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Would love to see some updates on this system, and more pics of course.

Thank you everyone for your feedback. Walleye are back on the list now as I have spoken to a number of peers with lengthy backgrounds and they all tell me they should be good. Many of you said that lmb would eventually be an issue, but as was said earlier because of the purpose of this tank not...

I was concerned about the bass over the long term, but figured they would be good until they got to 5 pounds or so as long as we could keep them well fed and their tank mates in their same size range. I had largemouth bass and various sunfish species together in smaller exhibits in the past, in...

Fellow monster fish keepers, I have been asked to help consult with a new public aquarium exhibit with native Michigan fish. The tank is 14' x 9' x 3.5' with a total volume of 3300 gallons. The idea of the tank is to house native fish which are commonly caught by anglers around the state. The...

The ones I saw today are $600 on my wholesale list. That is more than short tailed nurse sharks. Sent from my XT1080 using MonsterAquariaNetwork App

Following this thread is making me get the itch for rays again. Still building out my basement and big marine system, but I managed to put in a drain through the wall near my RO/DI system so I can have a freshwater tank there to run the waste effluent through as an auto change system. Even my...

Saw the new epaulettes on my list this week as walking sharks. Very expensive though, even more than the short tailed nurse sharks. Hard to spend that kind of money without seeing the actual animals first. The no shipping guarantee also makes me a bit weary, got burned on some freshwater rays...

Could be worse. Read on one of the forums that someone once left their RO unit on topping off their reef tank. Got an emergency call and had to go to the hospital. Left it running for nearly a week and came home to a freshwater reef and a basement wading pool. Sucks that it happened to you...

Found a guy named Dave who had some for sale a couple of years ago. Emailed him and he should have some available in a few months which coincides with when the new system should be ready for fish. Any ideas on tankmates? I would like as much color and variety as possible. It will be a mixed...

Does anyone have a good source for PNG epaulette sharks? I would prefer captive born pups, but would consider other specimens as well. Looking for a group of 4 total (1m:3f). I am in no hurry at this point, would rather be patient and find good healthy animals for a reasonable price. Thanks...

Your best bet here is an evaporative cooler. This is the way they cool big buildings, oil refineries, and other facilities that could not be feasibly cooled with typical ac units. Basically you run pond water through piping that will transfer heat well through a tower that contains circulating...

Great idea if you can keep them from getting sucked into your pumps. It will take a long time to get a population large enough to feed from though and will be kind of a waste seeing that you can get $1 a piece pretty easily for them. How about marmokrebs in your sump or a worm bin. I have a...

Both tanks will be the display parts of a single system. I will also have coral holding and propagation grow out stock tanks as well as a 100+ gallon refugium. Everything will be sized for a 1000 gallon system or larger. I believe in high nutrient input coral tanks with heavy skimming and...

I have both of the tanks already. The overall system volume will be close to 800 gallons of water and about 500 lbs of liverock with additional nutrient export via biopellet reactor and 100 gallon chaeto refugium. I can't go any deeper with the tanks where they are going either because of how...

Definitely a short tailed nurse shark. My distributor is one of the big ones. They were collected in Africa and were verified by a zoologist. They are pricey too, but well worth it if I can keep them long term. I tried to get one of my clients interested in a group of them for his 6000 gallon...

I am building out a system in my basement in the next few months consisting of two 245 gallon (72 x 30 x 27) with four 100 gallon rubbermade stock tanks below for holding tanks and filtration. The two tanks will be side by side and aquascaped to look like on large tank. I am going to do a mixed...

I have a chest freezer that is only for fish food. It is one of the medium ones from Sams club. Right now it has about 20 lbs of ocean smelt, 20 lbs of seafood paella mix, and some flat packs of homemade foods I am experimenting with for clients and personal use. Sent from my XT1080 using...

No gravel is generally not a good idea. Soft sand is the best or no substrate at all. With gravel they will still try to bury but be unable to and stress about it. Also they kick up a lot of water when they try to bury which would mess up the under gravel. To keep rays you really need to switch...

In my experience it is probably game over for the bass. No way to remove toxin so if it got enough it will start doing the death roll soon. Sorry for your loss, but it happens with rays especially in cramped quarters. I have lost a 18 inch tig, a 17 inch broko, and a 24 inch royal clown knife...