Aquariums - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

zacs · 08-19-2006, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Island Girl

Oh hell no...... There will be no more eels......... I am sorry but um I don't think I can deal w/ ("I think the eel got out of the tank it's somewhere in the house") Yeah that's a little too nasty and disturbing for me....... hahaha nice try but um absolutly not!

You can bring SW fish in all you want but NO EELS

That's all I have to say on the matter...........!

LOL!!!!
I have had eels escape in my house, in my car, and in my boat. Earlier this year, my dog knocked over my eel bucket and started eating them. I came out and she was grining with half a bloddy eel writhing in her mouth. Boy did she stink.... I took a lot of sh1t for that one.

BUT.... when you realize the money you can save by not throwing eels out at the end of the night, or even better, catching your own, you will see the light, Island Girl....

MotoXcowboy · 08-19-2006, 04:02 PM

those sw setups you guys have sound cool. i didnt know it was that easy. everyone ive talked to made sw setups sound like hell. how do you add seawater in the winter? that must take a while to heat.. ive got to research more on the sw setups. ive got time..i wonder how long this convict will live.

teaser · 08-20-2006, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by MotoXcowboy

those sw setups you guys have sound cool. i didnt know it was that easy. everyone ive talked to made sw setups sound like hell. how do you add seawater in the winter? that must take a while to heat.. ive got to research more on the sw setups. ive got time..i wonder how long this convict will live.

Convicts can and do live up to 10 years if the proper care is given to them, but they average about 5 in most cases.
I usually go down to the water and get 5 gallons in a bucket and let it sit at room temp for about 2 hours, but I do put an airstone in the bucket to keep the sealife alive and kicking so I don't poison the tank.
Go for it with the saltwater setup, you'll be amazed at the difference.I started with tropical fish, had every species I could get my hands on ...cheap money compared to saltwater fish ... after a few years I got bored with tropical and switched. My 55 became salt, haven't regretted it since.
I did regret doing a reef tank once though, way toooooooo much work, lost $3,000.00 worth of fish putting in a bad piece of live rock right from Florida, turns out the shipment came in that day dead and the dealer didn't know and I bought $300.00 worth of dead rock and poisoned my tank. That did it for me ...fish only!

MotoXcowboy · 08-21-2006, 08:59 AM

wow thats crazy teaser.. $3,000 of fish holy ....! Okay, So I am assuming the saltwater we have here (New England) will support other saltwater species (not common to our water) Say like clowns ect.

In the meantime I am looking to add rocks to my FW tank. Im wondering if anyone can give me good advice about finding my own. I heard you supposed to find hard rocks like slate, granite, ect..river rocks? boil them and test the PH levels. I really dont wanna buy rocks from the LFS, the closest locals are petsmart and petco and they dont have real rocks anyway. I've got to get rid of the kiddie set-up ive got goin on here...

Going to put pool filter sand in my tank this week...It can go right over the gravel right? or should I get the egg crate stuff? sorry tons of questions.

teaser · 08-21-2006, 05:07 PM

Motox,

The saltwater here will definately support any saltwater fish from anywhere. You just have to check the salinity level and balance it out at what you want ppm (parts per million).

As far as FW rocks go just pick out some rocks that you want to use, put them one at a time in a clean 5 gal. bucket filled with H20 and then check the Ph levels on them, if it doesn't go up then you're safe. Rule of thought though ... NO rocks that contain iron.

When you say your putting pool sand in your tank where are you putting the sand? If you are putting the sand over the gravel what type of filter system are you using now? If you have uplift tubes then forget about the sand because it'll block the undergravel filter.

The only way to do it with sand is lose the undergravel filter if in fact is what you are using now, if you are using a filter that hangs off the side of the tank then that's fine as long as the intake tube doesn't hang down to the sand, and once a week stir the sand up to get the undigested food to go up in the filter.

If you have any more questions I'll try my best to help you out.

The Iceman 6 · 08-21-2006, 08:35 PM

MotoX -

Texas siclet (sp?)? or JD? I had the same prob. Then bought 3piranhas (sp?) in brisol, ri.,....had them for 10 freaking years...one day there was 2.....one day there was 1.....next day the "survivor" got bored and next day there were none....

The Iceman 6 · 08-21-2006, 08:36 PM

Never mind....Convict...2nd or 3rd word in MX's post....got it......

MotoXcowboy · 08-22-2006, 03:31 PM

Thanks for the info teaser. I was contemplating putting the pool or sandbox sand (homedepot) over the gravel, since I dont have a undergravel filter. Until I upgrade to a better pump, Im using the whisper HOB filter that came with the tank.

Still havent decided to go all out w/ african cichlids or make the saltwater switch. I wish I could have both! hah...but until then im just going to make this tank a little better and hopefully introduce a few more after its upgraded a bit. (more rock structure/hiding places)