xfactor Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 Hi there. I'm just starting out an am looking to make a 3 foot tank for a couple of percs, some other fish and one day some invertebrates hopefully. I have so far bought a couple of books, read a lot of forums, and been to both the hollywood fish farms, and the central jansens in Auckland a couple of times each. I've made a few purchases too: an Atman MG600 light, a 3 foot tank and stand, a sump, and a weipro skimmer and return pump. The tank and stand are actually a bit big, so I'm putting it all back on trademe, except the light. I am thinking about buy reef's deltec MC500 sump... And where do you get live rock??? I need moral support slash advice. Am I on the right track? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 Post this in the saltwater section as many of the salties don't read the rest of the forums. Plenty of help there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candy Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 most saltys would say a 3 foot tank will be a good size to start with.. so dont sell it just yet.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 Actually ALOT of saltys will say that 4 foot is a minimum But 3 foot can be done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xfactor Posted January 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 Yeah - its probably about as big as I can go in this apartment. Initially my wife bought these vases at Stevens and saw them using them for gold fish. So after using them for flowers for a while she decides she wants to keep goldfish. We almost adopted some, but I talked her out of it... too rash. Do something more thought out... So I looked into it and we went up to a small tank. Then a bigger tank. Then a bigger one. Now we're rearranging furniture. But 3 foot is a max. It only doesn't fit by a little bit - but I don't want to establish a tank only to get frustrated 6 months later. Ideally needs to be 900x300x500. Looking at getting it made by Greg who I got details for off this site. I may or may not keep some of the other equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 Please tell your wife a vase is never suitable for a goldfish!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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