anyone into salt?

[drako]

For saltwater aquariums I would recomend a larger tank. 40 to 50 plus tanks.

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Then you havnt been in the Nano world have you! Usually under 10 gallons, then you have the pictos where are like 2 gallons. Nice stuff

My tanks are a nanocube 12 gallon under 24 watts pc/actinic and a 10 gallon under 96w power compact Its harder keeping nitrates down and perfecting the whole reef enviorment. But its bad ass, especially for some small spaces.

 

And silvy ill see if i can find some low quality pics of one of my reefs

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I don't know what Nano world is but I bet they have better equipments then you do. Plus places like Sea world etc. have ponds that are saltwater that doesn't mean everyone should have one just because they do.

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huh? where do you get off saying that man? Nano reefs are a entire hobby, Im not gonna step on your toes or anything. But come on man. and your comparing two things that are complelty different. Coral reefs and invertebrates leave a very small footprint in the nitrate levels comapread to fish. which is why you can cram coral in a "reef" setting. Im not saying you dont know what your talking about I just dont understand your reasoning.

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[Pasadena SS]

For saltwater aquariums I would recomend a larger tank. 40 to 50 plus tanks.

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Then you havnt been in the Nano world have you! Usually under 10 gallons, then you have the pictos where are like 2 gallons. Nice stuff

My tanks are a nanocube 12 gallon under 24 watts pc/actinic and a 10 gallon under 96w power compact Its harder keeping nitrates down and perfecting the whole reef enviorment. But its bad ass, especially for some small spaces.

 

And silvy ill see if i can find some low quality pics of one of my reefs

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I don't know what Nano world is but I bet they have better equipments then you do. Plus places like Sea world etc. have ponds that are saltwater that doesn't mean everyone should have one just because they do.

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huh? where do you get off saying that man? Nano reefs are a entire hobby, Im not gonna step on your toes or anything. But come on man. and your comparing two things that are complelty different. Coral reefs and invertebrates leave a very small footprint in the nitrate levels comapread to fish. which is why you can cram coral in a "reef" setting. Im not saying you dont know what your talking about I just dont understand your reasoning.

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Where do I get off? Why are YOU getting mad? This topic is about saltwater aquarium right? All I said was for saltwater aquarium it should be around 40 to 50 gallon. That's all! It has nothing to do with your Nano reefs or Nano world, if I misteken the two of being a like then is my bad but dude chill out.

[foxySS]

Nano what?

 

As far as I'm concerned, I'm not a reef specialist, but everything I had in my tank would kill clowns and/or reefs because they are veracious predators. All I know is I like things that attack and also look cool at the same time. I can do without the reef. I had some lobsters which where very cool, (while they lasted) and some crabs. I forgot to add lionfish and eels to the list of things I have owned. The coolest thing by far has to be a leopard shark.

 

For a good show, add a feeder goldfish to the tank and watch how long he lasts!

[drako]

im not mad at all, i just to understand your recomendation for a saltwater aquarium having to be so big. it just doesnt make sense. all im saying is look into it a bit because it seems you havnt been in the hobby for a while. Now if we are talking about putting a ton of fish in a tank then yes you need a bigger tank to handle a bigger load. but i dont see the logic. im not mad, your just not making any sense (in my point of view) so i was just wondering wher your reasoning comes from.

Im cool with everyone here ;)

 

and yes predator tanks are cool as hell. i've worked with a few predator tanks

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[dannyc_2006_SS]

im not mad at all, i just to understand your recomendation for a saltwater aquarium having to be so big. it just doesnt make sense. all im saying is look into it a bit because it seems you havnt been in the hobby for a while. Now if we are talking about putting a ton of fish in a tank then yes you need a bigger tank to handle a bigger load. but i dont see the logic. im not mad, your just not making any sense (in my point of view) so i was just wondering wher your reasoning comes from.

Im cool with everyone here  ;)

 

and yes predator tanks are cool as hell. i've worked with a few predator tanks

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I got your back Drako!!

 

When I finish my office, I will defenitely look into setting up my own. How do you power it during hurricanes Drako?

[drako]

yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaa the hurricanes.....

ive had a tank crash because of it.

Theres a few ways you can do it. You can get those backup chargers for computers. They will last you a little bit, now depeneding if you have coral or not you can either have the light off the whole time or turn it on for a few hours at a time. that wont last you too long. another thing you can do it is grab one of those little battery operated bubble makers they sell. not moving water is dead water in salt water. so it moves the oxygen around that will keep your fishy ok for a while. the best bet? generator . ive been wanting to get into it again but i lost a tank with one of the hurricanes and whenever i go on trips a piece always starts to deteriorate. however if you get simple stuff they become very easy, i just had a bit more advanced stuff. but dont worry danny i got a good setup in mind. 300 gallon long, with spotted stingray, harlequin tusks, triggers, a few lionfish. oh cant forget the eels.

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Yea man, reefs are def one of my hobbies. Currently I have a nano that has been up and running for two years now, and a 75 that has been up and running for 6 years. Nano is a full blown reef, but the 75 is just a FOWLR. I have a huge naso tang in the 75 who is about 3 years old, hes gonna be getting a bigger tank soon .

[dannyc_2006_SS]

Back in high school I used to maintain a saltwater tank (don't remember the gallons) and used to love it. We have a freshwater one here at home but I am tired of looking at those damn goldfish. And it's like someone already mentioned, the beautiful creatures like lobster, crab, and octopus will empty out your tank.

[Pasadena SS]

This is why I think larger tanks are better than small tanks.

 

Aquarium size varies from nano tanks (usually between 2.5 to 20 gallons) to gigantic 300 gallon or larger ones. Generally the larger the size of your aquarium, the more tolerable it is to mistakes (small mistakes have a larger impact on a smaller body or water).

 

However, very large tanks are more difficult to maintain. Therefore, the ideal size of your marine aquarium should be between 40 and 100 gallons.

 

The size of your aquarium also determines how many fish can live in it comfortably.

 

There is a "rule" called the inch per gallon rule which basically says that you can keep 1 inch of fish per net gallon of water (i.e. the actual amount of water that’s in your tank after you put in all the supplies, substrate, rocks, decorations, plants, etc.).

 

This once popular rule is actually oversimplified because it does not take into consideration various other factors such as the actual size of the fish (i.e. 3 demensional size - thin fish vs. fat ones), their degree of aggressiveness, and the fact that fish grow.

 

Therefore, use the inch per gallon as a general guideline and supplement it with common sense. If in doubt, it's better to have too few than too many fish.

 

Aquariums with large surface area are more beneficial as they allow more oxygen to enter the water. Long tanks also allow the fish more room to swim around as opposed to tall ones. Therefore, greater the surface area the better => better exchange of carbon dioxlide for oxygen.

[drako]

I cant agree with you more. However I was just saying that you if you dont have enough space you can have a reef set up without that many fish. And with nano's more care need to be taken (as in saltwater in general.)

[Pasadena SS]

Leopard sharks are the coolest. Do you still have your tank?

 

 

Nano what?       

 

As far as I'm concerned, I'm not a reef specialist, but everything I had in my tank would kill clowns and/or reefs because they are veracious predators.  All I know is I like things that attack and also look cool at the same time.  I can do without the reef.  I had some lobsters which where very cool, (while they lasted) and some crabs.  I forgot to add lionfish and eels to the list of things I have owned.  The coolest thing by far has to be a leopard shark.

 

For a good show, add a feeder goldfish to the tank and watch how long he lasts!

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[foxySS]

Yeah, I have a 55 and so does my brother but they're not setup right now. Nothing cooler than leopard sharks- unfortunately, the more he grew, he didn't have the space to move around (in a 55) that he needed.

 

Those Harlequin Tusks are awesome looking! I wanted to buy one at the fish store (he was about 6-8 inches long) but he was also too big. I think the most expensive fish I have owned was a medium/large sized clown trigger.

 

All this talk about aquariums makes me want to set mine up again.

[drako]

Yeah, I have a 55 and so does my brother but they're not setup right now.  Nothing cooler than leopard sharks- unfortunately, the more he grew, he didn't have the space to move around (in a 55) that he needed. 

 

Those Harlequin Tusks are awesome looking!  I wanted to buy one at the fish store (he was about 6-8 inches long) but he was also too big.  I think the most expensive fish I have owned was a medium/large sized clown trigger.

 

All this talk about aquariums makes me want to set mine up again. 

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lol yeah, i had a run in with a harlequin tusk when i first started the hobby. I stuck my hand in a shallow pool to pick up a piece to buy at a local shop and they had a baby harlequin. in a word..i would describe them as "aggressive"

[Pasadena SS]

All this talk about aquariums makes me want to set mine up again. 

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I'm totally feeling you on that and unfortunately I don't have my tanks anymore. I gave it away to my step dad I went to the local tropical fish store today and it would be hella expesive to put one back together. I totally blame Drako for this

[drako]