What can I do?

[KellyH]

Gotta 90G and a 20G. The 90 is currently fresh and I am waiting patiently :mad: for my last few fish to go to fishie heaven. :laugh:
What can I do with the 20 to start something going? Anyone?? :fish:

[PlaYer]

Put some sand, a heater, powerhead, some live rock and a damsel and you get your Nano :)

[Mckitrick]

You can return your freshwater fish to the store..

[KellyH]

Paul, I have had many people tell me that and I would if I had enough money to buy all the equipment, but keeping the freswater fish gives me a chance to buy parts without going broke,,,,,,,or are we supposed to go broke doing this? :D

[jastonataquapro]

Oh, you are defenitely supposed to go broke doing this. Did you not get the memo on that?

Also you are supposed to convert and buy everything in a mad rush as you realize what you have done read the memo man!

[afss]

I would set the 20 up as a nano.. just put sand, a bit of rock and the water in with a bit of food to start the cycle. After the cycle is complete you can add a damsel or something similar

Scott

[ryan_lalande]

mantis shrimp? those gusy are really cool cheap and hardy as heck


however i know they are very very very strong so i am guessing they could break your glass and if so then the at idea is out the window..but if not i bet that would make a reallly cool pet!


however i am not sure about the glass, but i am sure there is alot of people oput there that could answer that one.

[afss]

only thing with a mantis is you would have to keep only it and things you wanted to be its food. They are kinda cool in their won way, but i think the novelty would wear off pretty quick, but thats just me.

If you do decide to get a mantis make sure you do the research first so you know what you are getting into

Scott

[Ocean Images]

Broke? BROKE?
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
I have to reach up to touch rock bottom

Welcome to the hobby!
:cheers:

[tyrisis]

Yep setup my 100 gal... saved up all the money to buy the equip needed opps forgot to factor in that live rock will set you way back...LMAO oops... but take ur time and welcome to the poorhouse!!!!!! :) I mean the hobby!!!!

[KellyH]

Ya well, I went to the bad place (Big Al's), just to look because I didn't have enough time to go to Oakville :sorry: , and ended up with alot of stuff that is making me think that even if I made 100K a year I still couldn't afford to do this but guess what,.Kraft Dinner is really cheap :D.

[Dman]

Big Al's is a good place to look around, but leave your Visa and bank card at home, you'll be doing yourself and the ones you love a great service.
Setting up the 20 as a nano tank isn't a bad idea but definately be ready to keep on top of it as water parameters can and do change in a heart beat.
As for the mantis shrimp, who brought that up? They are very cool but need to be kept alone. There is a wealth of information onthem and I think I ran across an online club dedicated to them. They are sometimes refered to as thumb-splitters, have been known to break aquariums and are on the top ten list of fastest animals in the world. (They can extend their front claw faster than the beating of a hummingbird's wings)
Damsels', Clownfish, Cardinals' are all suitable choices for a nano tank.
Dman
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[KellyH]

You know I really didn't think that I was going to buy but then it was like WOW :dance: , I couldn't help myself and before you know it I have a few hundred bucks worth of stuff that I can't use cause I gotta build a stinkin canopy first.

I am so afraid :help:

[Dman]

Yup,
You definately didn't read the memo :D
Welcome to the club, when I started out I went to PJ's and Big Al's, ended up with an undergravel filter and a Fluval canister filter. Oh and some guy at Oceans Alive sold me a Saline Solutions CC skimmer for a really great deal......no wonder he hasn't seen me in 4 years :D
Dman
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[KellyH]

DMAN, you have me scared now. You say a Saline Solutions skimmer :eek1: That's what I bought, should I take it back? Don't forget I am only running 20G now. Oh I hope I didn't get too badly screwed. I shoulda waited and gone to ORG, but they are sooooo far away.

[Dman]

A Saline Solutions CC skimmer is more than adequate for your tank, no worries mate. Counter Current skimmers, when running properly are extremely efficient.
I had a 50 gallon at the time with plans to upgrade in the future, that's where my beef lies.
Dman
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