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Progession of a 46 gallon reef tank

Discussion in 'Freshwater Aquariums & Fish Photos' started by California Cowgirl, Jul 25, 2009.

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  1. LemonDiscus

    LemonDiscus Active Member

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    I actually live in a townhouse and its funny, the only thing they consider "pets" are cats and dogs which ARE allowed with additional deposit and "pet fee"

    I have an African Gray and 4 fish tanks and they are NOT considered pets... :)
     
    LemonDiscus, Aug 17, 2009
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  2. California Cowgirl

    California Cowgirl Thread Starter New Member

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    oh wow they don't care about possible water dammage like a flooded house lol from a broken tank
     
    California Cowgirl, Aug 17, 2009
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  3. LemonDiscus

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    Nope... well sorta.. maintenance came in a few months ago and he said he saw a tank like mine catch fire and then break.... but there is NOTHING in the lease! :)
     
    LemonDiscus, Aug 17, 2009
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  4. California Cowgirl

    California Cowgirl Thread Starter New Member

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    you found a good towhouse then :D

    Testing 10 days old

    Nitrate: 50
    Nitrite: >1
    Ammonia: 0.25

    nothing has changed yet :(
     
    California Cowgirl, Aug 17, 2009
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  5. LemonDiscus

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    The fun of a saltwater tank... I was told 6 months before adding livestock to a SW tank.....
     
    LemonDiscus, Aug 17, 2009
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  6. California Cowgirl

    California Cowgirl Thread Starter New Member

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    i think all we have to wait is 12 weeks, the end of a cycle, but i don't think my tank will take that long, i'm hoping it will only take 4 weeks
     
    California Cowgirl, Aug 17, 2009
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  7. LemonDiscus

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    What little I do know about SW.... DONT RUSH IT.... it takes time.... let it do its thing...
     
    LemonDiscus, Aug 17, 2009
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  8. California Cowgirl

    California Cowgirl Thread Starter New Member

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    yea, that's the hardest part about SW
     
    California Cowgirl, Aug 17, 2009
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  9. LemonDiscus

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    And that is why I dont have one :)
     
    LemonDiscus, Aug 17, 2009
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  10. California Cowgirl

    California Cowgirl Thread Starter New Member

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    hahaha
     
    California Cowgirl, Aug 17, 2009
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  11. LemonDiscus

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    Discus are close enough to the care of a SW tank for me.... and well... I dont know I got infatuated by these guys...
     
    LemonDiscus, Aug 17, 2009
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  12. California Cowgirl

    California Cowgirl Thread Starter New Member

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    yea i've seen some or your beautiful discus in a way they kind of remeind me of the sw Tang, i don't know why but they just do. I'd never be able to own discus, i couldn't bring myself to spend that much on one fish
     
    California Cowgirl, Aug 17, 2009
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  13. LemonDiscus

    LemonDiscus Active Member

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    If I owned a SW I would have a lionfish ($49-200 here depending on strain)

    They do look a little like tangs :)
     
    LemonDiscus, Aug 17, 2009
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  14. California Cowgirl

    California Cowgirl Thread Starter New Member

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    lionfish would be cool, but you would need a masive tank that wouldn't be a reef. I wish i could have two huge sw tanks, one community reef, one predator fowlr

    I think the shape of the discus looks very similar to the yellow tang
     
    California Cowgirl, Aug 17, 2009
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  15. LemonDiscus

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    I HAVE seen Lionfish in a reef... VERY specially picked fish......
     
    LemonDiscus, Aug 17, 2009
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  16. California Cowgirl

    California Cowgirl Thread Starter New Member

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    wow a lionfish in a reef! that had to of been awesome to see
     
    California Cowgirl, Aug 18, 2009
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  17. LemonDiscus

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    Yes! It was a reef setup with Angelfish and and Eel (This was a 180 gallon tank I believe but it was not a long, it was a tall and deep front to back like a breeder tank).... The lionfish eats any fish it fits in its mouth (this was a pet store setup BTW and not somebody's personal tank... it was a LFS display) and they had corals... they told me the lionfish dont mess with the corals but you have to choose livestock that cant fit in the lionfishes mouth so no clowns.... nothing small basically...
     
    LemonDiscus, Aug 18, 2009
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  18. California Cowgirl

    California Cowgirl Thread Starter New Member

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    wow that had to of been crazy cool to see :D
     
    California Cowgirl, Aug 18, 2009
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  19. LemonDiscus

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    They had it for a few years actually... they just took it down about 3 months ago I think... I dont go to that pet store as much anymore... new owner...
     
    LemonDiscus, Aug 18, 2009
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  20. California Cowgirl

    California Cowgirl Thread Starter New Member

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    ohhh, it's a shame they took the tank down
     
    California Cowgirl, Aug 18, 2009
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