Im Still Around

[Alasse]

Been ages since i've popped in, so much happening here (and a lot of it not good unfortunately) i struggle to find time to jump on the forums. I still have the tanks, infact just picked up another 5ft lol
 
So i now have
 
6ft - native eel
6ft (sump to above tank) - shrimp
5ft - Oscars
5ft - Pep breeding colony
5ft - was a bargain and couldnt pass it up lol, no idea whats going in it yet (might plant it and fill with male guppies)
4ft - African cichlids
4ft - Discus
3.5ft - Axolotls
3ft - Pep growout
3ft - Planted tank
2.5ft - Severum
2.5ft - Paradise fish
2.5ft - BN pair
2.5ft - BN pair
2ft - Goldfish
620T - Empty and waiting til i can get a 1000litre container to store saltwater
Bowl - Betta
Tub - Goldfish
+ 5-6 nanos around empty
+ pond with some comets, rainbows and feeders
 
There will be a few minor changes to the above list

 

[NickAu]

 
Bowl - Betta

Bowls are for soup not Bettas.
 
Welcome back.

 

[BaylorPerez]

Since you have Cichlids, maybe you could help me with getting some for centerpieces 

 

[Ch4rlie]

Nice to see you again Alasse, I look forward to seeing your next stunning tank set up with your new 5 foot tank

 

[Alasse]

 

 
Bowl - Betta

Bowls are for soup not Bettas.
 
Welcome back.
 

Thank you
 
This bowl is for a betta, perfectly acceptable!

Since you have Cichlids, maybe you could help me with getting some for centerpieces 

Love my cichlids....i will help where i can, still learning myself

 

[BaylorPerez]

Yay, well i do have a post up about the color for some centerpieces. comment on that or we can continue in Pm

 

[Alasse]

Nice to see you again Alasse, I look forward to seeing your next stunning tank set up with your new 5 foot tank

The newest 5ft is in place now, cant fill it though until i get a background for it, or paint the back of the tank (less chance of this cause its heavy as lol)

Yay, well i do have a post up about the color for some centerpieces. comment on that or we can continue in Pm

I will check it out, just catching up on stuff

 

[BaylorPerez]

Yea my 55Gal tank is probally close to 1Ton as i have alot of rocks that weigh 10Ibs each in there plus the 55+Gal of water in it 

 

[Alasse]

My 6x2x2 (180gal) weighs near a ton

 

[BaylorPerez]

generally that would weight 200-250Ibs without water.        With water your talking an extra 900+Ibs

 

[Alasse]

I dont work in pounds sorry
 
681 litres of water it holds....so 681kg of water
 
around 100kg of glass
 
Make 781kg
 
About 100kg of substrate and decor
 
makes 881kg
 
Still not 1 ton (1000kg), as i said close to a ton
 
Certainly closer to a ton than my 75gal with rocks in it for the africans

 

[Ch4rlie]

Don't forget the weight of the stand and the equipment inside the stand, it all adds up....
 
 
A ton of weight on the floor of your home, better be sure the floorboards and joists can handle this amount of weight.
 
I have actually heard of this happening with other keepers actually damaging the joists of their floors and anyone walking around the tank adds to the strain of the floor in that area. But luckily the tanks were ok in these instances I've heard this happening, obviously the tanks were moved later. But that made me real aware of the dangers and potential costs of this happening.
 
Always worth checking this, I don't mean this for Alasse but anyone who is considering larger tanks to be sure to think about where to put their tanks, especially if the tank is going upstairs of a house or even a flat, just something to consider

 

[Alasse]

My stand is heavy as, its made of besser blocks and quite a few of them, no way would this be able to go inside the house, i would have to look at getting a cabinet at the least to help spread the weight over the floor

 

[Ch4rlie]

Your tank is not going in the house .............

 
You mean its outside or in a outbuilding like a shed or a garage?
 
 
No way we in the UK have the weather to do that :lol
Unless of course we weatherproofed the shed / garage and insulated and all that sort of thing, not a cheap way of doing things in UK thats for sure.
 
But worth doing if planning to convert the garage soley for purpose of having a fish room.......hmm......theres an idea.........GF would go beserk of course....but.....yeah........hmmm
 
 

 

[Akasha72]

I'm hopefully okay in my first floor flat cos it's got concrete floors ... I think I'd know by now if it wasn't okay!