Great news on tank upgrade, am considering going from a 55g to a 90g. Look forward to seeing the tank as it progresses.

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Is that species of clownfish the same as Nemo?? I never knew until that movie came out that there was more than one kind I saw a pair of them in a fish shop here, they were really really tiny, I wasn't sure if they were just babies or if there's such a thing as dwarf clownfish. Kinda hope not since it will make me want some!

 

Clownfish for Sale: Clownfish Species for the Home Aquarium

 

I just got a pair of clowns a few days ago and I love them. They are very interesting little fish. They spend a lot of the day bombing around my tank playing in front of my power heads. I got a 55 gallon tank and while its definitely plenty big enough as time goes on I find myself envisioning a 75 to 100 gallon tank

 

Yes Tazman definitely go for it!!:thumbsup: Didn't you just upgrade from your 20 gallon to your current 55? I look forward to seeing that new upgrade thread of yours... With lots of pics ;-)
I ordered the 70 gallon today.. it should be ready by Monday,latest Tuesday. As i promised and i have nothing else to show to y'all pic lovers yet..... here are some pics of India(as seen from my apartment on the 11th floor in pune)-(Where i live,though im actually German)- and where im going to place my tank...
Hope u like them :-D One of them is me taking a pic of mysely in our huge mirror, I'm wearing my school uniform and yes I'm 14. ;-) :roll:

 

Started at 32 now on a 55 soon to be on a 90g, once I get the new skimmer and other stuff.

Like the pictures

 

Oh hah-aha Cant wait to see that build thread ;-) Could i see some pics of your 55 for the time being? Pleaseeeee? ;-) And thanks
Ohh by the way how's your cichlid tank doing? Ill post some pics of my pond soon as my cichs have really grown :smile: Remember the thread about my cichlid pond? I'm talking about the same one.

 

Oh hah-aha Ill post some pics of my pond soon as my cichs have really grown :smile: Remember the thread about my cichlid pond? I'm talking about the same one.

Went looking for your Cichlid pond thread... found it... wow... that looks amazing!! Yes give us an update, want to see more. Do you sell your Cichlids to pet stores? How did you get permission to build such a huge pond at your apartment?
For one so young.... you are amazing!! (She tries to remember what she was doing at 14? :shock: )

 

I will get some pictures later on, sure. Not much has changed since I started it. Had an cyano outbreak although that seems to be gone now.

Cichlids are doing great thanks, lost a BN pleco but other than that still all the same.

Will for sure start a build thread once I actually pick up the 90g tank and all the new substrate and live rock, am considering options for lights, Ecotech Radeon XR30 may have to be an early christmas present to myself, either that or a cheaper LED option, not too happy with my T5H0's that I have at the moment.

 

Okay thank really look forward to seeing those Sorry about the pleco :-( okay i will keep an eye out for that build thread good luck in advance. I too plan on an LED fixture... There are actually some cheap and yet good ones out there ill be getting one soon though i dont know how soon. Ill be sure to tell you how it is if i get it before you do

 

I am intrigued... what took you to India? If it is ok to ask? So is your huge pond out in the yard area at the apt?

 

No problem at all feel free to ask anything I have been born in India as my mom and dad moved here 3 years before i was born. My dad started an IT business here in pune along with two other partners from Germany which he was allowed to do because he had completed his PHD and had written a very good one about how computers would affect earth in the future. The company flourished and he decided to sell it and start making a farm- so he went into farming business as he had always wanted. So we founded company- (green tokri) In Hindi, the local language, tokri means "basket" so its called green basket. that's basically why were here Here are the promised pics of my pond..... And a few of both our cats called Findus and Felix... findus is the bigger one , the brownish one, hes about 4 years old and Felix is about 3. :-D
Enjoy!!

The pond of the cichlids is one the terrace. We dont have a yard here but we own a lot of land on the mountains on the outskirts of pune. We bought land there a long time ago and the land there still just cost like 8 dollars a square foot!!! We built ourselves a farmhouse there and we go there every weekend. Ill show you some pics of the farmhouse too :grin: and thats where all our other ponds are. Pics of those as well soon :grin:

 

As promised Pics of our farmhouse and our other ponds :-D enjoy ... As soon as i start working on my tank ill post pics of that as this seems to be more about me than my tank :lol: some Pics are of weavers nests, they are nesting n the olive tree in our courtyard. Some are of my 150 gallon mixed community pond and others are of the house and plants around it.

 

Sorry couldn't get the pics of the mixed community pond :-( ill post some soon though I am a certified PADI open water diver and recently we went diving in the red sea so here is a Pic

For each request for another pic ill show another one. ;-) :-D

 

 

ha-ha thanks reefing Uhh kk never mind i,m too impatient here are some more pics of my diving... Enjoy!! And let them inspire you and your reef tanks :-D I was certainly inspired :lol:

 

ha-ha thanks reefing Uhh kk never mind i,m too impatient here are some more pics of my diving... Enjoy!! And let them inspire you and your reef tanks :-D I was certainly inspired :lol: View attachment 65153

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Is that a mimic octopus 4th pic from the last??


I loooooove the lionfish pictures! <3

 

I have a question.... I would like a mangrove tree in my new aquarium... would this be possible? does anyone have any experience or advice? anything helpful greatly appreciated :-D

 

Yea, yoiu can use Mangroves in the tank. You just have to clena the leaves off every once in awhile because thats where it gets rid of the salt from the water. They are actually great for cleaning the water column.

 

Thanks again reefing Another question. Probably frequently asked but i cant find the answer anywhere... Can i dry seawater to make my own salt? Is sea salt ok to use in the aquarium? Its not the normal table salt im talking about .

 

Thanks again reefing Another question. Probably frequently asked but i cant find the answer anywhere... Can i dry seawater to make my own salt? Is sea salt ok to use in the aquarium? Its not the normal table salt im talking about .

You can dry seawater to make your own salt. You will be also taking all the fine particulates and other things that reside in your local seawater. I think it would be a process that wouldn't provide a good yield for the work involved. Why evaporate a 5 gallon container of salt to have enough salt to make 5 gallons of seawater?

As far as the "Sea Salt" that you buy in your grocery store for cooking. I do not think that it is a problem, but it usually is a lot more coarse than the salt you buy at your LFS and could be harder to dissolve. Plus you would have to be absolutely sure that there is no metal content (like from the process of turning it from seawater to salt).

Any reason you don't want to just use the "Instant Ocean" or "Brightwell Aquatics" ready-use salt?

 

Now that one I don't know about. Never had that question posed before.

 

KK thanks for clearing those for me I asked partly because i was curious and partly because i live in India and so there is no reef salt available i guess there is but i can find anywhere to buy it from.. My LFS sells it at a ridiculous price, 200 dollars for 4 kg!!!!!!! so i import it all the way from Germany.

 

Sorry for all the delay in my posting here again :-( i meant to earlier but have been very busy with the new tank... I also started a log for maintenance of the tank. Would really like to know what you think :-D
But let the pictures speak for me......... as pictures tell a thousand words and i dont have the patience or time to write a 1000 words

I cant seem to see the pics i dont know why they are not appearing Ill try again....

 

Got the pics at last!! Here they are........ and remember i really want feedback!! sorry about the quality.

 

Got the pics at last!! Here they are........ and remember i really want feedback!! sorry about the quality.
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That looks awesome!
What size is that? It doesn't look that big!

 

I could have so much fun with a tank that size.... so jealous.

 

Thanks guys I´m happy you all like it sorry about the lighting i´m getting my real light in the 2nd of November....... 120 watts of led 25:30 ratio of blue to white respectively. I cant wait A question... will this light be OK for corals? the tank is not deep just about 18 inches and the LED fixture has a bout 5500 lumen so can i keep corals? thanks again. And i´m glad you like the pics.