Big Texas Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 (edited) Well maybe not tactical, but I'm bored and got some new fish that are badass... Edited March 6, 2008 by cgyarring Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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mattmanic Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 That's pretty amazing! Your very own coral reef, must have cost quite a bit. I have 4 neon tetras and an eely thing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Revenge Seeker Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Lionfish? Man, I have always wanted to own salt-water fishes but they are so expensive compared to the fresh water guppies I used to own. In fact, the coolest fish I ever had was a Black Ghost Knifefish Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EdrrakNolat Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Nice lionfish Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Night_raven Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Nice tank! Must be hell of a task to maintain though, salt levels, skimmer sorting, filters (unless you've got an under gravel one). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kraut Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 I so want to reenact a scene from Deuce Bigalow.... Awesome set up, though. It's really impressive. Just curious, how much is that to set up and maintain, ballpark? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arr0wana Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Cool, we used to have one of those hawkfish and one of those lionfish in our saltwater tank. (And we have one of those shrimp in the tank right now) The lionfish was awesome.... Just curious, does he spit water at you? Ours did, lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Texas Posted March 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 The setup is pretty expensive, the tank is Acrylic and was custom made and drilled in the back for a sump, I think it ran $600 or so for the tank which is 60g (30Hx30Wx16D). The lights were $800 but were the absolute best thing on the market available, 275watt metal halides with super actinic suppliments. And then $100 for each power head and the return pump for the sump... another $100 for the skimmer and like $300 for the rocks, $200 for the corals and $200 for the fish, so.... like $2300 to start up (but you have to slowly add things to the tank or it will crash the system). But it's very cheap to maintain, (if you don't count the electrical bill) only about $10 a month in water and salt, I really don't want to know how much I spend on electricity though, probably something outrageous. It just takes alot of dedication, can't forget to feed the fish or clean the tank like you can with freshwater. And thanks, that lionfish is really hard to get pictures of, he's the Dwarf Variety and typically sticks to caves and such so that you can see him but it's always really dark. And then the Hawkfish is a total ham, poses for every picture it seems! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arr0wana Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Wow... That's a lot of money to spend... I think our tank was a bit more expensive (72 Gallon Bowfront) but we didn't even spend half that total.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ascendance610 Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 My friend had a lion fish, when it died he put it in a flower pot as fertilizer. A raccoon apparently found it and ate part of it. It was later released to the raccoon that lion fish are poisonous. don't bury your lion fish in a flowerpot =P Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Texas Posted March 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 Arr0wana - I've been into fish for a few years, and I've learned that buying the best quality is the best choice in the long run. Basically my equipment should last me forever, it's almost all got a lifetime warranty on it. Anywho, still have about another thousand or 2 to spend on Corals before the tank is complete. Ascendance - That they are, my friend was stung by mine! They aren't terribly poisonous, not life threatening or anything, but we had to take him to the ER for the pain. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nabeshin Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 The lighting is beautiful Texas Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jollygreengiant Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 under de sea Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BenjaminRombough Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 you pretty much have most of the cast of finding nemo there Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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