big tank pics?

dickiedocker wrote:

Wow mossy amazing tank and some nice monsters aswell
Very nice.I'd really love something like that! How the hell do you do a water change in a tank that big and how much do you take out and how often?

Sorry for all the Qs

Mark

hi mark
the great thing about a big tank is it kind of looks after itself
with the right filters the water stays more stable
i do a water change about once a month,taking out about 6-8" of water
i have a lenght of heavy duty 2" hose which removes it very fast
with the volume of water in there,topping back up the temp wouldnt go below 23 degrees

rgds

mossy wrote:

my 10x2x2ft tank
2 eheim thermo filters and a few fish

do you take your trousers off wen taking pics aswell? me too. i maybe mistaken but that looks like a pair of jeans on the floor, in the reflection

really cool tank mate

jakepitbull wrote:

mossy wrote:

my 10x2x2ft tank
2 eheim thermo filters and a few fish

"MONSTER-TANK"
did you build it yourself? whats the stock? any more pics?

yes built it myself about 4 years ago
have some more pics in photobucket
must post a few up on another post with the stock list
will be building a new 12x2x2ft tank in my fish shed in the new year when the weather gets a bit milder
have to rehouse a few of the bigger cichlids and catfish,the biggest pangasius must be 24" and the pacu is around 17" now:ohmy:

dar wrote:

mossy wrote:

my 10x2x2ft tank
2 eheim thermo filters and a few fish

do you take your trousers off wen taking pics aswell? me too. i maybe mistaken but that looks like a pair of jeans on the floor, in the reflection

really cool tank mate

no thats my pet american pitbulls blankie
he dragged it across the floor out of his bed

Mossy do you run the tap water right back into the tank without treating it

And if your getting a new tank and selling this one pm me when its for sale who knows I might have a few bob at the time

Cheers mossy

Theres my tank.Not finished just yet.

dickiedocker wrote:

Mossy do you run the tap water right back into the tank without treating it

And if your getting a new tank and selling this one pm me when its for sale who knows I might have a few bob at the time

Cheers mossy

yes run it from the tap straight back
never had a problem

will keep you in mind dickie

but does this method not expose them to chlorine, and is it safe to do so, do we know if the fish feels any pain during this process?

dar wrote:

but does this method not expose them to chlorine, and is it safe to do so, do we know if the fish feels any pain during this process?

its a matter of degrees dar. in a very large tank such as mossy's, any harmful effects of chlorine would be minimised. in smaller tanks more care has to be taken and aged or dechlorinated water would be best.

Super tank there mossy; do you have a pair of Flagtail Prochilodus in it as well??

Regards

@ jake: its made by betta. lovely tank but stand is sh!te so i have to rebuild one in time for when i re-do the whole setup. will be doing a blog on it

@ dar: its a shame when we need permission to spend our own money. i feel it would be easier to have a mistress than to make excuses why i need to go to work early (to look at fish before i start) "we have a big lunch function on dear"

andrewo wrote:

Super tank there mossy; do you have a pair of Flagtail Prochilodus in it as well??

Regards

no andrew
3 big tinfoil barbs and 3 big bala sharks
would love a pair of flgtails though
are they the fish with the 2 stomachs?

rgds

mossy wrote:

my 10x2x2ft tank
2 eheim thermo filters and a few fish

Wow that is friggin' awesome!
Love the pangasius when they're that big

Turner85 wrote:

Theres my tank.Not finished just yet.

Ah you got the lights and all David looks well are you going the planted root

Mossy: My old Bala looks so small in there !! Glad to see they are doin well. again Great tank!

Justink: Yeah the convicts are doin great!

Alex wrote:

Mossy: My old Bala looks so small in there !! Glad to see they are doin well. again Great tank!

Justink: Yeah the convicts are doin great!

alex the balas are getting bigger,fitted in very nicely
very active up and down the tank and eatin like a hippo

hope this works!
http://s1185.photobucket.com/albums/z349/jakepittbull/?action=postupload

Turner85 wrote:

Theres my tank.Not finished just yet.

are you going to plant it? what stock/filter?

So many nice tanks here guys!

Re:mossy= google Semaprochilodus taeniurus
If i had a tank your size i wld maybe keep one; they grow really big too!

andrewo wrote:

So many nice tanks here guys!

Re:mossy= google Semaprochilodus taeniurus
If i had a tank your size i wld maybe keep one; they grow really big too!

was looking at them andrew
fantastic looking fish
not a bad idea
anyone see 1 in their travels let me know

@mossy: i seen some a few weeks ago i think they were in purrfect pets. if only i had the space!!!

www.flickr.com/photos/igorbilic/51773260...es/l/in/photostream/

my 1000L
i have 200 litres sump,and Im using small internal filter to give extra flow in the tank

great lookin tank you have there
fair play to you

My frontosa tank 96 inch/24 inch/33 inch with a 80 inch/20 inch/20 inch sump.Regards,Tim

cracking shot. you need someone standing next to it to really get the scale of that bad-boy tank, tim

Seen tim's tank in the flesh! It is amazing!

tim where did you get the rock like decor in the tank ???
cheers colly