Show Me Your Tank...

[koolchris99]

I have a 10 inch Oscar and his mate the clown loach, they live happily together with some bog and java fern.

Looking for a 6th tank if anyone has one spare...

[koolchris99]

trying to work out how large a tank my floor can hold.. Second floor flat, in a 1902 building?

This is tank 1 at the moment, bit small for oscar so need a new one asap.

[JFReturns]

koolchris99 said:

trying to work out how large a tank my floor can hold.. Second floor flat, in a 1902 building?

This is tank 1 at the moment, bit small for oscar so need a new one asap.

Yeah, that is way too small.

We need a bit more information to base a decision on, but if you get five of your mates together and all stand in the spot your bigger tank will be then I'm sure it will be fine!

[koolchris99]

I know its too small.. but he will survive till i get a bigger one.

5 mates standing in one spot for 5 mins is a bit different to 450kg on one spot for 10 years...

I dont partiucually want to have my tank end up in the flat below!

Im going to do some research into the floor etc, but looking for a 5 or 6ft tank and stand.

[Jasandjules]

Does your place have a bath upstairs? I suspect so.

If a tank can go across two joists then usually it's ok at say 4*2*2 or so upstairs, but I would certainly be looking at how sturdy the floor is in the area you want to put the tank - next to an exterior wall is also IIRC more stable...

[revrange]

Scene of my pleco at feeding time

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My old tank

[y2blade]

^^^ I'm loving the Bridge

[revrange]

y2blade said:

^^^ I'm loving the Bridge

Yeah plecs use to love going under it and hanging off. Taken it out now.



Leopold

[JFReturns]

Those plecos are gorgeous!

[y2blade]

JFReturns said:

Those plecos are gorgeous!

indeed they are

I like the Armoured catfish too, not seen one of those for a while

[revrange]

y2blade said:

indeed they are

I like the Armoured catfish too, not seen one of those for a while

Yeap tank full of plecos and 4 armoured cat fish, sir alan, nick, margaret and karen! They hang out happily and are very friendly fish, always come to top of the tank to say hello.

[y2blade]

[y2blade]

dawn/dusk light (on for 1hr before and after main lights come on/off)
25sec exposure (it really isn't anywhere near as bright as it appears)

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spot the new decoration (my otherhalf chose it)

[JFReturns]

Looks great. Are your plants real?

[littleandy0410]

Looks good. (Apart from the skull! I prefer natural decor, but each to their own!)

Have you got a link to where you got the sunset light? I'd like to get one to see my bristlenose catfish when they feed.

[y2blade]

littleandy0410 said:

Looks good. (Apart from the skull! I prefer natural decor, but each to their own!)

Have you got a link to where you got the sunset light? I'd like to get one to see my bristlenose catfish when they feed.

I got in on Ebay mate..it was less than £10 inc postage....I have it on a separate timer to my main lights, the cat fish love it

the skull was not my choice lol but I like it now it is in the tank

[y2blade]

JFReturns said:

Looks great. Are your plants real?

thank you

they are the more expensive artificial ones...I did have real plants before but my Pleco eats them within a week

[littleandy0410]

y2blade said:

I got in on Ebay mate..it was less than £10 inc postage....I have it on a separate timer to my main lights, the cat fish love it

the skull was not my choice lol but I like it now it is in the tank

Is the moonlight a strip of LEDs, I take it?

Those plants look great for artificial ones - I keep toying with the idea, as my live plants keep getting destroyed! I think the skull looks ok in the full tank shot actually, I think once the tank's matured a bit it'll get a more natural finish, with algae etc on it.

[y2blade]

littleandy0410 said:

y2blade said:

I got in on Ebay mate..it was less than £10 inc postage....I have it on a separate timer to my main lights, the cat fish love it

the skull was not my choice lol but I like it now it is in the tank

Is the moonlight a strip of LEDs, I take it?

Those plants look great for artificial ones - I keep toying with the idea, as my live plants keep getting destroyed! I think the skull looks ok in the full tank shot actually, I think once the tank's matured a bit it'll get a more natural finish, with algae etc on it.

I'm very pleased with how the tank looks..the fish love it

yep it is just a strip of Blue LEDs and a 240volt adaptor I just drilled and cable tied it into the light fitting..very simple, very effective

[LeightonBuzzard]

Anybody have an pictures of a cichlid tank? I'm thinking of uprading to a 180-250l tank max. I think I will prefer to stick with tropical but this time with cichlids. Can anybody tell me pro's cons with them and any past experiances?
Tom