Hey all,
When I was in college I was pretty active on here, loved everything about the hobby and over a several year span I had everything from a half dozen tanks set up at the same time, to full saltwater reef setups. I went a while with no tank after graduating, but a little while back I nabbed a good deal on a 65g. We recently moved in to our first house and the wheels won't stop turning. I always wanted a 125g freshwater tank, but never had room. Now I have the perfect place for it in the living room.. and I just have to figure out the logistics of whether or not I can find an efficient and relatively clean way to maintain it.
Want any and all feedback from anybody that has large(ish) tanks over carpeted areas and up near the wall that have found ways to properly maintain the tanks without making an absolute mess. Slab foundation so no issue as far as support for the weight of the tank, and the corner it would be going in is probably about 16 feet from the door to the backyard, so for draining water it would be as simple as getting a long enough hose to attached to the siphon to drain it outside.
I guess the real concern is re-filling the tank cleanly... Our faucets may not be condusive to a python (the threading is up inside after taking off the cover) has anybody had success with small pond pumps? I'm thinking possibly plastic totes outside the back door, fill them up with the hose, stick a heater in them for a bit to get them to temp if necessary, then maybe use a pump and hose to fill up the tank? Just trying to think of an efficient way to change 30-40 gallons a week without breaking my back and ruining my carpets..
I guess step one would be to try to figure out if I can thread a python in my sink for refills eh?
Also want to do a 3D background if I go this route, go big or go home as they say... Open to suggestion on vendors for those as well
Only current stock is about a 5.5" butthead of a turqoise sev and a 6" delhezi. The Sev was the typical story of take your girl to the fish store and "oh my god it's so cute we have to save it" probably got him when he was 1.25" and he was pretty close to dead, completely torn up from being in a tank with a green terror over twice his size. Now he rewards my kindness by assaulting my Anubias plants
Just to make this post less boring, think a long term stock list would look something like this:
1x Turquoise Sev (already have)
1x Red Dot Sev
3x Angelfish
1x Delhezi (already have)
1x Teugelsi
1x Palmas Buettikoferi
Dither School of some kind
Filtration - Either a pair of Fx4 or an Fx6
Thanks for helping me make an educated decision on maintenance viability!
When I was in college I was pretty active on here, loved everything about the hobby and over a several year span I had everything from a half dozen tanks set up at the same time, to full saltwater reef setups. I went a while with no tank after graduating, but a little while back I nabbed a good deal on a 65g. We recently moved in to our first house and the wheels won't stop turning. I always wanted a 125g freshwater tank, but never had room. Now I have the perfect place for it in the living room.. and I just have to figure out the logistics of whether or not I can find an efficient and relatively clean way to maintain it.
Want any and all feedback from anybody that has large(ish) tanks over carpeted areas and up near the wall that have found ways to properly maintain the tanks without making an absolute mess. Slab foundation so no issue as far as support for the weight of the tank, and the corner it would be going in is probably about 16 feet from the door to the backyard, so for draining water it would be as simple as getting a long enough hose to attached to the siphon to drain it outside.
I guess the real concern is re-filling the tank cleanly... Our faucets may not be condusive to a python (the threading is up inside after taking off the cover) has anybody had success with small pond pumps? I'm thinking possibly plastic totes outside the back door, fill them up with the hose, stick a heater in them for a bit to get them to temp if necessary, then maybe use a pump and hose to fill up the tank? Just trying to think of an efficient way to change 30-40 gallons a week without breaking my back and ruining my carpets..
I guess step one would be to try to figure out if I can thread a python in my sink for refills eh?
Also want to do a 3D background if I go this route, go big or go home as they say... Open to suggestion on vendors for those as well
Only current stock is about a 5.5" butthead of a turqoise sev and a 6" delhezi. The Sev was the typical story of take your girl to the fish store and "oh my god it's so cute we have to save it" probably got him when he was 1.25" and he was pretty close to dead, completely torn up from being in a tank with a green terror over twice his size. Now he rewards my kindness by assaulting my Anubias plants
Just to make this post less boring, think a long term stock list would look something like this:
1x Turquoise Sev (already have)
1x Red Dot Sev
3x Angelfish
1x Delhezi (already have)
1x Teugelsi
1x Palmas Buettikoferi
Dither School of some kind
Filtration - Either a pair of Fx4 or an Fx6
Thanks for helping me make an educated decision on maintenance viability!
Not the big ol mean Tilapia, good looking out though!
