Tank Disaster of 2010, redux
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Keith Wolcott
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So sorry to hear this. But you have handled it well so hang in there and you will figure out how to proceed from here. I think that chefkeith's advice is solid in that you should try to support the center of that 40 inch span and also use thicker foam. I would probably also replace the bottom piece of glass rather than seal it. Just think how nice it is going to all be once you get everything set up like you want it. But on the other hand, I have been thinking that since 1980 and I'm still not their yet.
big tank
you go girl.....you know you want that big tank. gotta have it!!!
120 gallons would be GREAT
It would be SO AWESOME for the fish, but as we have BOTH LEARNED big can be a logistical issue with these tanks. Support is key and so is power supply, and just the sheer expense of maintinaing the associated equipment. People always say that bigger tanks are easier to maintain and there is some truth to that, but there is WORK in this as you already know.
The question is, of course, affordability (both time AND money) . I would have a MUSEUM of tanks if I had the time and money.
I am TOTALLY supporting the idea, by the way, though it may not sound like it (that was my mother talking about expense and time). We all live through the tanks of others, I suspect.
You are left with a difficult decision, aren't you?!
120 gallons would be GREAT
It would be SO AWESOME for the fish, but as we have BOTH LEARNED big can be a logistical issue with these tanks. Support is key and so is power supply, and just the sheer expense of maintinaing the associated equipment. People always say that bigger tanks are easier to maintain and there is some truth to that, but there is WORK in this as you already know.
The question is, of course, affordability (both time AND money) . I would have a MUSEUM of tanks if I had the time and money.
I am TOTALLY supporting the idea, by the way, though it may not sound like it (that was my mother talking about expense and time). We all live through the tanks of others, I suspect.
You are left with a difficult decision, aren't you?!
glenna
Thank you all.
The fish are all looking frisky right now, sure hope they don't catch something after that stress!
I am still pretty shaky, and Mr. Cloudhands seems not ready to commit (understandably) to a 120 gallon. I am not sure I really am ready to set up another tank either, but the fish need a home.
We are down to one cardinal in the 40 gal. I think it is Ralphie, the one-eyed cardinal who survived. The question is -- mving him to the almost-done with-all-treatments q-tank with other cardinals so he is not so stressed being alone, vs the stress of trying to catch him (on him and all the others in the tank who just survived the disaster)
The fish are all looking frisky right now, sure hope they don't catch something after that stress!
I am still pretty shaky, and Mr. Cloudhands seems not ready to commit (understandably) to a 120 gallon. I am not sure I really am ready to set up another tank either, but the fish need a home.
We are down to one cardinal in the 40 gal. I think it is Ralphie, the one-eyed cardinal who survived. The question is -- mving him to the almost-done with-all-treatments q-tank with other cardinals so he is not so stressed being alone, vs the stress of trying to catch him (on him and all the others in the tank who just survived the disaster)
Last edited by Katy on Tue Jan 05, 2010 7:59 pm, edited 1 time in total.
As you can understand!Came home to find a dead Sid being snacked on by other fish...
The rest are looking frisky, but it is sooooo hard!
Have the opportunity to buy a 120 gallon set-up for a really good price, but we are worried about the floor (we live in an old one-room school house) Somehow the idea is both exciting and scary.
The rest are looking frisky, but it is sooooo hard!
Have the opportunity to buy a 120 gallon set-up for a really good price, but we are worried about the floor (we live in an old one-room school house) Somehow the idea is both exciting and scary.
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