BYC Aquarium Thread

[Kevin565]

I hope he recovers. It's a good thing you were prepared with a hospital tank.

 

[Nicola]

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I have 2 of those tanks

only one spare filter and heater though.

 

[Goldenseal]

forum name - goldenseal

yrs in freshwater - 35+
yrs in saltwater = 6

current tank = 90 gal. bow front, 30 gal sump,
2 -250 MH lights with t 5 blues

species - blond naso tang, imperator angel, grade A picasso clown
pair of mandarins, orange spot gobie, firefish

corals = zoanthus, colt coral, trumpet coral, cyphastrea, trachyphylia,
acropora, favia, acanthestrea ( my favorites)

giant clam and misc invertabrates , including a harlequin shrimp,
cleaner shrimp

here are some pics ALL PICS TAKEN BY ME.

favia

trumpet

acanthestrea

female mandarin dragonette

radioactive dragoneye zoanthus

trachyphylia

hammer coral

picasso clown

 

[Kevin565]

Quote:
I have 2 of those tanks

only one spare filter and heater though.

Now that's a truly prepared aquarist

 

[Kevin565]

Beautiful Tank GoldenSeal

 

[EweSheep]

I've had enough of the clean up messes from the dead or dying plants. The only thing I love are the broad leaved plants, they seem to do well and the moss balls! So I will yank out all the dead and dying plants and get some faux plants. I would avoid those hard plastic ones and stick with something like silk feeling plants even they may be a bit pricey but less maintaince.

 

[Nicola]

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Crypts are good low light plants. i got 2 little pots of them and broke off all the baby plants from the little plants and have 8 plants from the lil pots, and one has send off a runner.

they do "Melt" sometimes when first put into a tank, but usually grow back.

 

[QuailHollow]

Username: QuailHollow

Years keeping fish: Ever since I was a child. My dad has always had aquariums.

A few species you have kept: Almost everything in Freshwater, except some of the brackish water fishes. Have kept many different predator salt water fish. Now focusing on reef species.

Favorite Species: Wrasses

How many tanks do you currently have: 2

Do you have other creatures besides fish? Yes, shrimp, inverts, LPS, soft coral, anemones, snails, just about anything you'd have in a CUC.

Any Advice for people new to fish keeping? NEVER TEAR DOWN A TANK TO 'CLEAN IT'. DO PARTIAL WATER CHANGES!

The 29 Gallon:

 

[Kevin565]

Beautiful Tank QuailHollow

 

[EweSheep]

I love the photos of salt water fishes however the maintaince would be much more expensive! Alot of people around here that used to have salt water aquariums got out of them because of the high $$$$$$. Hubby wants a lionfish but he decided against it because of our 7 yr old daughter that is so curious.