I finally got my fish tank

**snooper2** · July 15th, 2002, 11:19 PM

Well it's here a just bought me a 120 Gal fish tank. I bought it off my ffiend for $150.00 bucks. It came with everything but i told him i didn't want the fish.I would post pics but i have no place to put them.

**ilovetheusers** · July 16th, 2002, 02:15 AM

Salt? Reef? Freshwater? Whatcha doin' with it?

**Draggar** · July 16th, 2002, 04:36 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by snooper2:
I bought it off my ffiend for $150.00 bucks. <hr /></blockquote>You bought it of your fiend? Wow, usualy they don't do stuff like that...

What are you planning to do with it, and is all the "stuff" for (like ILTU said) for a salt water or fresh water?
(If its fresh water, you'll just have a regular whisper filter, if its salt, you'll have a lot more <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> )

**Tacklebox** · July 16th, 2002, 05:49 AM

$150 is pretty dam good for a setup like that. Most I've had was 2 55 gals, used to raise oscars and jack dempseys.

**snooper2** · July 16th, 2002, 08:02 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by ilovetheusers:
Salt? Reef? Freshwater? Whatcha doin' with it?<hr /></blockquote>it was fresh water he had paku fish they were about 2 ft long. but im changing it to saltwater and all the filters heater and lights are already for saltwater i just need to clean it out and start geting the sand and salt ready for it.

**drewmaztech** · July 16th, 2002, 02:45 PM

I had a salt water tank once. What a major pain! It cost a fortune to get all the proper equipment, then if you even looked wrong at that $50 fish you just bought, it dies. Then I had two 2 foot worms with big teeth appear in the sand and I had no idea how they got there! Although I did have a pet 2lb lobster named Junior. (no, I didn't eat him)
I stick to my 45gal fresh water and 50gal palladarium.

**snooper2** · July 16th, 2002, 03:00 PM

I know its alot of work but I sure do enjoy looking at them. i have all the equipment and the guy who sold it to me said he would help me out. This guys dad had 210 gal saltwater tank and he said he would help me out also, so i think im in good hands. I used to have a 25 gal saltwater tank, so i am fimilar with the work that needs to be done. This tank fits perfect in my house i will get pics as soon as i can.

**NooNoo** · July 16th, 2002, 04:33 PM

Snooper, if you need a home for those pics, I can oblige for a while... I wanna see!

**robjm88** · July 16th, 2002, 07:34 PM

I have a 50 gallon that I used to hold my turtle in. Now he has passed on but I don't really care no more cause that was 4 years ago.

**ilovetheusers** · July 16th, 2002, 07:47 PM

Salt can be a royal drain on the wallet. My reef tank set me back over a thousand after getting filters, water deionizing filters and lighting.

What sort of filters did it come with? And lighting - type and # of bulbs running from front to back and side-to-side?

The types of filters matter as you need to set up salt tanks with emphasis on the biological media/filters over the chemical mechanical. You generally need more filtration (usually) than a freshwater tank. You will need different types of filters/lighting for different kinds of critters. If you have never set up a salt tank before write me and tell me what sort of critters you want to get and I’ll tell you what to get in the way of filtration or if what you have is sufficient, though the giant tank gives you a lot of leeway no matter what.

BTW - you will want to use crushed coral or dolomite with aragonite or coral sand for the substrate - regular sand would be a bad thing. Also make sure it doesn’t go in too thick. About an inch is plenty for salt –more will lead to excess hydrogen sulfide buildup which is very bad.

Anyway, ask me anything you want - I've been working at a pet shop for 14 years and I've just about seen it all in the way of critter care.

Here is a good source of items, super cheap.
<a href="http://www.thatpetplace.com" target="_blank">http://www.thatpetplace.com</a>

**snooper2** · July 16th, 2002, 11:40 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by NooNoo:
Snooper, if you need a home for those pics, I can oblige for a while... I wanna see!<hr /></blockquote>That would be great NooNoo just tell me where to send them.
Thanx for the site ILTU. Im not sure about the lighting but my friend said it would work, and the pumps are called the emperor 280 (2 pumps), I have 1 200 watt heater, and one of those pumps that shoot the water around the tank at the top.I still need to get some sand. Do i need a bottom filtration system or is this good enough? and what kind of fish i want to get im not sure just yet i know i want some colorful ones and maybe an eel oh and one of thosde porcupine fish those are cool.

**Outcoded** · July 17th, 2002, 05:33 AM

So, when you getting the water cooling rig going?

**NooNoo** · July 17th, 2002, 06:55 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by snooper2:
 <blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by NooNoo:
Snooper, if you need a home for those pics, I can oblige for a while... I wanna see!<hr /></blockquote>That would be great NooNoo just tell me where to send them.
<hr /></blockquote>Email em to me! as long as they not more than 3 mb ! If they are, mail me and I will give you a pass to my ftp.