Possible Tank? Or No Point. . .

[michaelb_123]

Hey, just found a 43 litre storage thingi (9.46 uk gal) - just wondering weather it could be made into some sort of tank or it would be a awste of time. . . Father reckons waste of time but i'm enthusiastic ' lol

the probz is the sides arnt see-thru (translucent) as you can see in the pic so i wd only be able to view from above

(would take the plastic off and make a clear lid)

Please give comments - is it just a waste of time?
I just fancy a big tank cuz i havnt had one yet and it seems like a wasted opportunity. . .

Thanks

- Enthusiast -

 

[OohFeeshy]

Could work, check it's foodsafe though. They normally are, but you never know. Pick a fish that looks good viewed from above, maybe create a mini indoor tropical pond type thing.

 

[Ogrt48]

Could work, check it's foodsafe though. They normally are, but you never know. Pick a fish that looks good viewed from above, maybe create a mini indoor tropical pond type thing.

Sure it could be. I've used a 2liter coke bottle as a tank before.. Anything that holds water can be a tank. The fish just won't look pretty through that, if you could even make it out looking into that thing. Its not clear enough imo.

 

[Phoenixfish]

its a pond deff a planted pond with maybe goldfish lol

 

[michaelb_123]

theres loadsa surface area as you can see, anyone have any suggestions? a few goldfish? lol. cnt wait to get suggestions hint hint lol

God i'm gna need loadsa gravel if i get some lol. . .

 

[plecoguy]

you wanna be careful, some of that stuff can be kinda brittle, add a bunch of water to that equation and you have a disaster.

 

[michaelb_123]

you wanna be careful, some of that stuff can be kinda brittle, add a bunch of water to that equation and you have a disaster.

could one please elaborate?

cnt wait!!! lol

i hope it does work out. I might get a cheap fish that is hardy such as a goldfish and see if it survives. . . i hope so . . . it would be so awesome. . I could have it for a huge fry tank? lol

 

[MegTheFish]

Its too small for goldfish (although it would be a good idea if it was big enough, as goldfish are suppost to be best viewed from the top!)
You could probably stock it more then a regular rectangular tank because it has more surface area though.

 

[Jen]

You could use it as a breeding tank, or quarentine tank. If you grew plants, you could set it up at a plant grow out space. It wouldn't do too well as a fish viewing tank though.

 

[michaelb_123]

not even a small goldfish? i was thinkin i could due to the large surface area, perhaps some small coldwater fish like white cloud minnows or somethin - onli probz is theyr so small it wdnt look that good from above. . .

thanks so far mates!!!

 

[MegTheFish]

There is no such thing as a "small" goldfish. Fancies will at the VERY minimum get 6-8" long, the normal comet/common goldfish (usually sold as feeders) will get a couple feet long. When they are young goldfish need 10 gallons of water each, but soon you'll be looking at 20-30 gallons each. Goldfish are such great fish and I do wish there was such thing as a small goldfish that could be kept in a simple 10 or 20 gallon tank, but unfortunatly, there isn't.
Personally, I think white clouded mountain minnows are too active for a 10 gallon (I'm just rounding it off), same with danios. Other sub-tropical fish would be wheater (dojo) loaches, which also get too big, and those "coldwater" plecos (which have too many common names to list!) which need lots of water movement/airation and stable water conditions. It would probably be best to get a heater.

 

[kjb66]

I think its a bit risky my friend bought one similar to this as he wanted to move his tank so was going to use this as a temp one and it split,it did not have a perfect flat bottom it had a a lip all the way round underneath which split under the weight of the water so be careful

 

[pica_nuttalli]

um, since this doesn't seem to have been explicitly mentioned yet...

43 liters is just 10 gallons.

that's not very big at all.

 

[fishfishfish]

dwarf puffers possibly.lol

 

[Shelly_Otterkin]

Great Qt tank.