Hello everyone, I'm new to the forum, figured I'd introduce myself.
I live in the Kansas City area. I don't currently have anything, but after recently going to an aquatic auction with my sister, and helping her with tank setups and building stands, I've caught the bug myself.
Sigh.
At the moment, I've got my first general setup picked out: Axolotyl, probably 4-6, in either a 40 breeder or 50gal tank (I prefer the more cubic or deeper tanks as opposed to the taller skinnier tanks). For media inside, I'm thinking a mixture of slate tile for the base, with white sand to provide a nice contrast, and then something along the back wall. Either some outcroppings about halfway up the back that sticks out and provides hiding places and light cover, or something similar.
After that, once I have time to build my knowledge and really get a feel for the aquarist craft, the long term plan is to do a very large aquarium setup in my basement. Something with a minimum of a 6' length and 24" width. I love designing projects and coming up with my own designs, so this plays perfectly into a new tank setup. The plan is to build the aquarium as the top piece of a massive desk. The tank will be supported by steel pallet racking (the kind you see in Home Depot with pallets of tile and concrete on it) so that the weight will never be an issue, and then I will build a shroud around the racking, creating a large desk with cubbies (which would be large enough to house small tanks for growing breeders, or random whatnot). That tank will be a community fish tank, housing 8"+ fish of various types (haven't decided on anything yet, but I am still a LONG way from being ready to start).
Lots and lots of reading left to do, so for now I'll just say, "Hi, thanks for having me, I can't wait to get wet!"
I live in the Kansas City area. I don't currently have anything, but after recently going to an aquatic auction with my sister, and helping her with tank setups and building stands, I've caught the bug myself.
Sigh.
At the moment, I've got my first general setup picked out: Axolotyl, probably 4-6, in either a 40 breeder or 50gal tank (I prefer the more cubic or deeper tanks as opposed to the taller skinnier tanks). For media inside, I'm thinking a mixture of slate tile for the base, with white sand to provide a nice contrast, and then something along the back wall. Either some outcroppings about halfway up the back that sticks out and provides hiding places and light cover, or something similar.
After that, once I have time to build my knowledge and really get a feel for the aquarist craft, the long term plan is to do a very large aquarium setup in my basement. Something with a minimum of a 6' length and 24" width. I love designing projects and coming up with my own designs, so this plays perfectly into a new tank setup. The plan is to build the aquarium as the top piece of a massive desk. The tank will be supported by steel pallet racking (the kind you see in Home Depot with pallets of tile and concrete on it) so that the weight will never be an issue, and then I will build a shroud around the racking, creating a large desk with cubbies (which would be large enough to house small tanks for growing breeders, or random whatnot). That tank will be a community fish tank, housing 8"+ fish of various types (haven't decided on anything yet, but I am still a LONG way from being ready to start).
Lots and lots of reading left to do, so for now I'll just say, "Hi, thanks for having me, I can't wait to get wet!"
to MFK!
