New fishtank

[hellbound]

Spent a lot of money but it looks good.

Will look even better when the water has settled down.
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[ollieholt]

you had tanks before? aware of the nitrogen cycle and its importance?

if so then good stuff, if not i would recommend a bit of time on google finding out a bit more.


what make and model is it, looks a good size
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[hellbound]

This is now the Third tank

We started small, got a bit bigger then brought this one

but thanks for your advice
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[SimonB]

I have the same model, I liked how well made it is. What is the size of the tank?
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48" by 20" by 15"

took HOURS to fill....
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[ollieholt]

No trouble glad to be in the company of another fish keeper! It's a good size is that, I've never wanted to bother with a tank bigger then 4 foot! I once had a juwrl rio 125 and that took long enough to fill! Bucket after bucket lol bathroom was downstairs too... Right pain. What you thinking of keeping?
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[SimonB]

That's a decent size!

I've just bought a new ehiem filter for mine as the fluval one I had just annoyed me in the end. ollieholt I feel sorry for you its bad enough just carrying one bucket about when doing a water change!

What are you going to keep in it?
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[ollieholt]

Thanks, yeah it was a trial alright! I had a tetratec ex1200 external, I ditched the intrusive jewel box filter. The 1200 was way more then necassary but I could control flow on it plus it was v v quiet! Was a massive plus when I was living with the rents in a small upstairs room. The fish tank kept me nice and warm in the winter too!

What's everyone keeping/kept? I had tropicals, fresh water.
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[mistergixer]

My largest tank was something in the region of 500 litres, I kept my 2 Oscars in it.

After the Oscars had died, I sold it to a bloke who lived in a tiny 1 bed ground-floor flat in Wood Green. When I delivered it down to him, I discovered he wanted it to match his other 2 identical tanks.

All he had in the living room of this flat was one chair and these 3 tanks. He had another large tank in his bedroom, leaving just enough room for his bed. There was no room for any other furniture in the house.


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[ollieholt]

i once had a similar experience, i once advertised to a free home an Apteronotus Albifrons (black ghost knife) and a large scalare angel, someone in Bury offered to take them. went to their house and it was filled with massive tanks, cages, hutches.... gawd it smelt of animals.... really nice folk though.

they had an strange 10" catfish in one tank that had taken a chunk out of the owner

one of those places where you dont sit down, or take a brew...

who am i kidding even though the house was minging i never turn down a brew!
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[mistergixer]

^^ Had a similar experience - bought a lovely tank & cabinet from a couple in Letchworth. The chap made the tank cabinets and lids himself, all from scratch from solid wood, really good quality workmanship.

They also bred Discus and had a whole room decked out with tanks. It was a nice summer evening, and they showed me out into their back garden which had a reasonably sized swimming pool.

As I got closer, I realised it wasn't a swimming pool, it was a 'pond' and they were breeding Koy carp in it.


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[james1988]

That's a nice looking tank. I'm currently stuck with this and can't wait to upgrade. Sadly I don't think that is going to be until I stop living with my parents. Hopefully sometime next year.

https://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff108/masakabassist/Aquarium/f8dd73f8.jpg

[ollieholt]

heres some pics of the tank i had set up, the more yellowy picture is about 6 months before the second. i got really into fish, so much so i began to contribute to a certain well known fishkeeping monthy magazine

sorry for double post of oldest pic.
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[hellbound]

As soon as its all set up and looking nice I will post up a picture of the end result.


It sucks looking at an empty tank at the moment!
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[kerr]

looks good mate i remember when i lived with the folks i had a 4 foot and a 2 foot tank in my room in the same cabinet, was bloody epic before the days of memory cards in phones so all the pics are gone im sure.
got a 3 foot now, mrs wont let me get anything bigger in the living room
anybody apposed to me starting a show your tanks thread? could be interesting.
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