Any opinions of this youtube link?

mr_x

mr_x

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i don't know about the size of freshwater air bubbles as opposed to saltwater air bubbles. i think that statement is kind of kooky (no offense). it's quite possible that this guy recycled this tank with salt water, and left the ornaments exactly the way it was when he had the freshies in it.
it's very possible that this tank, running as a salt water tank, will thrive for many years. i don't understand why you guys would think it would crash. bacteria will reside on all surfaces, just as it does in any other tank.
as for the aesthetics; even when i was strictly fresh water, i tried to make my tanks look like the area the fish came from. real rock with real plants was my thing. i don't think there is an aquatic environment anywhere that has spongebob characters sticking out of the substrate, or treasure chests emitting bursts of air. i never had a taste for that stuff.
 
robertmathern

robertmathern

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I agree with mr x it could survive. But wouldnt coraline catch up with it and in a tank like that it would look even worse. Unless he boils everything every week. Not worth the trouble imo. But still it is something different for the most part.
 
dustyboy316

dustyboy316

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Originally Posted by Mr_X
http:///forum/post/2855584
i don't know about the size of freshwater air bubbles as opposed to saltwater air bubbles. i think that statement is kind of kooky (no offense). it's quite possible that this guy recycled this tank with salt water, and left the ornaments exactly the way it was when he had the freshies in it.
it's very possible that this tank, running as a salt water tank, will thrive for many years. i don't understand why you guys would think it would crash. bacteria will reside on all surfaces, just as it does in any other tank.
as for the aesthetics; even when i was strictly fresh water, i tried to make my tanks look like the area the fish came from. real rock with real plants was my thing. i don't think there is an aquatic environment anywhere that has spongebob characters sticking out of the substrate, or treasure chests emitting bursts of air. i never had a taste for that stuff.
I agree. I might put in a little ornament but I would have 99% of the habitat resmble it's real habitat as best possible. That's one reason I'm likin SW alot more than FW, the habitat is a lot more cool.
 
mboswell1982

mboswell1982

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with our first tank, im trying to find a buddha statue for it, but, its simply to match the decor in the room as well, i want it to look like a sunken buddhist temple, one that sank down into the ocean
 
locoyo386

locoyo386

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Originally Posted by Mr_X
http:///forum/post/2855584
i don't know about the size of freshwater air bubbles as opposed to saltwater air bubbles. i think that statement is kind of kooky (no offense). it's quite possible that this guy recycled this tank with salt water, and left the ornaments exactly the way it was when he had the freshies in it.
it's very possible that this tank, running as a salt water tank, will thrive for many years. i don't understand why you guys would think it would crash. bacteria will reside on all surfaces, just as it does in any other tank.
as for the aesthetics; even when i was strictly fresh water, i tried to make my tanks look like the area the fish came from. real rock with real plants was my thing. i don't think there is an aquatic environment anywhere that has spongebob characters sticking out of the substrate, or treasure chests emitting bursts of air. i never had a taste for that stuff.
If I understand this comment correctly, I would think that you said it is a fish only tank. Beth said it would not have a very good success rate. If it is a fish only tank, what kind of cycling does it need to build bacteria? Or would it even need to cycle? I am a little confused now about that process for SWF.
 
mboswell1982

mboswell1982

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all sw tanks have to cycle, period, fish have a very hard time surviving a cycle, because of the ammonia spike, its exceedlingly lethal to most fish, and even damsels, considered some of the hardiest of all sw fish have a rough time surviving a cycle
 
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