Bigger is better? Lets try 475 gallons...Tangs gonna be happy!

tangs rule

tangs rule

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As requested - some tank shots: From left to right ( Pardon the mysis floating around - it's feeding time, again!)




Full tank shot:
 
al&burke

al&burke

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Looks great Tangs rule, how does that little damsel make out in that huge tank, he must love it. I swear if I was a fish I would wish to go to a tank like this. LOL
 
tangs rule

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Originally Posted by Al&Burke http:///forum/thread/384145/bigger-is-better-lets-try-475-gallons-tangs-gonna-be-happy/300#post_3402654
Looks great Tangs rule, how does that little damsel make out in that huge tank, he must love it. I swear if I was a fish I would wish to go to a tank like this. LOL
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Originally Posted by travelerjp98 http:///forum/thread/384145/bigger-is-better-lets-try-475-gallons-tangs-gonna-be-happy/300#post_3402657
I know, me too! It may even be better than the ocean because I know I'm gonna get fed everyday!
Yup - those mean little ba$tards - I "used" them to test the readyness of the tank after I got it set up. I didn't use them to cycle it, I used about 150# of live substrate from existing tanks - so the tank cycled & grew off that....Once I made the decision to get "something bigger" back in Jan of this year - I went ahead and got things like cuc on order and 4 little bluetail damsels to qtine out with some other fishes. Once I got the thing "ready" as far as the test kits said - In went the damsels to "test" it before I put more high $$ fish in there, in case it wasn't ready.
Once they were in though, there's really no way getting them out. They leave the tangs angles, butterflies, and blennies, alone - but sometimes harass my ocellerais clowns. I cuss them every time I see them, but There's NO way i'm taking the thing apart for 3, 3 dollar damsels. Surely they don't live as long as tangs! ! ! one day - i'll be rid of them
 
deejeff442

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just a good system for wc.i do a 45 gallon on my 250 and clean it top to bottom in less than a half hour.the tank would never get cleaned if it took 2 hours for sure
 
tangs rule

tangs rule

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Originally Posted by redsea http:///forum/thread/384145/bigger-is-better-lets-try-475-gallons-tangs-gonna-be-happy/300#post_3403240
On average how long does it the you to clean all of your tanks?
The little 90g wavefront only takes 30 min to w/c & clean - but since there are no fish in it, only inverts - it stays very clean on its own.,
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Originally Posted by redsea http:///forum/thread/384145/bigger-is-better-lets-try-475-gallons-tangs-gonna-be-happy/300#post_3403245
What do you do when you go on vacation? lol
My folks can come over & feed, add water - but no heavy maintenance. They're getting along in years and I'd never ask them to do more than that. I don't plan on leaving for more than a week or so. They're only a block away and come over to feed the dogs/fish when I out.
On a much sadder note - I lost the longnose butterfly last night. I've never seen him jump or even attempt it, but overnite he managed to jump out of the tank through a small hole in the covers, landed on the floor, and I didn't see him till this morning. He was dried out and dead, so I'm just crushed today
to obtain such a pretty fish, Qtine him, fatten him up, and all the other work req'd just to get him to a point where he'd be safe to introduce into that tank - only to loose him like that is absolutely disheartening. He was a wonderful specimen to have for the 6 months or so that he was in there, but I won't get another. May try somthing else here in a couple months though, when I feel like setting up a qtine tank and doing another batch of fish. For now, I'm just stunned & rather down.
 
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sorry for your loss i loss one of my mystery wrasse and longnose just about two days ago and am really down too
 
travelerjp98

travelerjp98

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Originally Posted by tangs rule http:///forum/thread/384145/bigger-is-better-lets-try-475-gallons-tangs-gonna-be-happy/300#post_3403420
The little 90g wavefront only takes 30 min to w/c & clean - but since there are no fish in it, only inverts - it stays very clean on its own.,
My folks can come over & feed, add water - but no heavy maintenance. They're getting along in years and I'd never ask them to do more than that. I don't plan on leaving for more than a week or so. They're only a block away and come over to feed the dogs/fish when I out.
On a much sadder note - I lost the longnose butterfly last night. I've never seen him jump or even attempt it, but overnite he managed to jump out of the tank through a small hole in the covers, landed on the floor, and I didn't see him till this morning. He was dried out and dead, so I'm just crushed today
to obtain such a pretty fish, Qtine him, fatten him up, and all the other work req'd just to get him to a point where he'd be safe to introduce into that tank - only to loose him like that is absolutely disheartening. He was a wonderful specimen to have for the 6 months or so that he was in there, but I won't get another. May try somthing else here in a couple months though, when I feel like setting up a qtine tank and doing another batch of fish. For now, I'm just stunned & rather down.
I'm extremley sorry for your loss. Losing a fish, especially one that you have grown attached too, can be just as devastating as losing any other animal such as a cat or dog. Many people that are not in the hobby just do not understand that.
 
tangs rule

tangs rule

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Thanks Guys!
I appreciate the support. We also had a loss in the family this past Sunday. A cousin of mine drowned in Guatamela while swimming in the ocean and was washed ashore desceased. She was 35. Kinda been a low week overall.
 
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