any room left at the inn ?

hemps · #1 04-14-2008, 06:00 PM

was just wondering wat u lot think .
in my tank i got 6 sivr shk btween 7+11 inches
2x ornate bircher 10-11 inches
1 oscar adult usal size
1 femail sevrum 7inches
a cat 16inces and fully grown
a l nuber dont know the typ tho 8-9 inches
it all runs on 2x fx5s and a power head inside to mix the uper and lower water levels water change is usaly 100-150 gals every 3-4 weeks
do i have any room or am i going to have t upgrade to keep the sharks as thay grow. or am i already pushing the space and filters

PeterMC · #2 04-14-2008, 06:59 PM

How big is the tank hempsy? Is it that massive tank you recently got?

I'm not sure if your overstocked or not, wait for the more experienced guys to put there two pence worth in...

But please please please share some pic's!

hemps · #3 04-14-2008, 07:01 PM

ta peter il get me camra charged hows ur plans going fella

PeterMC · #4 04-14-2008, 07:08 PM

things are kind of on hold at the moment with me mate. i've got the timber but the insulation is causing me a bit of grief. I don't have the cash to buy anything full price so am having to scout about all over the place. I will get it, just hoping it turns up sooner rather then later.

I've got hold of a fair few tanks and got a few more coming from here and there, so progress is being made. Just the bloody insulation holding me up at the mo

hemps · #5 04-14-2008, 07:13 PM

all cash eh open wallet surgery ouch !! do u travel far for stuff ? wickford aquatics seell a lot of used stuff from tubes t tanks and all sorts

PeterMC · #6 04-14-2008, 07:59 PM

ah unfortunately i don't drive mate so it means i have to rely on other people.

does look like a cool place though, loads of second hand goodies!

hemps · #7 04-14-2008, 08:06 PM

ahhh a felow non driver eh luckly i got a wife ho can drive only bumer is i stil av to buy the car

Fry Lover · #8 04-14-2008, 08:28 PM

do we have tank size yet LOL, or am i not reading right!

hemps · #9 04-14-2008, 08:32 PM

sorry fry ive had a few tinns lol its 7x3x3 my frend

Fry Lover · #10 04-14-2008, 08:54 PM

lol,

so we looking at about 1700 litres, wow! aka 373 UK-G and 450 US-G

110-120" fish at the moment as they are, it looks a lot, but from the numbers it's really not, i mean whats going to get the biggest there, probably the Ornates? I know Silver Sharks can get over 16-18" but i am not sure how usual this is in home aquaria?

So, it sounds like you doing a 30% w/c every 3-4 weeks, does that sound about right?

You might want to up to water changes to 2-weekly if you add fish? I up your water change's from 3-4 weeks anyway mate, thats my opinion, but it might be working for you fine as it is.

I am not experienced with big tanks to be honest, the 5x2x2 i am about to set-up will be biggest ever.

Your filtration sounds okay at the minute with the stock, but i always wonder about the FX5 as although they are powerful they have quite a small volume of media actually for such an expensive filter (i think its 6 litres of media volume), compare that to 25 litres of some of the expensive Eheims!!! Maybe a few £ more than an FX5 but not that much

I might be talking out of my rear end, but i would just worry about having just the two FX 5's on there (bio media wise, i know you have the powerhead) if you added more fish, i know that sounds silly as they are £125 to £150 filters each?

I'll have to pass on the FX5 issue, maybe someone else with bigger tanks can comment on them? I know Telboy has one on his 6x2x2 and its fine, but the difference between a 6x2x2 and 7x3x3 is about 1000 litres of water!

In answer to your question LOL, YES i think you can add more fish, i bet it doesnt look busy at all at the moment with 1700 litres of water?

Depends how you want it to look i guess in terms of "busy"