Caper Posted August 13, 2005 Report Share Posted August 13, 2005 :lol: I thought left handed as well :lol: The tank...well....WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted August 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2005 its interesting having the clown around me all day, i have noticed a few things. first of all it wants to be fed all the time, silly fish second he actually nips small pods off the glass this morning he was even hunting some larger pods, i always thought they didnt eat pods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted August 17, 2005 Report Share Posted August 17, 2005 Actually, I suspect that in the wild, small mobile inverts must be a major part of their diet, as they do not range far, they just stay put and wait for whatever comes along. Even algae farming would not yeild them much in the small area they inhabit. I once had a tank on my work desk so it was under constant observation, a great pleasure. One thing that surprised me was just the many behaviours of common old glass shrimp, I actually came to believe they have a bit more intelligence than we would think. ( Or maybe I've been breating a bit too much Co2 lately :-? ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted August 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 the red blasto is now the reluctant host to the clown. good to see the clowns hosting behaviour again but not soo good that hes frustrating the blasto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PENEJANE Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 I know this may sound stupid but how much does it cost to set up a tank like that? It doesn't seem very big (some tanks I have seen I could lie in as a coffin!! . I am only doing freshwater tropics and wouldn't mind looking into a marine one but only on a small scale like this one. Also how hard is it to maintain a tank this small? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 Hold on to your seat!....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted August 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 lets start from the ground up fluval 304: 200$ plumbing parts: 100$ via aqua panorama tank: 60$ Boyu light: 40$ 50/50 tube: 30$ sand:10$ rock: 20$ saltmix 20$ water: priceless clown fish:70$ fungia: 70$ frags from maintank free blasto's goodluck finding them acan: 30$ all up??? 650$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slappers Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 saltmix 20$ geee me been paying 35$ from goldfish bowl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suphew Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 plus saltwater test kits/meters, timer, heater, glass cleaner, food, Rowa-phos, carbon, ???, I would add a 2-300$ to Brianemone's total for these and other bit and bobs (of course some of your fresh water gear will do). Smaller/nano tanks tend to be alot harder to keep esp for a first timer, if you go for a tank with just a fish or two and live rock live it is a lot simpler (you can still put in some hardy corals like mushies). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted August 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 you should be buying your saltmix from murray. (probably the same price as brian but at least murrays got corals for us) i forgot the heater:D big is easier and doesnt cost all that much more, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted August 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 forgot the 20$ for the holes to be drilled and the 8$ for the spraypaint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slappers Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 yes will be getting all my bits from murry now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PENEJANE Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 HOLY CRAP! Thats more than my 90ltr tropical tank! If I was to do one I would probably only want a clown fish or two as our petstore doesn't have much in the way of marine but I do like the looks of these little crab like things. They are long and skinny and look like a mini cray that are red with white stripes. Don't know what they are exactly but they look neat. My husband is a plumber so I will be able to get the plumbing gear for free or very close to it lol. I have a dremel/mulit tool thingy but I would be to scared to cut glass! ( might leave that for hubby to ) What are the holes for may I ask? and does it have to be that sort of filter? Think I am better off sticking to tropics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 go on, take the plunge, challenge yourself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted August 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 you dont have to do any thing that i did, i was just saying howmuch it would cost someone to set it up. does anyone else have a clown fish that is afraid of pens??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetskisteve Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 http://www.trademe.co.nz/structure/auct ... d=34172333 Makes this a bargain then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted August 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 yeah but wouldnt fit on my desk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PENEJANE Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 lol jetskisteve only prob is that I am in invercargill lol LOOOOOONNNNNGG way away from auckland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 just be aware of ongoing costs with a reef tank too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RnB Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 Very Impressive mate - congratulations on achieving this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted August 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 thanks what color does it all look???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RnB Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 photo's look very natural to me, as if under 10k is lighting..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted August 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 no browns and greens where there should be orange???? i thought that you where colour blind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted August 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 can someone else put a pen up to their clown's line of sight and see what happens? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PENEJANE Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 Well I have spent today reading up on the setup of marine tanks and MY GOODNESS! Its worse than a science class!! I guess there will never be a marine tank in my house Guess I had just better stick to my guppies! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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