My cabin....

**MurCurY** · 09-25-2011, 07:26 AM

upon reading...i find that they do enjoy same conditions as the tilapia...maybe a recirculated system with a tank of these guys....see...horders episode....

**MurCurY** · 09-25-2011, 06:45 PM

So went and picked up a fishtank from craigslist. 39gallon glass with metal stand, lid, hang on filter, fluval under tank filter, couple of nets, a 150 watt heater, food, algae disks,...other stuff....$60! He said it held water last week before he emptied it...we'll see if it still does....as long as it does I'm ordering fish i think next week

**urbanfarmer** · 09-25-2011, 06:48 PM

NOT BAD, the metal stand makes it a good deal otherwise you can get all that new for $60, but the stands are usually A SMALL FORTUNE. Congrats and welcome to the addiction!

**MurCurY** · 09-25-2011, 07:14 PM

the fluval 205 is $50...i think i made out alright...and you are very right. The stands are freaking expensive! So, after I put the IBC in here....I'll be setup till spring. Now...finding a permanent place for this....

**MurCurY** · 09-27-2011, 05:36 PM

is that a radish in your picture?

So I decided on putting the new tank in the bathroom. Will give people something to stare at when their on the throne

Going to fill it now...let it cycle a few days...order some fish!

**urbanfarmer** · 09-27-2011, 06:44 PM

Originally Posted by MurCurY

is that a radish in your picture?

So I decided on putting the new tank in the bathroom. Will give people something to stare at when their on the throne

Going to fill it now...let it cycle a few days...order some fish!

YES!

Haha, that's a great idea.

**davidstcldfl** · 09-28-2011, 05:08 AM

Originally Posted by urbanfarmer

Originally Posted by MurCurY

is that a radish in your picture?

So I decided on putting the new tank in the bathroom. Will give people something to stare at when their on the throne

Going to fill it now...let it cycle a few days...order some fish!

YES!

Haha, that's a great idea.

... That's a great idea.....wish my bathroom was bigger !

...sure would be easy to start a 'fishless cycle' with human ammonia...
your already in there for that very reason...

**MurCurY** · 09-30-2011, 10:03 AM

My bathroom is by no means "big"....but I can get by the tank and get in the shower and sit on the can...what else do you need in the bathroom?

So...I hurt my back 2 days ago....I was feeling ambitious today and picked up some goldfish and some pH down for the tanks...tap water is around 8....

Last night I went to the pharmacy to pick up some meds for my back....when I got home there was the 50 gallon my boss said she would get from her mother's house sitting on my porch!...i slid it inside. This morning I went to let the cat out...and the stand was sitting on my grass!...so...brought that in...set it up in the living room.

I also had a chance to look over the crap that came with the craigslist tank....the canister filter is missing some parts...so...I asked the fish store guy if he would order them for me. It's just the media cover and a closure clip should be less then $20. I'm going to use the canister on the new tank I just got since I pulled my hang on out of storage and it has a built in heater and is for a 50 gallon...two birds with one stone...I also threw the hang on filter that came with the craigslist tank on for extra circulation...I have to get an airpump for the two new tanks. I threw a cup of duckweed in the goldfish tank....they seem to be eating it pretty readily.

So....the boss's mom's tank...she says it has a leak someplace. I told her it shouldn't be a problem as long as the glass isn't broken anyplace....probably a simple caulking.

What caulk should I use? Any better then another?...and...I'm going to add some water and see if I can find the leak....say I can't find it right away....will a drip leak effect the integrity of the tank?