Aquariums

[Bookworm]

There is a reason they are called GHOST knife lol

There is actually 3 of them in the tank, but they tend not to swim in the open, they are generally in something or behind something, but if you look really carfully in the bottom left hand corner in the latter part of the video, you will see one swim across the front of the grey filter.

I've watched both vids intently and I think I saw one of them lol

I need my eyes tested :biggrin:

[NativeSon]

I had a Saltwater, but I just didn't get any pleasure from it. I well maintained Reef Aquarium is absolutely spectacular, but there are too many 'moving parts' for lack of a better word, when compared to tropical and other freshwater aquariums.

I use rainwater, so that takes the pH factor largely out of the question for the community tank, but the cichlid tanks needs a little boost to nudge it closer to 8.0

My brother had a leopard shark tank. Nothing more spectacular than a shark tank (especially around feeding time.)

I've seen all sizes of reef aquariums and even the smaller ones appear to be murder to maintain, but they are absolutely beautiful. Tell me more about yours.

Continuing with the leopard theme, spotted green scats are some of my favorite fresh/brackish water specimens:

[meridannight]

you can also see one poke it's head out of the log in the middle at the end.

I saw it!

[deephiance]

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I've seen all sizes of reef aquariums and even the smaller ones appear to be murder to maintain, but they are absolutely beautiful. Tell me more about yours.

My planted community tank was my previous Reef Tank, so it was 4ft and about 350 Lt (90 Gallon approx).

I had the misfortune of crossing paths with an Aquariast who took advantage of me and talked me into setting up a Reef Marine Tank. I had absolutely no idea, but this bloke and his wife were 40 year veterans in the industry.

I didn't know what was required, so ever week it was 'You will need this, you will need that.', but I really wasn't told what to do with the 'This and that'.

I got to the point where I had spent over $6000 on equipment, including equipment to harvest and store salt water from the nearby Currumbin Creek Estuary, and I also spent between $1800-2000 on stock.

The original setup soon became too small, it was only 120 Lt, so I got talked into they larger tank (The 350lt), but it was so ineffective with 2 Cannister filters ( I didn't know a thing about sumps then, so I thought I was doing the right things). I was not told how to correctly set up the new tank with old media from the old tank, so literally over night I lost $1200 worth of stack.

For 2 years I was determined to manage and build a spectacular Reef Aquarium, but with a woefully inadequate system it became an up hill battle. I would battle Aptasia, then I would battle Algal blooms, and then I would battle Cyno, and then it would be back to Aptasia.

The fish that I had at the end were very healthy and I reached out to a fellow Aquariast, after meeting quiet a few people through a specialist Aquarium nearby, to help me shut down the system. He took the stock, which was only Fish because all my Corals died in the crash.

I simply ran out of money to build an effective aquarium that would maintain the micro-environmental conditions required to run a healthy Reef Aquarium.

[TwisttheLeaf]

Love the jellyfish.. *Chuckles*

[Doc]

My planted community tank was my previous Reef Tank, so it was 4ft and about 350 Lt (90 Gallon approx).

I had the misfortune of crossing paths with an Aquariast who took advantage of me and talked me into setting up a Reef Marine Tank. I had absolutely no idea, but this bloke and his wife were 40 year veterans in the industry.

I didn't know what was required, so ever week it was 'You will need this, you will need that.', but I really wasn't told what to do with the 'This and that'.

I got to the point where I had spent over $6000 on equipment, including equipment to harvest and store salt water from the nearby Currumbin Creek Estuary, and I also spent between $1800-2000 on stock.

The original setup soon became too small, it was only 120 Lt, so I got talked into they larger tank (The 350lt), but it was so ineffective with 2 Cannister filters ( I didn't know a thing about sumps then, so I thought I was doing the right things). I was not told how to correctly set up the new tank with old media from the old tank, so literally over night I lost $1200 worth of stack.

For 2 years I was determined to manage and build a spectacular Reef Aquarium, but with a woefully inadequate system it became an up hill battle. I would battle Aptasia, then I would battle Algal blooms, and then I would battle Cyno, and then it would be back to Aptasia.

The fish that I had at the end were very healthy and I reached out to a fellow Aquariast, after meeting quiet a few people through a specialist Aquarium nearby, to help me shut down the system. He took the stock, which was only Fish because all my Corals died in the crash.

I simply ran out of money to build an effective aquarium that would maintain the micro-environmental conditions required to run a healthy Reef Aquarium.

:biggrin: Classic blunder yo. Aquariast? surely you mean fish keeper or perhaps fish enthusiast right? Check yourself before you wreck yourself. After tonight I wont be here to un-fuck you, so get it together.

[NativeSon]

My planted community tank was my previous Reef Tank, so it was 4ft and about 350 Lt (90 Gallon approx).

I had the misfortune of crossing paths with an Aquariast who took advantage of me and talked me into setting up a Reef Marine Tank. I had absolutely no idea, but this bloke and his wife were 40 year veterans in the industry.

I didn't know what was required, so ever week it was 'You will need this, you will need that.', but I really wasn't told what to do with the 'This and that'.

I got to the point where I had spent over $6000 on equipment, including equipment to harvest and store salt water from the nearby Currumbin Creek Estuary, and I also spent between $1800-2000 on stock.

The original setup soon became too small, it was only 120 Lt, so I got talked into they larger tank (The 350lt), but it was so ineffective with 2 Cannister filters ( I didn't know a thing about sumps then, so I thought I was doing the right things). I was not told how to correctly set up the new tank with old media from the old tank, so literally over night I lost $1200 worth of stack.

For 2 years I was determined to manage and build a spectacular Reef Aquarium, but with a woefully inadequate system it became an up hill battle. I would battle Aptasia, then I would battle Algal blooms, and then I would battle Cyno, and then it would be back to Aptasia.

The fish that I had at the end were very healthy and I reached out to a fellow Aquariast, after meeting quiet a few people through a specialist Aquarium nearby, to help me shut down the system. He took the stock, which was only Fish because all my Corals died in the crash.

I simply ran out of money to build an effective aquarium that would maintain the micro-environmental conditions required to run a healthy Reef Aquarium.

What a nightmare. But you were able to turn it around; your fish are vibrant and the tanks look very healthy. Nice work. I'm jealous.

[Ibex]

I want to get some kind of "pet" too.
Fishes are probably easy to have, but I'd get bored.
Don't want something that'll die after just 2-3 years. One thought is a turtle or 2.
Just want something small and not so expensive to have on my desk behind my laptop. Just need to clean my desk

[LJay]

How about a teddy bear, Ibex? Not really kidding here. I have one that was given to me and get a real kick out of him. He's very cuddly, listens well and gives me every bit as much affection as a goldfish.

[deephiance]

I want to get some kind of "pet" too.
Fishes are probably easy to have, but I'd get bored.
Don't want something that'll die after just 2-3 years. One thought is a turtle or 2.
Just want something small and not so expensive to have on my desk behind my laptop. Just need to clean my desk

Would it surprise you to know that fish don't die after 2-3 years?

Most fish have a similar life span to Cats and Dogs, but same with cats and dogs, if you treat them like shit 1) you are an arsehole and 2) you will kill them before their time.