Trinituner Fish Keepers, Aquarists & Aquascapers...

[Yodins]

This is my setup, nuttin too fancy thanks to the fish i got he basically picks things up from where i put them and places them where ever he likes... He's about 11-12 inches in length and about 2 1/2 - 3 inches thick, had two of them from about 1 1/2 inches in length at first but when they got to about 5 - 6 inches in length they started fighting and one jumped out when i wasn't home... I originally wanted to dig a pond for him but my yard aint fence so dat outtta d question, my next option was using a half tank but i really dont know how to setup something like this... Any suggestions???

me, meh bros and dad used to mine fish and sell and we only used half barrels (viking and tufftank). they worked fine and can hold a great amout of water without bursting. i had a HUGE tilapia in one of them, around 20 -22 inches, she lived in it fine.....until the cold froze her. even Fishy Bizniz keeps giant gouramis in the thousand gallon tanks.

We actually have some left in the back in great condition. if you wanna organise something.......

[streaminhonda]

Yodins if you can post some pics na an we will move on from there... but with regards to filtration and stuff, i was lookin at some videos on youtube on diy filtration systems and it seems to be easy to setup... I noticed though that they were using a pump to circulate the water through the filters and stuff, is that a normal water pump or is there any special equipment i should be looking for???

[ARES0610]

glass looking frosty cuz i had jus wipe it down, it was looking normal wen i take it out but apparently it came out in the pic.

I think it looks good with the black background, trust me the pics do it no justice, it was taken with my berry. I really need to get a good camera for some detailed microshots especially for coral.

I ordered my digital thermometer online.

U need to darken the room as much as you can and don't use flash. Flash really spoils the pics through the glass. Use just ur tank lights.

[HondaB20B]

I see d petshop in grand bazzar has mono sebae's, ruby scats, snake fish, and he binging in green scats and figure 8 puffers next wk

[sharkman121]

glass looking frosty cuz i had jus wipe it down, it was looking normal wen i take it out but apparently it came out in the pic.

I think it looks good with the black background, trust me the pics do it no justice, it was taken with my berry. I really need to get a good camera for some detailed microshots especially for coral.

I ordered my digital thermometer online.

U need to darken the room as much as you can and don't use flash. Flash really spoils the pics through the glass. Use just ur tank lights.

k ill try again soon... with a real camera this time.

[ryan99tt]

use news papers and shine the glass....works wonders...

[HondaB20B]

so shark-man, you got any idea what type of fish and inverts you end up wanting to have in your tank? It already looking like yuh going with stony coral

[sharkman121]

use news papers and shine the glass....works wonders...

i use windex (ammonia free) with newspaper, yeh it works great.

so shark-man, you got any idea what type of fish and inverts you end up wanting to have in your tank? It already looking like yuh going with stony coral

i almost done stocking fish more or less, jus hadda get my mandarin, sailfin tang, hippo tang and maybe one or two others and ill be good

for the coral, i definitely want some montipora, definitely lots of acropora, i want an anemone, frogspawn, hammer coral and a birdsnest maybe. But i real stickin to buy the chiller though.

[HondaB20B]

trust me, when you have all pumps and refugium lights running, you will get real heat. my temps was ok until i started to run de refugium lights full time as of last night. hoping to get mine up and running today. need de brackets

[sharkman121]

U run the refugium lights full time? i thought they run in reverse to the display tank lights (in the night) to fuel the growth of the chaetomorpha. what light u using for the fuge

[ryan99tt]

HondaB20B, u got a chiller? i recently gave mine a service since i had my tank down for a wile...got sum new fishes i caught...a bluehead wrasse, 2 tangs, 5 filefish, a red lip goby, 2 damsels and a few joshuas...will take a vid wen i get home and post it up...

[HondaB20B]

U run the refugium lights full time? i thought they run in reverse to the display tank lights (in the night) to fuel the growth of the chaetomorpha. what light u using for the fuge

Using the dusk to dawn floodlight from pricesmart..................the plant i have in the fuge absorbs all the phosphates and other stuff................ its a type of fern (forgot the name). yup, lights running 24hrs.

yeah ryan, got back a 1/2 Sea line chiller. when i was still setting up my tank a few mths back, one of raj clients needed one ASAP, so i gave it to him and he bought one back for me

[sharkman121]

Chemi-pure elite is a boss!!

[HondaB20B]

you now know that? using that mths now

[sharkman121]

you now know that? using that mths now

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[Yodins]

Yodins if you can post some pics na an we will move on from there... but with regards to filtration and stuff, i was lookin at some videos on youtube on diy filtration systems and it seems to be easy to setup... I noticed though that they were using a pump to circulate the water through the filters and stuff, is that a normal water pump or is there any special equipment i should be looking for???

pics of what?...fishy bizniz tank?, or mines?

[HondaB20B]

you now know that? using that mths now

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how dat looking like d rock in your tank so................

[HondaB20B]

anybody see any digital thermometers in any petshop down here?

[sharkman121]

if yuh did order d ting online yuh woulda get it arredy..

[HondaB20B]

yeah ah realize dat...................... going on amazon and get it.
how d reef octopus working................... my ASM G3 skimmer working real good. no regrets

[sharkman121]

pulling out alot of gunk, my water was rel dirty which i knew before because i didnt have any fitration in the tank for a while before i got it. I just have to get accustomed to the adjustment of the water flow etc.

[HondaB20B]

so all your rock and stuff in your refuge, pump running and everything filtering?


ey ARES0610, what stuff you feed your coral

[sharkman121]

yep, but i need to add more live rock and more chaetomorpha to the fuge. I only have the little piece i get from raj...

but he say it does multiply rel fast

[sharkman121]

chaetomorpha

[ARES0610]

so all your rock and stuff in your refuge, pump running and everything filtering?


ey ARES0610, what stuff you feed your coral

Nothing really, occasional shrimp for the LPS and a little phytoplex when I remember. The phyto is really for pods though. I want to try one of the foods like Rod's or reef chilli but they not available here AFAIK.

I saw Boyu digital thermometers in a pet store near to me in Freeport. Not sure of the name though, A's glass shop and pet store, something like that. If you want directions give me a call. $45 for the thermometer.

[HondaB20B]

cool, now order 2 online.............. will still call you to get directions

[ARES0610]

Fellas, I'm looking to organize a planted discus tank. What do you use for your substrate and where do you get it?

[sharkman121]

one of my clown fish went missing jusso

looked everywhere to see if he jumped out and no sign of him in the sump or behind the rocks. Right now the number one suspect is the snowflake eel but ive had the eel for 10 months (yeh dean & ryan 10 months pass already) and "Earl" has never eaten any of his tankmates, so idk.

Missing since 3pm monday, hoping when i put on the lights tom i miraculously see him

[ryan99tt]

which fish went missing?

[HondaB20B]

Call in Magnum P.I.