Aquarium Fish geeks.

[Barcon]

How can you not clean your tank in six friggin months ? You need weekly water changes and scrub downs and a monthly clean of your filters

I'm sorry but you need flogging in public !! ;)

I think he was doing salt water miss Bob.

Well in that case call me clueless bob, saltwater totally isn't my thing at all. I did winky face m post though ;) ;)

It's like witchcraft, no filters or nothin ; )

 

[buckshot]

Absolute claptrap.

Decide what you would like, be patient and do a little bit of research.

After the initial set up there is no reason that you should need to spend more than two to three hours a week on maintenance.

If you are unable to commit to that schedule then your aquarium may become an eyesore and a pain in the butt.

If you can spare those two to three hours once a week then you can have a beautiful underwater world in your living room.

One final point is to purchase the largest aquarium that you can afford and fit into your space. The larger the aquarium the easier it is to maintain the necessary parameters and the greater margin for error.

Who wants to spend three hours a week dealing with dirty aquarium water? Get a dog that will actually give you joy.

My aquarium water is pristine. I have never had to deal with dirty aquarium water.

Actually it is probably nearer an hour to an hour and a half maintenance for the average aquarium. I tend to spend more time as my aquarium is heavily planted and the plants need pruning and shaping, the same as you would if you were a keen gardener.

I have two dogs that I spend seven or eight hours a week walking and exercising. Far more labour intensive than an aquarium.

I suppose your dog is a fat fuck though.

Hardly, we walk her all the time. And for that she shows appreciation and is fun to play with. Fish just swim around in front of you while the aquarium's noise makes you have to take a piss every ten minutes.

 

[80s Shorts]

Who wants to spend three hours a week dealing with dirty aquarium water? Get a dog that will actually give you joy.

My aquarium water is pristine. I have never had to deal with dirty aquarium water.

Actually it is probably nearer an hour to an hour and a half maintenance for the average aquarium. I tend to spend more time as my aquarium is heavily planted and the plants need pruning and shaping, the same as you would if you were a keen gardener.

I have two dogs that I spend seven or eight hours a week walking and exercising. Far more labour intensive than an aquarium.

I suppose your dog is a fat fuck though.

Hardly, we walk her all the time. And for that she shows appreciation and is fun to play with. Fish just swim around in front of you while the aquarium's noise makes you have to take a piss every ten minutes.

I guess aquariums and fish are not your thing. One wonders why you bothered in the first plaice.

 

[cucumberman]

I maintained my 150 gal tank for 6 yeas without once cleaning it. I only did bimonthly water top up.

Algae no problem. Had snails and stars and cucumbers.

Waste no problem. Had a few 10inch maxima clams and fanworms.

Other than the natural filtration. I used a reliable protein skimmer with a sump tank almost the same size as the display tank.

But the whole setup was on a dedicated power point because my metal halides (back then T5s were still a new thing) kept on blowing up the wall socket.

I found maintaining my african cichlid setups more tiring in terms of cleaning compared to my marine. Though the build up to it was a learning experience.

I did start on a smaller tank, a 4 x 1 x 1 before jumping to a bigger tank.

Check out reefcentral if marine is your thing. My name there is 255 255 255 0, not active now though.

How can you not clean your tank in six friggin months ? You need weekly water changes and scrub downs and a monthly clean of your filters

I'm sorry but you need flogging in public !! ;)

not 6 months. 6 years. :)

just dont overload the tank with too many fish. there is a ratio rule and my tank was not even an 8th pass that ratio rule. its a marine tank with lots of filtering organisms and very few fish. iirc i had a pair of clown fish, a mandarin, a yellow tang, 3 chromis, a red anthias, and a cardinal. a mixture of speedy and lay fishes.

in comparison i had a whole host of fanworms and zoos, 3 maxima clams, hermits, cucumbers, feather stars, linkia stars, dozens if not hundreds of corals and hundreds of snails and shrimps.

the ocean is the earths natural filtration, and a reef tank is a microcosm of it when done right. my tank would have lasted many more years without any cleaning needed. It got destroyed because my anemone made its way into the inlet, which was a design fault of the tank maker who made my tank albeit a near impossible feat for an anemone. it broke into pieces, and the toxin nuked the tank and not being there when the inlet was blocked.

cleaning involved throwing the access from the skimmer, scooping gunk from the sump, and topping the tank with new saltwater and chems.

nothing much to scrub, my linkias, cucumbers and snails took care of that.

 

[dennishasdoneit]

pm blue2112.

Only this!
Be prepared to learn.

Thirded .... this man knows his business ....

He certainly does.

 

[buckshot]

My aquarium water is pristine. I have never had to deal with dirty aquarium water.

Actually it is probably nearer an hour to an hour and a half maintenance for the average aquarium. I tend to spend more time as my aquarium is heavily planted and the plants need pruning and shaping, the same as you would if you were a keen gardener.

I have two dogs that I spend seven or eight hours a week walking and exercising. Far more labour intensive than an aquarium.

I suppose your dog is a fat fuck though.

Hardly, we walk her all the time. And for that she shows appreciation and is fun to play with. Fish just swim around in front of you while the aquarium's noise makes you have to take a piss every ten minutes.

I guess aquariums and fish are not your thing. One wonders why you bothered in the first plaice.

I thought it would be relaxing. I was wrong.

 

[Mike D]

I confess to knowing zip about this stuff but in the process of doing up the living room we quite fancy the idea of a nice fish tank as a focal point...point me in the right direction guys,something that doesn't need to much looking after. cold water/tropical ?? cheers blues.

I keep tropical but Blue2112 (Josh) is the daddy on keeping and the oracle on fish keeping helped me out a few times. If memory serves me right I think he has his own shop.

-- Thu Apr 10, 2014 8:41 pm --

I'd suggest abyss aquatics warehouse in stockport. They're really friendly and have a good stock of tropical and marine fish to choose from as well as having lots of tanks and accessories. Go and have a look at the store and web site.

I can second that I use them to great shop and good people who are very knowlegable too.

Hi Mike how's things? Hope it's settled down much better now for you.




Salfordtrueblue if you want anything just pm me. There's plenty of options available it all depends on what you want and how much your budget is. Be only too happy to sort things out for you. Whenever there's been a thread on fishkeeping there's always been plenty of good advice given on here but if your starting off new for the first time give us a shout before going ahead and buying anything.

X_Linzi_X, I read you have a Marine tank but have had lots of problems? Drop me a pm with details of your aquarium, size, make, fish/inverts you've tried keeping etc. and I'm sure we can put it right. I see so many people losing expensive Marine fish when they shouldn't, often because they're given the wrong info. It's nowhere near as difficult as people imagine.

All is well Josh once the penny finally dropped with the feeding and discovering carbon filters everything has been honky dorey in my tank. I always thought that you had your own job not some deuce bigalow type character.

 

[80s Shorts]

I keep tropical but Blue2112 (Josh) is the daddy on keeping and the oracle on fish keeping helped me out a few times. If memory serves me right I think he has his own shop.

-- Thu Apr 10, 2014 8:41 pm --



I can second that I use them to great shop and good people who are very knowlegable too.

Hi Mike how's things? Hope it's settled down much better now for you.




Salfordtrueblue if you want anything just pm me. There's plenty of options available it all depends on what you want and how much your budget is. Be only too happy to sort things out for you. Whenever there's been a thread on fishkeeping there's always been plenty of good advice given on here but if your starting off new for the first time give us a shout before going ahead and buying anything.

X_Linzi_X, I read you have a Marine tank but have had lots of problems? Drop me a pm with details of your aquarium, size, make, fish/inverts you've tried keeping etc. and I'm sure we can put it right. I see so many people losing expensive Marine fish when they shouldn't, often because they're given the wrong info. It's nowhere near as difficult as people imagine.

All is well Josh once the penny finally dropped with the feeding and discovering carbon filters everything has been honky dorey in my tank. I always thought that you had your own job not some deuce bigalow type character.

Carbon is a waste of money. A balanced system should never need carbon filtration other than to remove meds or as an emergency measure. Those that propose the use of carbon are usually filter manufacturers or shopkeepers.

 

[bobmcfc]

Hi Mike how's things? Hope it's settled down much better now for you.




Salfordtrueblue if you want anything just pm me. There's plenty of options available it all depends on what you want and how much your budget is. Be only too happy to sort things out for you. Whenever there's been a thread on fishkeeping there's always been plenty of good advice given on here but if your starting off new for the first time give us a shout before going ahead and buying anything.

X_Linzi_X, I read you have a Marine tank but have had lots of problems? Drop me a pm with details of your aquarium, size, make, fish/inverts you've tried keeping etc. and I'm sure we can put it right. I see so many people losing expensive Marine fish when they shouldn't, often because they're given the wrong info. It's nowhere near as difficult as people imagine.

All is well Josh once the penny finally dropped with the feeding and discovering carbon filters everything has been honky dorey in my tank. I always thought that you had your own job not some deuce bigalow type character.

Carbon is a waste of money. A balanced system should never need carbon filtration other than to remove meds or as an emergency measure. Those that propose the use of carbon are usually filter manufacturers or shopkeepers.

Agree, Carbon works for about 2 weeks then is utterly useless.

 

[Mike D]

All is well Josh once the penny finally dropped with the feeding and discovering carbon filters everything has been honky dorey in my tank. I always thought that you had your own job not some deuce bigalow type character.

Carbon is a waste of money. A balanced system should never need carbon filtration other than to remove meds or as an emergency measure. Those that propose the use of carbon are usually filter manufacturers or shopkeepers.

Agree, Carbon works for about 2 weeks then is utterly useless.

It worked for me I had a couple of fish joss it then had me water tested and found it was A1. BIt of the old carbon in 2 months later no more dead fis. Maybe its a placebo but seemed to work for me