210 gallon 👀

[JuiceBox52]

My mom and I just got a free 210 with glass lids and are picking it up on Thursday (happy early birthday to me)

They’re not giving us the stand, so will have to build one ourselves which will take some time considering I am largely bedridden most days. But I’m very very excited to jump back into fishkeeping, I miss it so much.

We plan to heavily plant it and stock it extremely lightly since I am currently not medically able to do significant tank maintenance. Probably will start with a large shoal each of corydoras and some type of tetras. Once it’s set up and the planted cycle is started I’ll probably pick up the fish from wetspot, since I have to go to Oregon anyway to see one of my surgeons

 

[WhistlingBadger]

Cool! A free 210 to play with! Can't wait to see what you and your mom do with it.

 

[Fishmanic]

Nice.
Looking forward to your entering that tank in the Tank of the Month contest.

By the way, are you still participating in the Art Battle competition tomorrow?

 

[TwoTankAmin]

And now a warning. I have a lovely 150 gal tank. I am having to give it up. The reason is I just turned 77 and to work on the tank I need a 3 step small A-frame ladder. Soooner or later I am going to fall off that ladder and break a few bones. So I am about to have to sell the tank and the clown loaches it holds as well as the filtrations, lights, lids and a forest of anubias attached to Malaysian driftwoood. I already emptied and shut down the 125. This was before they were filled and stocked after they went in. I built the stands inside taht room.

Please bear this in mind when you build the stand. I have an inwall 75 that has a similar problem. I was quoted a price of $1,000+ to lower that tank so I can work in it without needing a ladder. *sigh* I think I may do it.

Juice, please be careful so you are not at risk of falling off a ladder. I want you to most certainly to outlive me.

 

[JuiceBox52]

Nice.
Looking forward to your entering that tank in the Tank of the Month contest.

By the way, are you still participating in the Art Battle competition tomorrow?

Yessir I am! You can register to vote here, i believe it will be live streamed again as well!

 

[JuiceBox52]

And now a warning. I have a lovely 150 gal tank. I am having to give it up. The reason is I just turned 77 and to work on the tank I need a 3 step small A-frame ladder. Soooner or later I am going to fall off that ladder and break a few bones. So I am about to have to sell the tank and the clown loaches it holds as well as the filtrations, lights, lids and a forest of anubias attached to Malaysian driftwoood. I already emptied and shut down the 125. This was before they were filled and stocked after they went in. I built the stands inside taht room.
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Please bear this in mind when you build the stand. I have an inwall 75 that has a similar problem. I was quoted a price of $1,000+ to lower that tank so I can work in it without needing a ladder. *sigh* I think I may do it.

Juice, please be careful so you are not at risk of falling off a ladder. I want you to most certainly to outlive me.

Thank you! I will keep that in mind. I won’t be doing most of the tank maintenance as at this point in time I can hardly walk, let alone climb a ladder, I’ll be employing my family to help out.

So the ladder shall not be the end of me, however I make no guarantees on outliving you at this point in my life