Aquariums and fish keeping

[The Phantom]

This is my 12 gallon nano reef tank. And some of my acan frags. They are in my 55 reef. I doesn't look very good right now. I am going to a larger tank 140 gallon. My Dad wants me to use our 600 gallon fresh water tank. But I don't have enough money for that. Plus it is not reef ready. And my Mom would kill me if we did that.

I want a 210 gallon-reef but my Mom says that is too big. She will only let me get a 140 gallon or smaller.
These are some of my corals to.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

My first salt tank was a 75 g with 40 g sump. My star outgrew it so hubs finally agreed to the 150. I'm disabled and never leave my house alone, so he lets me splurge on my hobbies. I have only left the house 1-2 times a month for years and only with him. But I think I'm ready to go outside some alone so going to get chickens wish me luck!!

Good luck! You are absolutely going to love them! If you have the room, I highly recommend a turkey. Getting one as a young poult and hand raising it will earn you an amazing buddy

 

[Ayriad]

Your corals are gorgeous! I can't wait to get some after I put in the 40g. You are doing awesome!! If you are doing that well with a nano you will do awesome with a 150 or there about.
As for Turkeys, I would love one!!! I have to go slowly with hubs. If you knew all of the hobbies he lets me do to keep me busy you would know, I'm lucky to get some chickens. lol

 

[The Phantom]

Thankyou, good luck!

 

[Akrnaf2]

Hi to all, I use to have Aquariums for long time with very beautiful fish types , especially African Tilapia species.
The main problem for me was too keep the Aquatic plants alive. The problem have been solved when I have found that this house plant, wich is very common lives wonderfully in Aquariums!
Just take a branch and put it theaquarium water (fresh water!) It will live wonderfully there as long as it have light.
This is the plant the golden pothos.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epipremnum_aureum

 

[Dragons4u]

 

[Col1948]

I have a 6 foot tank, not overcrowded with community tropical fish.
I experimented with my own version of aquaponics, I used a pond filter mounted over the top of the tank, this then poured the filtered water in a tub filled with alfagrog plus pot plants, the idea is the roots of the plants take out nitrates, then holes in the tub letting out the water in to the tank, it also reduces the amount of water changes.

 

[SillyChicken]

Hi gang! everyone has nice tanks! I have two salt tanks, a 30 gal "biocube" which is strictly coral and one fish (at the moment) and a 60 gal seahorse tank with 15 gal sump.

Fresh water are certainly easier and cheaper to manage.

The bigger the salt tank, the easier to maintain water perimeters. But, everything costs so much more! I try to get my set up to balance out them selves and only need top offs or partial changes. But, you have to take it super slow. Certain corals can't be near each other, and certain fish can't be near each other or certain corals, certain invertebrates can be with certain corals, fish or each other... careful planning is needed, along with size considerations for everything. And then ... there are the pests........ like I just realized in posting this that my asternia (tiny star fish) problem was in the works before I got the sea horses......... lol, little bugger is sitting right below the horse in the first photo.. (greenish blob)

Heres the 30 gal - the corals have grown since this last photo..

My coraline grows a little too well! (pink stuff) like a calcium based algae.

Seahorse tank is bare bottom for ease of cleaning - they have to have way more attention for care feeding and cleaning than a regular reef tank. I have 7 (4 male/3 female).

The pink light is to help encourage micro algae to grow in the sump. The sump has sand, rock and cleaning crews like the bristle worms I don't want in my small tank.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Hi gang! everyone has nice tanks! I have two salt tanks, a 30 gal "biocube" which is strictly coral and one fish (at the moment) and a 60 gal seahorse tank with 15 gal sump.

Fresh water are certainly easier and cheaper to manage.

The bigger the salt tank, the easier to maintain water perimeters. But, everything costs so much more! I try to get my set up to balance out them selves and only need top offs or partial changes. But, you have to take it super slow. Certain corals can't be near each other, and certain fish can't be near each other or certain corals, certain invertebrates can be with certain corals, fish or each other... careful planning is needed, along with size considerations for everything. And then ... there are the pests........ like I just realized in posting this that my asternia (tiny star fish) problem was in the works before I got the sea horses......... lol, little bugger is sitting right below the horse in the first photo.. (greenish blob)

Heres the 30 gal - the corals have grown since this last photo..

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My coraline grows a little too well! (pink stuff) like a calcium based algae.

Seahorse tank is bare bottom for ease of cleaning - they have to have way more attention for care feeding and cleaning than a regular reef tank. I have 7 (4 male/3 female).

The pink light is to help encourage micro algae to grow in the sump. The sump has sand, rock and cleaning crews like the bristle worms I don't want in my small tank.

Absolutely beautiful setups! Very awesome! I'd love to set up a salt water tank eventually. We have an empty 55 gallon tank sitting around right now. I know we couldn't fit much in it but it might be a nice starter. The sea horses are very cool!

 

[The Phantom]

Hi gang! everyone has nice tanks! I have two salt tanks, a 30 gal "biocube" which is strictly coral and one fish (at the moment) and a 60 gal seahorse tank with 15 gal sump.

Fresh water are certainly easier and cheaper to manage.

The bigger the salt tank, the easier to maintain water perimeters. But, everything costs so much more! I try to get my set up to balance out them selves and only need top offs or partial changes. But, you have to take it super slow. Certain corals can't be near each other, and certain fish can't be near each other or certain corals, certain invertebrates can be with certain corals, fish or each other... careful planning is needed, along with size considerations for everything. And then ... there are the pests........ like I just realized in posting this that my asternia (tiny star fish) problem was in the works before I got the sea horses......... lol, little bugger is sitting right below the horse in the first photo.. (greenish blob)

Heres the 30 gal - the corals have grown since this last photo..

View attachment 1585696
My coraline grows a little too well! (pink stuff) like a calcium based algae.

Seahorse tank is bare bottom for ease of cleaning - they have to have way more attention for care feeding and cleaning than a regular reef tank. I have 7 (4 male/3 female).

The pink light is to help encourage micro algae to grow in the sump. The sump has sand, rock and cleaning crews like the bristle worms I don't want in my small tank.

Very nice!!!!