Guess what I'm doing today?!

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Guess what I'm doing today?!

Post by ~reefchik~ »

Setting up a brackish tank for my future F8 :D

Jack's Aquarium is having their $1 per gallon Tank sale. The question is, what size will I settle on? I'm truly running out of fish tank space in this house, but the decision's been made to go to the finished basement. My new frontier, lol!

I'm thinking 29 regular or a 30 breeder.
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Post by PolishPuff »

I would go with a tank that has a bigger foot print.
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Post by xrayjeeper83 »

Footprint is a good idea. Breeders have a bigger footprint right?
RTR wrote:Fahakas do not have tank mates, they may have swimming food reserves.
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Cherry shrimp/snails 10g planted
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Post by ~reefchik~ »

Yes, they are shorter and longer.
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Post by Lil' Swimz$ »

Go for the 30 breeder, but if your on a budget I bet the 29 gallons are cheaper. I always get my tanks as a set, comes with heater, filter, and lights.
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Auriglobus silus ---------Died during transport.
Figure Eight Puffers -----Sold and or traded
Dwarf Puffers ------------Traded
Congo Puffer ------------Traded
South American Puffers -Traded
Carinotetraodon lorteti --Died under my supervision :(
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~reefchik~ wrote:Yes, they are shorter and longer.
there you go :D
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Post by Lil' Swimz$ »

I saw a 20 gallon or something at Petsmart, it was about half a foot tall and 2-3 feet long! It was sooo cooL!
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Post by ~reefchik~ »

Actually, the 20 breeder is 30" long. 30 x 12 x 12. That might be enough for one F8, ya think?
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Post by Lil' Swimz$ »

For a F8, yeah. I'd go with the 29 or 30 though and get some gobies with it.
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Auriglobus silus ---------Died during transport.
Figure Eight Puffers -----Sold and or traded
Dwarf Puffers ------------Traded
Congo Puffer ------------Traded
South American Puffers -Traded
Carinotetraodon lorteti --Died under my supervision :(
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Post by PolishPuff »

yeap, that would be fine :D
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Post by xrayjeeper83 »

Lil' Swimz$ wrote:Go for the 30 breeder, but if your on a budget I bet the 29 gallons are cheaper. I always get my tanks as a set, comes with heater, filter, and lights.

the sale is 1dollar a gallon, i dont think 1 buck will break the bank LOL
RTR wrote:Fahakas do not have tank mates, they may have swimming food reserves.
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Post by SnailSnacks »

A buck a gallon, haven't seen prices like that since the 80's!
Now that U have the "new frontier" go as big as U can...imagine what a 260 would look like in that nice finished basement :D
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Welcome to the forum SnailSnacks [welcome]
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Fahaka------------------- Had to give it away
Auriglobus modestus-----Traded
Auriglobus silus ---------Died during transport.
Figure Eight Puffers -----Sold and or traded
Dwarf Puffers ------------Traded
Congo Puffer ------------Traded
South American Puffers -Traded
Carinotetraodon lorteti --Died under my supervision :(
Location (country): USA-Chicago, IL
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Post by PolishPuff »

SnailSnacks wrote:A buck a gallon, haven't seen prices like that since the 80's!
Now that U have the "new frontier" go as big as U can...imagine what a 260 would look like in that nice finished basement :D

I know if there would a $1 per Gallon sale here in my LFS, I would buy as many large tanks as my wife would let me :D
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Post by Lil' Swimz$ »

Heck ya, I'd get tons of spare tanks for later.
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