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i have been looking everywhere for a 55 gallon tank, and i finally found one for 150 that comes with everything, including fish, ok, i havent called yet but i will when i get home, if i can sell all the fish i dont want, or even all of the fish in there, what other fish can i put in there besides
5 adult plattys
2 swordtails
4 WCMM
3 zebra danios
15-20 guppies
1 rainbow shark
3 corys
and i think thats it, i will fill out my corys and other schools, what other common fish can i put in there, or maybe i could go to a place that has more harder to find fish like the figure 8 puffer, zebra pleco, bristlenose pleco, rarer corys, ect. so what do ya think? oh, and i am going t obe getting rid of alot of my fish, so all suggestions welcome

well in a 55 gallon you are really open to most any stocking with peaceful fish with your current stocking, but the zebra pleco will cost over $100

realy well, i guess i could go with out, but i would have to wait till i could get up there, and i called them up, it soulds like 3 rooming guys, who probably are going to colege and had to give the tank up, they wernt there, so i am going to try again today, i cant wait to find out what kind of fish mostly

NEVERMIND THE 55! i found a 100 gallon thanks to doedog *thanks* and he said it needs to be resealed , well, how am i to do this? i looked it up, but illistrations would be great! oh, and what are the dimentions of a 100?

I've never resealed a tank, but I think the dimensions of a 100 gallon are: 72" x 18" x 18"....Heck I am so jealous!!!6ft long!!! You lucky dog you!!! Heidi

"I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle

Resealing a tank will probably take a lotta silicone and a lotta patience.

Make sure you get silicone that is Aquarium safe...I'll check the name of mine later if you want.

Can't help on the actual resealing...

-Formerly known as the Ferretfish

there are probably a few variations of a 100 gallon tank, so it would be hard to say what the dimensions are. when I plugged in the dimensions 72" x 18" x 18" the calculator on this site said 101 US gallons. Usually when you enter the dimensions the calculated gallonage comes up a little less than the size the tank is listed at. for instance, my 125 gallon is 72" x 18" x 22". when I put these dimensions into the calculator it came up with 123.44 gallons but the tank is called a 125. that being said I don't think the tank would be 72" x 18" x 18" but I could be wrong.

re-sealing a tank isn't difficult in what you have to do but it's just a pain, imo. I have a 29 gallon that needs to be resealed...in fact it's been sitting for months just cause I haven't had the desire to getting around to do it. for the right price though, a larger tank that needs to be re-sealed can be a very good deal.

what you need to do is take a razor blade and remove all the silicone sealing that is in the tank. then clean out the tank, especially the cracks very carefully to make sure there is no debris. Last time i re-sealed a tank I took a moist paper towel along the edges. then you need to let the tank dry completely. you can find tubes of aquarium sealant at about any lfs, and some will carry larger sizes that will look like a tube of caulking or other bathtub sealant. you can also get a caulking gun that would probably make the process much easier considering this is a larger tank. once the tank is dry, simply cut the tip off the opening of the sealant, and slowly reseal the entire tank. I made sure to put a little extra in the corners. the tank I resealed definitely didn't look like a professional job, but it's held for about 4-5 years so far with no problems at all. once the entire tank is resealed let it stand for at least 48 hours to dry and cure.

once it's dried and cured, slowly fill the tank up somewhere that if it still leaks it won't cause any water damage (garage possibly). once it's completely full I'd let it sit for another day or 2 or however long you want to let it sit until you feel comfortable that the seals will hold.