1990JPYJ Nano 10g & 20g build

[mboswell1982]

OMG are you serious? at the lfs an *****, its 100 bucks, at least the ones ive ebeen to an called, and they dont keep em in stock at the petsmarts
i might just have to send u some money to buy me one an ship to me LOL

 

[1990jpyj]

yea no kiding. they have 2 of everything in stock at all times of all there tanks so its never a problem getting one there. they dont stock the big ones though. like one of each some times. it might equal out though after shipping.

 

[mboswell1982]

LOL this is true, im thinkin bout tryin to talk my mom into givin me an the gf a prepaid visa/mastercard for christmas, and using that to buy the tank stuff i need LOL

 

[1990jpyj]

i like cash best. you can use that anywhere. with out any problems. but cash isnt a good gift to give. you could just give her a list of items that "might be nice to have" kind of deal like i do every year. i normally get a few of the items. like last year i got my Nova pro extream for x-mas from the folks. so that was cool. saved me a big chunk of change. and that was put on there a a joke really. if i remember right i think that was the most expensive thing on that "list of dreams", other then a new jeep

, but thats always on the list

 

[mboswell1982]

LOL my mom would be caught dead before giving me cash, but, she might be encouraged to do the card idea LOL im not her most favorite person in the world right now as it is LOL so asking for stuff like that, especially bein on the other side of the country, is outta the question LOL

 

[1990jpyj]

ok as far as lights go this is a temp though on something that might work for a few months in the tanks:
Satellite - 10K / 460nm Actinic they have them in both for the 10g and the 20g so it would work fine for now.
anybody got any suggestions on a yes or a no. i can get both for about $100.00 and be set for lights until im ready for the corals(6-9 months from now)
let me know
thanks guys/gals

 

[1990jpyj]

ok heres what i got:
Ph-8.0
NH3-0
No2-0
No3-5
temp-81*
so now all is good i guess i wish the good bacteria would be a lil higher before i start with the lil guy but o well it should do fine.

 

[1990jpyj]

ok so i bought a small damsel today. he is my starter "if i live a few weeks i will get new fish" fish. he is a blue w/yellow tailed guy. i bought him this morning after i did a 1gal water change checked all my readings. he is a little scared but he is fun to watch. fast lil guy. i will post some pics of him if he will come out of his cave. he did eat a little bit so im happy

 

[bang guy]

Originally Posted by mboswell1982
http:///forum/post/2845534
and also with a tank that size, im wondering if it will make raising baby clowns any easier? im hopin an prayin bang guy will chime in on that just to let me know about that LOL
What the question exactly? Raising fish larvae is a tradeoff between food density and water quality.

 

[mboswell1982]

is it easier raising babies in your lagoon than if you were trying to do it in a regular tank? thats the question guy

 

[1990jpyj]

ok so as an update i got me some clowns today

. i will post up some pics later. i plan on getting rid of the damsel. my LFS will take him back but my GF might take him in her tank. i guess she is really liking the damsels right now. im still looking for lights. cuz the budget is kinda slim for now trying to get them for under $100.

 

[mboswell1982]

yo man, glad to have ya back, i thought you had deserted us LOL so how was your thanksgiving? and what kinda clowns did you get? and we had a major setback last night, if you look up in fish only under ugh you'll read allll about it LOL

 

[1990jpyj]

no i didnt leave i just went outa town for a few days. my parents had thanksgiving at there house, so i went there. it was fun. i brought the GF(who wasnt to happy bout the whole deal-my family is kinda crazy & not in a good way) but it was good. i got a mated pair of clowns. i dont remember the name, but they came to my door this morning @ 10:00 SWF.com once again

. but they seem to like the tank. they found a nice spot by the heater. i dont know why they like it there (tank is like 80*) so maybe they like a little warmer, or just the corner.
still looking for the lights though.
mainly what type of wattage as you saw in my post in the DIY section

 

[mboswell1982]

with the size tanks youve got man, the wattage youve picked out should be plenty

 

[1990jpyj]

i really hope so. i get one answer from my LFS and another from a friend. so idk witch way to go. then i get mixed answers on T5's of PC's. so im gonna do a mix i guess. i just hope it works out ok in the long run.
so mike how was your Thanks?

 

[mboswell1982]

eh, it was "ok" no real turkey dinner, jess's parents are jehovah's witnesses, they dont celebrate, so yeah LOL but, we got some bad news last night, her mom heard me an here dad discussing the stand, and flipped out, threw a royal fit and stated that there would be NO fish tank in the house, period, end of question, so, everything is on the backburner til we get our own place, but, on a plus note, jess told me tonight that when we do get our own place, i can get both a nano and my 40g fowlr

so its good, i guess LOL now we just gotta get our own place, and will hopefull have one by the end of jan

 

[1990jpyj]

good luck on getting the place. as far as the tanks go good luck man. i went looking at some places this weekend with the GF. i plan on moving back home/area in the near future. so i was checking out some places. and all my questions were what is the biggest wall in the house for my future fish tank. i kinda stopped working on the 125 cuz i want to do a custom tank. thats like +8' long(probly 8 but theres always room to grow) and i founds some nice places just not the cash to put for the down payment. i also have to get a ring in the Very near future(no fish/Jeep money

) so thats not helping much on the budget

 

[mboswell1982]

we're holding off on the ring til we BUY our own place LOL but, we have decided that when we do that, we're gonna add onto the loan a housing remodeling amount, try an get like an extra 20g at least LOL so we can do our big tanks right, but, we found a pretty nice place here that the rent aint bad on, its just a matter of having the money for it, so thats our next project LOL but, at least i get 2 tanks at once LOL oh, and dude, she kept changing the size on the tanks on me, well, i made a final decision on size an told her NO MORE CHANGES

they're gonna be 72Lx40Wx20H lol

 

[1990jpyj]

Originally Posted by mboswell1982
http:///forum/post/2859250
oh, and dude, she kept changing the size on the tanks on me, well, i made a final decision on size an told her NO MORE CHANGES

they're gonna be 72Lx40Wx20H lol

good luck with that. you will have a million different ideas and you will keep changing sizes. im changing form my 125 to much bigger, and i already bought most of the stuff. i even built a stand last week for it. so idk what im doing with that. the only things i dont have for the tank is the light, tank, protein skimmer. everyting else is done/bought. so idk what to do. i did deside(more the GF) to make my 55g into a Clown fish only tank when i move

 

[mboswell1982]

lol dude, do u have any idea how big those tanks are at that size? LOL they're 250g each, one for me an one for jess, im doing a school of longfin fairy's, a school of watanabie angels, 5 of each, 1 male, 4 females, 2 pairs of clowns, assorted gobies and blennies, and im not sure what else in mine, and plus, im doing a ton of zoas/palys, ill show you the list of the zoas an palys i want LOL
Vivid Sunrise Palys
Green & White Pipe Organ
Rainbow Palys
Cherry Bomb Zoanthids
Hulk Zoanthids
Sunfire Polyps
Sapphire Zoanthids
Green Button Polyps
Dragonfly Zoos
Neon Clove Polyps
Dreamweaver Palys
Armor of God Zoanthids
Green & White Pipe Organ
Green Button Polyps
wild dragon eye zoos
these guys positively POP with color, they're friggin awesome, so thats gonna be my tank LOL i have no idea beyond a school of red velvet fairy's and a school of anthias's, again, 5 each, 1 male, 4 female, that jess wants to do LOL