your dream tank
- Thread starter mudskipper
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in the planning stages right now of getting a 120X36X30. wife and i just moved into a house i don't plan on leaving for a few years so i figure now is the time.
stocklist as of 8/1/2006:
1) 12in albino tiger oscar
1) 12in tiger oscar
1) 10in oscar
1) 8in albino oscar
1) 6in jack dempsey
1) 6in jag
1) 12in blue dragon flowerhorn
1) 14in tsn
1) 16in sailfin pleco
i have 5 green/gold severums, 1 uaru, 2 unidentified flowerhorns, 1 red texas and 2 firemouths all under 3in in a grow out tank. once they reach a suitable size i will introduce them to the tank.
stocklist as of 8/1/2006:
1) 12in albino tiger oscar
1) 12in tiger oscar
1) 10in oscar
1) 8in albino oscar
1) 6in jack dempsey
1) 6in jag
1) 12in blue dragon flowerhorn
1) 14in tsn
1) 16in sailfin pleco
i have 5 green/gold severums, 1 uaru, 2 unidentified flowerhorns, 1 red texas and 2 firemouths all under 3in in a grow out tank. once they reach a suitable size i will introduce them to the tank.
I think I have my 2 dream tanks:
720 gal, large sump, all nicely plumbed, built into wall FLUSH and SMOOTH looking,access room behind it with sink and dsiposal and powerful vent fan to remove moisture, lighting and fans and moolight all on timers, skylight over the top for natural light during most of the day, natural fine grain gravel and huge driftwood centerpieces collected from local river with a sweet collection of large predators, both common and unusual.
200 gal cube (3x3x3) planted tank mounted in wall as penisula, all built in and flush, natural sklight lighting it, in addition to moonlight and PC on timers. Nice collected driftwood. All low tech. Collection of small fish, some very common (platys, mollys, etc) and some very unusual (Vietnamese FW blenny, Candystripe goby, trumpet nose mormyrid)... etc etc.... These tanks are next to each other.
If it sounds like I am bragging... well I am... I am very happy with my tanks!! Sorry. Been waiting 30 years for this setup!
BUT, honestly, my DREAM tank that is Possibly attainable for me would be slightly larger... perhaps a 20'x8'x4ft tall tank. Still builet into a living room (not hidden in a basement). Probably will not ever happen, but maybe someday.....
I would post pics but I don't like the MFK watermark on my posted photos. Sorry.
720 gal, large sump, all nicely plumbed, built into wall FLUSH and SMOOTH looking,access room behind it with sink and dsiposal and powerful vent fan to remove moisture, lighting and fans and moolight all on timers, skylight over the top for natural light during most of the day, natural fine grain gravel and huge driftwood centerpieces collected from local river with a sweet collection of large predators, both common and unusual.
200 gal cube (3x3x3) planted tank mounted in wall as penisula, all built in and flush, natural sklight lighting it, in addition to moonlight and PC on timers. Nice collected driftwood. All low tech. Collection of small fish, some very common (platys, mollys, etc) and some very unusual (Vietnamese FW blenny, Candystripe goby, trumpet nose mormyrid)... etc etc.... These tanks are next to each other.
If it sounds like I am bragging... well I am... I am very happy with my tanks!! Sorry. Been waiting 30 years for this setup!
BUT, honestly, my DREAM tank that is Possibly attainable for me would be slightly larger... perhaps a 20'x8'x4ft tall tank. Still builet into a living room (not hidden in a basement). Probably will not ever happen, but maybe someday.....
I would post pics but I don't like the MFK watermark on my posted photos. Sorry.
okay sorry to inturupted but do any of you know who long to boil rocks when you are trying to kill ick?
8'x20'x10' with a set of crawl thru tubes and a 5'x7' viewing box in the middle where you can sit and "be a fish" or make little guppies with your old lady 
for the lights a combo of M.H., compacts Fs and LEDs for the WQ i wish whisper mad a hang on but a 2 -5hp to pumps for flow and a nice 10hp pool set up to keep it clean and a bank of uv after the filter all of that runs to a little fall in the back corner for air and bio the scape is a trip down the river so maby an old bike some logs rocks tree roots a car and a nice base to grow some weeds in for the fish im a little lost
for the lights a combo of M.H., compacts Fs and LEDs for the WQ i wish whisper mad a hang on but a 2 -5hp to pumps for flow and a nice 10hp pool set up to keep it clean and a bank of uv after the filter all of that runs to a little fall in the back corner for air and bio the scape is a trip down the river so maby an old bike some logs rocks tree roots a car and a nice base to grow some weeds in for the fish im a little lostdream tank, concrete 5000 gallon tank in my game room, i still have alot more research to do but someday soon....
