a water feature in the boot of course ;D
May not be the best for me then :-/
What was the hole in the bottom of your tank for anyway if you dont mind me asking?
i bought it like it, it had a pipe going down into the sump tank, but as it wasnt needed i blocked it off, the spare tank im getting rid of dont have a hole in the bottom though.
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as far as i know marine is a full time job but never tried it, as for the sump tank its got baffles siliconed into it but would cut out o,k, its 3`long, 12" wide & i think 15" deep [approx]. also got loads of external filter units knocking around, im not trying to sell them on here as its a miggy forum, unless you are thinking of putting a water feature in the boot of course ;D
May not be the best for me then :-/
What was the hole in the bottom of your tank for anyway if you dont mind me asking?
i bought it like it, it had a pipe going down into the sump tank, but as it wasnt needed i blocked it off, the spare tank im getting rid of dont have a hole in the bottom though.
So what are the sump tanks for then? :-/
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to be honest he did explain it but cant remember, it did have a pump in it though to feed the water back up to the tank as well as a bit of filter media, i just wanted it simple for my orandas,lionheads & loaches :y
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They reckon keeping marine fish is no harder, and thats its all about getting the water right from the start.
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the guy i got the tank from was going on about protein skimmers & gawd knows what else, rather expensive as well, wouldnt want to pay £40 for a fish knowing how prone to stress they are & karking it within 2 days :'(
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They reckon keeping marine fish is no harder, and thats its all about getting the water right from the start.[/quote]
Even for tropical that can take months, and several lost fish along the way. :(
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the guy i got the tank from was going on about protein skimmers & gawd knows what else, rather expensive as well, wouldnt want to pay £40 for a fish knowing how prone to stress they are & karking it within 2 days :'(
I tired to build a protein skimmer the other day... didnt work! ;D
Unfortunately I lost a few fish a few weeks back (just after I took the photo... I lost 2 out of the 3 zebra danios which ive had for a year or two, the tetra which ive had for at least 3 years :-( and a baby guppy) I think I upset the balance when I went a bit OTT cleaning the tank + filter out :-[
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the guy i got the tank from was going on about protein skimmers & gawd knows what else, rather expensive as well, wouldnt want to pay £40 for a fish knowing how prone to stress they are & karking it within 2 days :'(
I tired to build a protein skimmer the other day... didnt work! ;D
Unfortunately I lost a few fish a few weeks back (just after I took the photo... I lost 2 out of the 3 zebra danios which ive had for a year or two, the tetra which ive had for at least 3 years :-( and a baby guppy) I think I upset the balance when I went a bit OTT cleaning the tank + filter out :-[
That is where I have gone wrong in the past :)
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I've never tested the water levels before in any of my tanks... And today I decided to treat myself to a test kit.
All the levels were either non exsistant, or bang on where they should be :y Wooo!
God knows how TBH, as i've been lazy with the tank since the last load of fish died :-[
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My uncle has a big fish tank http://www.calacademy.org/newsroom/releases/2005/Andrews.html
http://www.calacademy.org/academy/exhibits/aquarium/
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My uncle has a big fish tank http://www.calacademy.org/newsroom/releases/2005/Andrews.html
http://www.calacademy.org/academy/exhibits/aquarium/
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Nice!
Dont think they will fit in my bedroom though! ;D ;D
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Found a dead clown loach tonight :'( did the right thing and said a few words as I flushed the chain. ::)