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Wow I was going threw some old bookmarks and found this posting again. I updated another post I made about my Pacu and am going to update this one as well. I recently moved and had to move the Pacu who has been doing great in the 180 gallon. He is about 22-24 inches long at the time of moving...

Another pic. I couldnt fit them all in one post and didnt know my links were bad so here they all are.

Hmm ill fix them, this thread would suck without pics lol. updated with the pics added. above and below.

Well Heres a long awaited update. If you have read the story or are just reading this now, here goes the story. Well after going threw more things then possible including buying a 180 g glass tank and not being able to get it up to my 2nd floor because of the width of the stairs not allowing to...

Its a standard 72 x 24 x 24 tank and im wondering cause ive always have had glass and never noticed any bowing (55g size)and i wanted to know if you put a level on it how much of a gap should there be from top to bottom after being filled? Thanks a lot for your help in advance. Im wondering if i...

Not to steal the thread but its still on topic. What if you took media from a emp 400 HOB filter and put about /2 - 3/4 of the media from a fully cycled tank that was stocked a decent amount and transfered it to a similar size tank with less fish? Would that mean that some of the bacteria would...

Ah thanks for the info guys. Where i live most people live on the first floor which has a basement underneath so putting them on concrete floors is usually not what people do. Unfortunately i dont know many people with fish tanks around here lol mostly under 75 gallons. Lisalq that 18" is wide...

Ive read alot and gained alot of info from various sites and people.I want to know who has a 125g tank + prefer 180 + and where you have it. 1ST or 2ND floor etc. I havent had anyone come out and look yet but i want real world info and answers first. The place on the second floor where i am has...

http://badmanstropicalfish.com/articles/article28.html Well i found this while searching the web to help on my quest for floor strength and what size tank can a floor support. I think its a great read and should give some insight to others.

When he was younger as he is 7 years old he lived threw many 100% water changes including a 55g tank busting lol. I was thinking of ordering the filter and setting it up on the 55 to cycle the new one as well but im scared now of the weight of the 180 so im looking into getting someone else to...

2ND Floor apartment that i have lived at for many years.... the stand is 8 feet long to help move the weight evenly over more beams ... im really thinking more into it now as i only have a 55 there now but its on a load bearing wall. It should be ok but looking more into it is always better. As...

Nope im on the second floor... i really am getting worried now lol... some people say no problem others have doubts.... grrr..... He is like 10 inches or so tall so he needs alot of water to cover him

yeah that looks like the plan...i havent found a big enough pail type thing yet so im going to see if i can borrow a 55g tank or something to move him into for the time being lol. Right not theres no decor in the tank and probably wont be much in the new tank to give him all the room i can...

not sure if i can find a pail big enough that will fit into the tank... its so hard to come up with a way and not strees him too much... i even thought about a kitchen type trash can but he is tall and long so its hard cause it needs to be big lol

Hi guys well some of you have seen my posts about my very sick pacu and now he is much better but im in the process of buying a new tank and wanted to know how is the ebst way to move a 16" + 7 year old+ pacu lol. He is really a odd fish and will smash into the glass with the slightest movement...

Yeah it was... watching him like that really sucked. Everytime he got up and started to swim around i was like you can do it!!! lol.

Yeah i have the very same question and what my plan was to make sure it hits as many beams as it can and im building a 8foot stand for a 6ft tank and spreading the weight over as much of a surface as i can .My only new thought is does a 180 g tank or so need braces at the bottom of the tank to...

Well update. Still doing good... doing water changes every other day almost it feels like lol.. his fins and the hole he had is growing back and he has a big attitude lol. He is eatting like a horse and doing good. I bought the wood for a new stand for the new tank today and as soon as i figure...

hmm yeah i was thinking the more expensive one would prob be better... i can get the 2250 for 179 and the 2260 for 249 so im not sure if the 2250 is enough though.. Do they come with the media for them or do you have to buy that spereate? im trying to find the best cost effectiveness for this...

Ok First off ive looked around searching for ideas but i couldnt come up with a decently good choice or answer so im asking here. Im prob getting a 180 G tank soon and wanted to know what canister filter would work best for the 200-275 ish range. Would like to really be under 250$. Also in the...

thanks, i was starting to think i had my own section for my pacu lol... I was actually doing some searching around so ill search some more and then post.

lol damn you had answers for everything haha... yeah he is eatting like theres no tomorrow. I need to put the hopefully soon to be new tank in the same spot as well so im trying to figure it all out and how to move him as well... ill keep you guys updated on his condition. thanks alot

well he has been this big for the last couple years and never had a issue but i do 10000% agree he needs a bigger tank... how could i move him though .... he freaks out and i dont want him to hurt himself again... he once freaked out along with the other pacu i had when i changed tanks and they...

Ok here is a pic i just took ... the tank is not clean at all because its hard to keep up with the water changes and cleaning the glass and im sure you guys understand lol... normally the glass is clean and all and the water also... but its decently clean. He has some reddiesh marks from the...

ok new update.... so tank stats are no ammonia ph is good but theres some nitrates in the water that im working on... theres never usually any but im not sure if its to do with the filtration since theres no carbon or water or etc but its like .25 lowest on the list. day before yesterday he was...

i am ..... i have the filer running with ammonia chips and the floss and bio wheels in stead of just the bio all the time and i got him to eat 10 pellets...i know its not much but 20 is better then none. has anyone ever seen a fish swim as i have said from being sick from this ever? im just...

ok gills inside look more red then any other color like purple but just on the outside of the gill area he has like greenish black spots ..very small almost look like blackish ick. he is breathing pretty slow as compared to the other days right now and is on his side just hanging out.

he stopped gasping awhile ago really.... but thats my point the meds say to stop filtration thats why i have been alternating. im creating something up now and gonna run the floss with ammonia chips maybe and the bio wheels and with the like 5 air stones i hope thats good... should be i would...

ok checked poo is normal colorish.... ammonia in the tank is 0 as of lastnight but nitrates are up alittle which is odd... can i use the ammonia chips instead of carbon? when i get back in from work im gonna do another water change right now he is back on his side which he hasnt been in a few...

o yeah forgot to write this.... i think it might just be because the filter is basically off most of the time since i cant use carbon... just using the bio wheels and all ... i just checked the ammonia and that isnt up anymore at all ..its perfectly 0. Im gonna check nitrate and all now though...

no idea about poo havent seen anything really but i havent exactly looked cause i have no idea what to look for you know? as for the gills they are redish/purpleish ... ..i really hope he can pull threw , he is acting really weird though... i might try to take a small video and host it and...