Check Out This Bad Boy!

[derekyau]

My new toy! Well, hobby I guess...

:D :D :D

Any tropical fish ppl out there? I know SF, but his fish are small fry compared to these bad boys.

African cichlids... about 20 of them!

Riding in a 190litre Trigon tank.

Running an extra Fluval 205 for extra ooompf.

B)

[peter026]

Ahh, a wide screen fish tank :D ............I think cichlids are much more interesting than normal fish..........I had a couple of tropical fish tanks many years ago..Cichlids in one and a mixture of Gouramis in the other.......Well done Derek :winky:

[IanF]

This is mine:

250L sal****er tropical

Ian

PS Oh for goodness sake, why can't I say salt water

[Rob]

malawi or tanganyika chiclids?? with the coral in there you want to watch your water levels as the coral will break down and increase your KH - same with rainbow rock, or substrate that has crushed shells in it.

any reason why you went with the fluval instead of eheim?

nice SW tank - would also like on ebut the cost of the equip u need is huge

[derekyau]

This is mine:

250L sal****er tropical

Ian

PS Oh for goodness sake, why can't I say salt water

Amazing how big tanks can get.

I know sal****er are a lot harder to look after. Looks very colourful though.

P.S. I can see Nemo!

P.P.S. Just realised what you meant by cant say salt water... Admins???

PPPS. How do you go about taking photos of your tank? I struggle with/without flash = reflection/blurry images...

malawi or tanganyika chiclids?? with the coral in there you want to watch your water levels as the coral will break down and increase your KH - same with rainbow rock, or substrate that has crushed shells in it.

any reason why you went with the fluval instead of eheim?

nice SW tank - would also like on ebut the cost of the equip u need is huge

They are mainly Malawis. I didn't know about the coral breaking down issues. Will do a water test when I get a chance and keep an eye...

I've only heard of Fluval at the moment...

D.

Ahh, a wide screen fish tank :D ............I think cichlids are much more interesting than normal fish..........I had a couple of tropical fish tanks many years ago..Cichlids in one and a mixture of Gouramis in the other.......Well done Derek :winky:

Thanks Pete.

All good things get broadcast in widescreen nowadays

I agree on cichlids - a lot more colourful than most "standard" tropical fish like guppies or tertras. Bigger too! But risk of a water-based royal rumble :duh:

D.

[Rob]

sal****er - what do the middle letters spell???? that is why you have to type salt water and not sal****er

[oldcro]

sal****er - what do the middle letters spell???? that is why you have to type salt water and not sal****er

I don't see what the problem is!

Both Orkney and Shetland have places called ****t. The one in Orkney was an RAF station during WW2, so sal****er should be perfectly acceptable as both ****ts.

sal****er - what do the middle letters spell???? that is why you have to type salt water and not sal****er

I don't see what the problem is!

Both Orkney and Shetland have places called ****t. The one in Orkney was an RAF station during WW2, so sal****er should be perfectly acceptable as both ****ts.

Could a Moderator please explain why T.W.A.T.T

[oldcro]

sal****er - what do the middle letters spell???? that is why you have to type salt water and not sal****er

I don't see what the problem is!

Both Orkney and Shetland have places called ****t. The one in Orkney was an RAF station during WW2, so sal****er should be perfectly acceptable as both ****ts.

sal****er - what do the middle letters spell???? that is why you have to type salt water and not sal****er

I don't see what the problem is!

Both Orkney and Shetland have places called ****t. The one in Orkney was an RAF station during WW2, so sal****er should be perfectly acceptable as both ****ts.

Could a Moderator please explain why T.W.A.T.T

Oops, I press the wrong button before completing my point then :duh:

Could a moderator please explain why T.W.A.T.T and S.A.L.T.W.A.T.E.R (sans . )are unacceptable words? Families live in T.W.A.T.T and I am sure they would be very offended to hear their homes were classed as offensive words. As for S.A.L.T.W.A.T.E.R, it covers 70% of the worlds surface, so if it offends anyone then they need to look for another planet to live on.

oldun

[Rob's Lexx]

i have a 100 gallon salt water tank, using an internal JEBO filtration system and a 30 gallon external sump. although trops are nice, the beauty of sallt water fish is unquestionable!

currently, i have 20cm long porcupine puffer, dog-faced puffer, skunk grouper, niger trigger, zebra eel, scorpion lionfish and the biggest golden damsal on the earth did want a blue-spotted ray, but not wish with the puffer's and trigger

how long have you had the tropical tank set-up for??

[IanB]

Ah yes. I had trouble with the phrase "pain in the A.S.S." recently

Nice tanks guys. Very pleasing on the eye. Makes me nostalgic

IanB :D

[Rob]

so how is the new tank going? if the water has gone cloudy dont worry too much its an algae bloom and will clear after a few days - but keep an eye on your water quality levels.

also to make water changes soooooo easy have a look for a device called a python. lee's also make one but if you can find a water bed refill kit that will cost you $6 then just use that

[MrADeveci]

My fish are only small ? huh ! ................. but my fish tank live in the wall ! soo nuurrrrrr lol

As for the how to take good photos, you need to adjust your exposure time, set it quicker to avoid getting blurring images.

[Rob]

also remember that as u have sand as your substrate( gravel) that anerobic spots will form so u will need to stil it up a bit every few weeks - caution it doesnt get into your fluval filter tho or it will destroy the impeller

also remember that as u have sand as your substrate( gravel) that anerobic spots will form so u will need to stir it up a bit every few weeks - caution it doesnt get into your fluval filter tho or it will destroy the impeller

[Rob's Lexx]

i've recently had a nitrate spike in my salt water set-up. not had any problems with nitrate since the tank was set-up and it kinda puzzled me :duh:

my local salt water specialist suggested it may be due to the fact i'm feeding live freshwater feeders to my babies?? but saying that, this set-up has been fine for a year or so now!!

might change to raw shrimp, dunno if that'll help.

[Rob]

maybe a collection of feed caused a spike?