Your ideal Tank?

[YaYgoldFish]

IF you could have any size aquarium, what would it look like? Tell us just for fun :)


what fish would you put in and how many or any other type of fish (type, size, gender)

What filters/heaters/decorations etc.. would you have

What would be the size?

What should be taken into consideration? (from fish to tank issues)
what fish would you put in and how many or any other type of fish (type, size, gender)

What filters/heaters/decorations etc.. would you have

What should be taken into consideration? (from fish to tank issues)

this is something really random but is interesting to know what some people's ideal aquarium would look like.

don't be shy to drop any replies

[cocoa_pleco]

500g glass aquarium

2 oscars

3 plecos

10 bloodparrots

10 crayfish

a bunch of texas holey rock and slate on the bottom

2 rena XS1 canister filters, one is good for 400g, but i always double

metal halide light

150g sump

9 300W heaters

sand on one half of tank, pebbles on other

lots of plants, cabomba and java moss and java fern

huge CO2 system




I know this would really cost about $7000, but one day i'll try and get it

[YaYgoldFish]

haha id like to see where you would put that in your house ;-)


it would look really nice tho.

[Drumachine09]

:ezpi_wink1: IF you could have any size aquarium, what would it look like? Tell us just for fun :)


what fish would you put in and how many or any other type of fish (type, size, gender)


What filters/heaters/decorations etc.. would you have

What would be the size?

What should be taken into consideration? (from fish to tank issues)
what fish would you put in and how many or any other type of fish (type, size, gender)

What filters/heaters/decorations etc.. would you have

What should be taken into consideration? (from fish to tank issues)

this is something really random but is interesting to know what some people's ideal aquarium would look like.

don't be shy to drop any replies


2500 gallon freshwater lake tanke.

12 largemouthed bass (6m 6f)
2 blue catfish (1m 1f)
2 flathead catfish (1m 1f)
2 channel catfish (1m 1f)
2 bullhead catfish (1m 1f)
24 crappie (12m 12f)
12 bluegill (6m 6f)
12 sun perch (6m 6f)
100 gizzard shad (???)

Under tank heating
3500 watts suspended lights
250 gallon sump
5 fx5s
1 penguin biowheel 100 (XD)
1 ugf (just to get under reptileguys skin)

2500 lbs sand
large rocks strewn about
sunken branches
sunken trees



Well, i guess that about covers it. If i get board, i will just go fishing!

[cocoa_pleco]

i have another project i want to do. My freezer in my basement is on its way out, and is old. The house was built around it, and its impossible to take out. When it dies, i want to hire someone to cut off the front for viewing, and have glass inside. It would be a 300g tank.

Im seriously going to do this idea in a few years

[Drumachine09]

i have another project i want to do. My freezer in my basement is on its way out, and is old. The house was built around it, and its impossible to take out. When it dies, i want to hire someone to cut off the front for viewing, and have glass inside. It would be a 300g tank.

Im seriously going to do this idea in a few years


A three hundred gallon freezer?

[cocoa_pleco]

yeah, the freezer will be dead, so once i get the dry ice out, i'll hire someone to line the inside of the freezer with glass and cut the front for viewing. The freezer is rectangular and opens from the top. I'll get some fluorescent lighting on top, a couple of rena XSI canisters, 5 300W heaters, and im in buisness

[YaYgoldFish]

That would be awesome!

[Drumachine09]

yeah, the freezer will be dead, so once i get the dry ice out, i'll hire someone to line the inside of the freezer with glass and cut the front for viewing. The freezer is rectangular and opens from the top. I'll get some fluorescent lighting on top, a couple of rena XSI canisters, 5 300W heaters, and im in buisness

That would look pretty sick. But i know there is no dry ice in freezers. Dry ice is solidified c02, which needs to be kept extremely cold to stay in a solid state.

[Rue]

I don't think I have an ideal tank...at least not something that would fit into a normal household.

...but whatever it is...I want it to be self-cleaning...;)

[Chrona]

120cm ADA tank
Pressurized CO2
240 watt metal halide fixture
ADA Aquasoil
Mass plants
20 cardinal tetras
2 discus
4 otos
2 siamese algae eaters
6 amano shrimp

[cocoa_pleco]

That would look pretty sick. But i know there is no dry ice in freezers. Dry ice is solidified c02, which needs to be kept extremely cold to stay in a solid state.


all i know is theres ice in that freezer. So when it dies, just scrape out the ice, get the front sawed, lay the glass, silicone, add fish/equipment, enjoy

[cocoa_pleco]

120cm ADA tank
Pressurized CO2
240 watt metal halide fixture
ADA Aquasoil
Mass plants
20 cardinal tetras
2 discus
4 otos
2 siamese algae eaters
6 amano shrimp


That would be a pretty cool tank.

[Drumachine09]

all i know is theres ice in that freezer. So when it dies, just scrape out the ice, get the front sawed, lay the glass, silicone, add fish/equipment, enjoy


Thats just regular ice. Unplugg your freezer and let it melt and itll go away.

[cocoa_pleco]

even easier. The best part is the freezer is rectangular with no odd curves, so i can use glass and not acrylic.

[Drumachine09]

120cm ADA tank
Pressurized CO2
240 watt metal halide fixture
ADA Aquasoil
Mass plants
20 cardinal tetras
2 discus
4 otos
2 siamese algae eaters
6 amano shrimp


What is an ADA tank, and why are they so special?

[Rue]

...and I'll add...

...if (big if) I were ever to try SW...what I like the most is your regular clown fish with an anemone...

That's gotta be the coolest coupling I have ever seen...

And I like the tomato clowns too....

[Chrona]

What is an ADA tank, and why are they so special?

ADA = Aqua Design Amano

It's Takashi Amano's (famous Japanese planted tank expert) company. Basically the Ferrari of the (planted) aquarium world. ADA tanks are all rimless, with practically invisible silicone seams. They are extremely strong though and come with a 5 year warranty.

The stuff is mad expensive, but dang does it have sex appeal! ;)

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All ADA tanks

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See those glass filter intake and outlet tubes? Those are ADA lilly pipes. Like 50-100 bucks each....roflmao

omggles

[Drumachine09]

The stuff is mad expensive, but dang does it have sex appeal! ;)


Keep your pants on there spanky!!

[Chrona]

Keep your pants on there spanky!!

I can't help it!

Take a look at those pics. Those are tanks in their STORE!. Yes, that is actually a LFS. DAAAAAANG that is high class. The cost of everything in the store could probably feed a small third world country for a month.

[YaYgoldFish]

...but whatever it is...I want it to be self-cleaning...;)


haha, for me its the opposite. I need mine to have alot of algae because of gouramis, and sometimes cleaning the aquarium can be fun, since when I do huge clean ups I add a live plant or something nice :). But the regular, weekly 25% water change isnt much of a thrill.:ezpi_wink1:

[Chrona]

Btw, cocoa, if you ever had a tank like that, I can pretty much guarantee you that the plants will grow faster than you can rip them out....lol

[cocoa_pleco]

Btw, cocoa, if you ever had a tank like that, I can pretty much guarantee you that the plants will grow faster than you can rip them out....lol


Darn, thats right. Dont want the tank to look like that guy on the other forum you posted who had that problem, and it looked like a dead rat was in the tank.:hmm3grin2orange:


a bunch of fluorescents will probably be better. I cant stand algae. On my salt tank, the substrate is covered with it.

[A340]

Is there ever such a thing as an ideal tank?

I don't know, hmmmm?

I guess, for me, it's not really the size of tank that matters, it's how you use it .... thumbs2:

Seriously, a few nice 90g tanks set up on custom stands. Maybe a nice Malawi tank, Tang tank, Discus/community Amazon tank and a nice reef tank.

I don't really care for half-round or bow front tanks because I find that it takes to much away from the fish. I might be old-fashioned, but a nice rectangular tank is the way to go.

As far as equipment goes, I'd have to say (for a 90g) two Eheim canister's with built in heaters, a nice hanging light with an automated light dimming system and lunar phase and an open top.

Quite simple I know, but that would keep me happy.

Patrick :22:

[wijnands]

Size doesn't matter you say and then you start mention 90 gallon tanks. :confused:

I'd love three or four all glass tanks of about 40 liters but rather low and long with a discrete heater and a noiseless filter system. I'd use 'm to house different shrimp species and perhaps use one for a group of one of the smaller corydoras species.

[A340]

[QUOTE=wijnands]Size doesn't matter you say and then you start mention 90 gallon tanks. :confused:[QUOTE]

Read the post again, and think about it for a moment....

"It's not the size of the tank that matters, it's how you use it"

I'm quite sure that most men have used this phrase referring to something else instead of tanks....:ezpi_wink1:

Yes, it was an attempt at a bit of humour, obviously I have failed, now I will adjourn to my corner of shame......

Patrick :22:

[wijnands]

:hmm3grin2orange:

Size doesn't matter to me implied doing something creative with a small tank.

Let me hand you a slice of the cake I just baked for your stay in the corner of shame.

[Chrona]

You can certainly achieve a great look in a smaller tank, but it is much easier to get that breathtaking response with a larger one. For instance, creating a visually appealing 10 gallon planted tank requires very careful choice of plants (like smaller leaved/moss varieties) and fish so that the tank looks bigger than it actually is.

[A340]

Can I come out of the corner yet? Has everyone understood my feeble attempt at humour .... lol !

I promise that I'll keep my jokes to myself unless they're really, really, really funny .... :ezpi_wink1:


Patrick :22:

[Chrona]

Can I come out of the corner yet? Has everyone understood my feeble attempt at humour .... lol !

I promise that I'll keep my jokes to myself unless they're really, really, really funny .... :ezpi_wink1:


Patrick :22:

Yes, but all further attempts at humor must first be approved by a moderator.





















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[A340]

Yes, but all further attempts at humor must first be approved by a moderator.





















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Oh, very well ...... party poopers ....... ;)

Patrick :22:

[YaYgoldFish]

Yes, but all further attempts at humor must first be approved by a moderator.











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