I want to start an Aquarium...

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Nice DSM you got with the Glossostigma and Hemianthus Calitrichoides Gastanker....see how good you know your planted tank lingo. ;) im sure i butchered both those spelling anyways lol
 
search craigslist for a large tank at a discount. Then make your own stand. make sure the tank is level. you can find tanks for as cheap as $1 per gal. then spend the extra money on a good filter and heater.
 
Weedasaurus said:
search craigslist for a large tank at a discount. Then make your own stand. make sure the tank is level. you can find tanks for as cheap as $1 per gal. then spend the extra money on a good filter and heater.
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If this was advice for me, you sorta missed your opportunity a while back, I currently have a 36 gallon freshwater bowfront, and two Pico saltwater aquariums, 3 gallons each...But thank you for the input, and I can buy a tank for a dollar a gallon at petco right now, cause they're having their dollar a gallon sale...I bought a 10 gallon aquarium that I turned into a sump for the two saltwater reef aquariums
 
Awww yeah bitches! I got both my Pico reefs hooked up to the sump for a little while now, everyone is loving it! I also picked up a few new frags, I'll post pics when I get around to it...I think I have an addiction to coral...lol
 
Metasynth said:
No kidding bro! I don't even care about fish, just getting the coolest, most neon and fluorescent and glowing corals I can get my hands on!!
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I don't know anything about fish,
I've just seen the difference.

And salt water tanks are ALWAYS cooler :D
 
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looking great! Im still waiting on my HC to grow in before I can fill up my pico - shit is taking forever! How fast do your corals grow? Have you seem a noticeable increase in size? Once I get my dedicated shrimp tank up I'll trade you some for some frags ;)
 
I added 5 Buenos Aires Tetras to my freshwater office tank. They're pretty damn cool! Alittle bigger and more active than any of my other Tetras.
 
Gastanker said:
looking great! Im still waiting on my HC to grow in before I can fill up my pico - shit is taking forever! How fast do your corals grow? Have you seem a noticeable increase in size? Once I get my dedicated shrimp tank up I'll trade you some for some frags ;)
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Right on! Yeah, coral grows pretty slowly, but I HAVE noticed a bunch of growth on my green trumpet...It started as one head with 2 mouths. Then it split to two heads, each with their own mouth...Now one of the heads has 2 mouths again, so probably within the next 3 or 4 weeks it's going to split again!

medicalmaryjane said:
looking good man. i was just thinking about you & the tank, thanks for updating :)

i still want to get a nano
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Get one...they're easy...Just remember you'll be spending about $100 per gallon, on the low side... ;) That and buying coral is horribly addicting! haha!
 
Oops... I bought another tank. $20 at the flea market for either a 5 or 7g eclipse all in one. Not sure the tank itself was a steal but it came with just too many extras and I had needed a 25w heater anyways so I had to buy it. Came with a heater, 4 extra filters still in the sealed bag, aquarium salt, N and P test strips, pH tester, water conditioner, a bunch of food, a book on tropical fish... I was expecting to pay $15 for the heater alone so I'm happy :) Just need to figure out what to put in it.

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Gastanker said:
Oops... I bought another tank. $20 at the flea market for either a 5 or 7g eclipse all in one. Not sure the tank itself was a steal but it came with just too many extras and I had needed a 25w heater anyways so I had to buy it. Came with a heater, 4 extra filters still in the sealed bag, aquarium salt, N and P test strips, pH tester, water conditioner, a bunch of food, a book on tropical fish... I was expecting to pay $15 for the heater alone so I'm happy :) Just need to figure out what to put in it.

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Make it salty!!!!!!!!!!!!! Haha, I know I know...but that thing would be a SICK little reef tank...super sweet deal! I just picked up a new 10gallon tank and built another sump...Petco is selling a delux 10 gallon tank setup with 50w heater, decent HOB filter, hood, light, etc...all for like 36 bucks! I need the sump for another reef build, and I have a coral order coming in on Thursday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 15 pieces!!!!!!!!
 
So it's been a while, and I don't have any good pictures off hand, but here's a couple things...Dunno if I ever posted after my first coral order, but I have some pics here now. And I have my second coral order coming Thursday! I'm stoked!!!!


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Just for reference, this is what the trumpet looked like when it first went into the tank, and you can see from the pic above that it has grow quite a bit!!!
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