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Old 12-01-2009, 09:16 AM   #31
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dbl that looks like davez old garage until he went all salty ,nice long tank by the way
cheers mate i had to breed something to pay for the toys and mods for the car

yeh i had a 8x2x2 salty but to much work and not enough enjoyment out of it, so now there is a pool table where the salt tank was : : :
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Old 12-01-2009, 01:43 PM   #32
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Old 12-01-2009, 03:02 PM   #33
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Wow some nice setups. I have had a few tanks over the years.

I have just re done my 6 foot from tropical to cichlids Trying to learn allot more about them some of the names are hard to get the tongue around. Currently in the 6 foot i have 4 Gold Severums i was a little worried with these guys at first how they would go with the cichlid but they are pretty big and seem to be the bosses of the tank. Also have 2 salfin plecos, 2 electric Yellows, Cobalt blue, 2 Acei, Venustas (spelling) and a few others that i can't remember the names. But i am really starting to like these guys allot more interesting at feeding time now.

I also have a 4 foot Tropical setup Mostly Guppies and Sword Tails they just keep breeding also have some corys, Pleco, Congo Tetras, Neon Tetras and Mollies allot more placid then the other set up but at least the plants give it a nice look to it.

I will Try and get some photos when i get home thought the tanks arn't that good.
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Old 02-02-2009, 10:18 PM   #34
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I was away from home during this heat spell, the house heated up and therefore the tank heated up and the poor fish suffocated to death due to the lack of oxygen. I have had it for eight years now and it was the size of golfish when I first got it. Very saddening.
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Old 19-03-2009, 12:57 PM   #35
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Frontosa Breeder here in QLD
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mate, thats an impressive setup there!
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Old 19-03-2009, 12:59 PM   #36
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heres our small tank, breeding bristlenose and growing up some pepps. Guppys, rasboras etc
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Old 08-01-2011, 09:52 PM   #38
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Some lovely tanks. Sadly the last time my mate came around I gave him the last of my fish. I started with 2 oscars, then had various electric yellows, cobalt blues etc. My final tank had a CT Betta male, 1 x bristlenose, 4 x clown loaches and a khuli loach. I gave them all to my mate. When I get a bigger place a new tank will be on the priority list.

Also XRATE do you hand feed your Oscar?
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Old 08-01-2011, 10:06 PM   #39
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Some lovely tanks. Sadly the last time my mate came around I gave him the last of my fish. I started with 2 oscars, then had various electric yellows, cobalt blues etc. My final tank had a CT Betta male, 1 x bristlenose, 4 x clown loaches and a khuli loach. I gave them all to my mate. When I get a bigger place a new tank will be on the priority list.

Also XRATE do you hand feed your Oscar?

Yeah but he wont sit on the lounge yet lol.

wish i had of had 2 to start with now, you cant put another one in there now with him.

Yeah feed him the Odd Cockroach, Blood Worm. brine shrimp.got a pond over the road and feed him Gudgeons, throw in 50 or so keeps him busy.Love to have a heart rate monitor on those gudgeons. Imagine if fish could scream .
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hmmm well yeh i have a few more then most

Frontosa Breeder here in QLD
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http://sealord1aufrontosa.piczo.com/?cr=3&rfm=y
Checked the web site has not been updated for ages, you still selling Fontosa's??

Would love to buy some off you, just not sure how to get them to Sydney??

Just in the process of setting up a fish room, have two cichlid tanks already, one 8X2X2 display tank in my games room and a 4 foot holding tank.

Will get some photos up as soon as I take some.
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Old 08-01-2011, 11:52 PM   #41
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Yeah but he wont sit on the lounge yet lol.

wish i had of had 2 to start with now, you cant put another one in there now with him.

Yeah feed him the Odd Cockroach, Blood Worm. brine shrimp.got a pond over the road and feed him Gudgeons, throw in 50 or so keeps him busy.Love to have a heart rate monitor on those gudgeons. Imagine if fish could scream .

Me and my mate used to chuck in small goldfish. It was a laugh.
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Me and my mate used to chuck in small goldfish. It was a laugh.
whats your name, will have to watch the news . showing signs of a serial killer now ! lol

you can buy reject goldies at the petty shop...some shops wont even sell feeder fish.
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whats your name, will have to watch the news . showing signs of a serial killer now ! lol

you can buy reject goldies at the petty shop...some shops wont even sell feeder fish.

Hahahaha. My mate was going to breed goldfish for the sole purpose of feeding his oscars. Unfortunately when he moved house he got rid of them. Both were about the same size as yours, he offered me the whole tank, filters, oscars etc for free, was even going to bring them 400km in his ute for nothing just so they had a good home. The boss of the house said no way, didn't matter how many massages etc lol. Shame really. Now he has all my fish.
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Old 09-01-2011, 01:16 AM   #44
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four tanks two 4ft and two 3ft have a bass, cod, saratoga, and a community tank with the normall tropical fish
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Just my little tank.





This is a tank setup in the UAE and yes it's in a private residence. Certainly do nothing by halves over there all 19,000 !!! gallons of it.


But more realistic, here's mine.





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Old 09-01-2011, 12:34 PM   #46
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Stunning. Salt water tanks are awesome but so damned expensive and hard to upkeep.
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WOW....just WOW. I've owned many tanks over the years and I take my hat off to you for this one. Spectacular.

Can you give us an idea how long it took you to set it up and how much maintenance it takes to keep it going, or do you get someone in to keep her up to scratch?

Also, is that a custom tank job? Can you give me some details about what filtration set up you've got going?
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Old 09-01-2011, 03:19 PM   #48
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The missus and I have a marine tank, only 110 litres. Some nice corals and 2 clown fish and a wrasse. Numerous crabs etc. It's relativley low maintenance has been established for over 2 years now so it's growing it's own corals and the like. Only problem is red algea growth.
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I have always wanted a big tropical styled tank. But I can't be bothered to take care of it. Had a small, basic one and that was enough for me.
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gave mine a clean out the other day .




nah seriously they dont take much cleaning if you have good filtration. if you get the snails and suckers to eat all the crude off the sides.

i cant do that with mine as Oscars eat just about anything.
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WOW....just WOW. I've owned many tanks over the years and I take my hat off to you for this one. Spectacular.

Can you give us an idea how long it took you to set it up and how much maintenance it takes to keep it going, or do you get someone in to keep her up to scratch?

Also, is that a custom tank job? Can you give me some details about what filtration set up you've got going?


A few years on and off and after ALOT of trial and error (read $$$)

Maitenance is pretty low and is mostly automated now.

It's a 9x2x2 and i made the stand/hood.

Filtration is via a sump with refugium, protein skimmer and calcium reactor.
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