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OldTimer Mega Fish USAF Retired Posts: 1181 Kudos: 1294 Votes: 809 Registered: 08-Feb-2005	Thanks all for the input - Bob lots of great stuff there and I just may take your suggestions. I've always wanted to give discus a try, just haven't ever taken the step. Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain
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Brybenn Mega Fish Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1173 Votes: 1 Registered: 02-Mar-2003	reef tank if cost wasnt the issue arrowanna tank piranha tank but most likely 25ocellus gold shellies n 25 C leptosoma(blue flash) fronts wood b nice a south american tank wood be my most likely tho with rafts of tetras n angels n rams
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Week End Big Fish Posts: 414 Kudos: 436 Votes: 1 Registered: 16-May-2004	I would go for a reef if cost is no a concern
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Bob Wesolowski Mega Fish Posts: 1379 Kudos: 1462 Registered: 14-Oct-2004	I put one on my 125G with two timers. The lfs swapped out the actinic and 10,000K bulbs for 6,500K bulbs for the fixture. I put two timers on the lights so that one pair stays on for 12 hours and the other pair for 10 hours. It gives the tank a "step-up" in lighting each morning and a "step-down" each evening. Negotiated the price to $500US. Last edited by bob wesolowski at 10-Feb-2005 08:07 __________ "To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research." researched from Steven Wright
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vuduchild Big Fish Posts: 304 Kudos: 75 Votes: 5 Registered: 05-Feb-2003	bob, thats a very nifty lighting fixture.. cost a small fortune over in Australia id bet.
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PJ Big Fish Posts: 492 Kudos: 427 Votes: 326 Registered: 19-Aug-2004	I'll make it an african cichlid tank. I'll have a giant sump on the tank. And i'll fill the tank up with australian desert rock. Then for fish I think some lake victorian cichlids would be nice
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Alex Fish Addict 510 Posts: 721 Registered: 03-Oct-2004	hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm 6 clown loaches 6 pictus cats 6 platnium angel fish 4 pearl gourmis 20 rummie nose tetras 1 butterfly fish 1 bgk 3 abns and to aquascape id ring up keighth Bensaf and Frank to plant my tank hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm id then have lots of aqua vital 1200s about 5 or six ''All the clown fish and yellow tangs in the world cant save you now!''
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Bob Wesolowski Mega Fish Posts: 1379 Kudos: 1462 Registered: 14-Oct-2004	Stocking is always a matter of personal preference. My preference is discus as they can provide the flash of saltwater fish without all of the necessary equipment and chemistry. My vote would then be: 15 discus with BN and German Blue Rams as the clean-up crew in a biotope tank. Light would be the JBJ fixture that provides 384W from 4 96 watt lamps. It includes blue LEDs for night viewing. The biotope tank would feature the foam, cut-to-fit background that replicates a bank with embedded branches. Other branches would extend over a dark gravel. The background will mask filter intakes and discharges as well as temperature sensors. Filtration and heat would be provided by two Eheim Professional II 2128 Thermo-filters that are matched with Coralife UV sterilizers. Since these are your dollars I would definitely recommend the "command center". Eheim filters: http://www.petmeister.com/item2675.htm Lights: http://www.bestpetsupply.com/brands/Coralife/2842.asp UV: http://store.yahoo.com/pet-king/96316770713.html Discus: http://www.diskuszucht-stendker.de/pages/galerie3/galerie3e.html Rams: http://www.hagblomfoto.com/m.ramirezi.htm Background: http://www.pangeashop.com/ Command Center: http://www.automatedaquariums.com/aascont5a.htm __________ "To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research." researched from Steven Wright
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Shinigami Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001	Benthochromis tricoti and Cyps, definitely. And a really top-notch Back to Nature background, and a biiiig sump, and an automatic water change system, and Jager heaters (in the sump, of course), and really nice, fine sand, and some undergravel jets. Siiiigh. Good taste, good taste. 150 gallon is big enough for... Rhinopias. Yes, yes, Rhinopias... If you wanna stay in the realm of freshwater, a Blue Eyed Panaque is in there at the very least, or perhaps a Zebra Plec colony. A larger tank would give me capability of messing with Merodontotus tigrinus, stingrays, and Australian Lungfish, some of the most awesome fish ever. -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.
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Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	1. Scythe marked butterflyfish tank 2. mowhawk ancistrid tank 3. Heavily planted green neon tank 4. assorted hypan tank
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Shannen Banned Posts: 1160 Kudos: 1686 Votes: 98 Registered: 17-Feb-2004	Heavly planted discus display. 4 wpg, plumed to an RO unit for water changes. It will be mine...one of these days, oh it will be mine!
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littlemousling Conchiform Posts: 5230 Registered: 23-Aug-2003	Benthochromis tricoti and Cyps, definitely. And a really top-notch Back to Nature background, and a biiiig sump, and an automatic water change system, and Jager heaters (in the sump, of course), and really nice, fine sand, and some undergravel jets. Siiiigh. -Molly Visit shelldwellers.com!
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serpico Fingerling Posts: 21 Kudos: 16 Votes: 1 Registered: 07-Feb-2005	frontosas
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