Pufferpunk
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Yep, the cure of all that ails you & your tank!
Drilling a 2 gallon Goldfish bowl
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Pufferpunk
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Don't forget the soap, fish are dirty creatures.
moon jelly
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Jepuskar-I'm glad you are finally gonna set up a tank! Then again, you might get all the parts, sell them, keep the goldfish bowl and get a betta 
RobbW
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Heck, I've already got that. It's called a Jacuzzi tub!!!
coralfanatic1
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this has gggggggggot to be the funniest thread i have ever read. bust seriously was this a serious thread??
RobbW
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While a pimped-out goldfish bowl may be Jason's ideal tank, it may not be everyone's cup of tea. I think we should each post our dream tank. Here's mine:
When I was getting ready to upgrade to my new 55G tank, I was debating over what stand configuration I wanted and what size sump I should run. That's when I had a stroke of genius (i.e. one too many Old Milwaukees). I decided to forget all the fancy-schmancy stuff and go totally redneck on this mother!
I've decided to scrap the whole stand and sump idea completely. Instead, I'm going to set my 55G up on milk crates stacked 3-high x 4-wide x 2-deep. The top surface of the stand will be an old oak door that's been sitting out in my shed for a couple years. (See honey?! Told ya I'd find a use for that ol' door! Git rid of perfectly good wood? You must be crazy!)
My tank will be set up on the other side of the wall from the hall bathroom. I'll run my overflow and return lines through the wall into the bathroom. Don't worry, there's already a hole there from when my brother's wife's cousin's father got drunk at our annual pig roast and punched his hand through the wall following a heated argument over whether you should use a dry rub or a sauce when BBQing a pork belly in the smoker!
Anyway, in the bathroom/fishroom, the overflow line will drain into the tub. Of course, I'll have to make sure my brother cleans it out real good like after he gits done with his last batch of bathtub gin. I'll use an ol' water pump from the General Lee that's sittin' out in my front yard for the return line. Well, it's not the REAL General Lee. It's just a rusted out 1982 Z28 painted like the General Lee. It ain't goin' no where anyhow, what with it up on blocks and missing both doors. Ma thinks we should paint it terracotta and plant petunias in the trunk. Ya know, spruce 'er up a bit! As it is now, it's kinda an eyesore!
Anyhoo, I plan to hook up a gravity-fed ATO running from the shower head. That thing's had a slow leak for months anyway. Might as well put all that wasted water to good use, right?! Only thing I gotta figure out is how to keep from scalding my fish whenever someone flushes the toilet.
Oh well, I'm sure I'll get all this sorted out eventually!
When I was getting ready to upgrade to my new 55G tank, I was debating over what stand configuration I wanted and what size sump I should run. That's when I had a stroke of genius (i.e. one too many Old Milwaukees). I decided to forget all the fancy-schmancy stuff and go totally redneck on this mother!
I've decided to scrap the whole stand and sump idea completely. Instead, I'm going to set my 55G up on milk crates stacked 3-high x 4-wide x 2-deep. The top surface of the stand will be an old oak door that's been sitting out in my shed for a couple years. (See honey?! Told ya I'd find a use for that ol' door! Git rid of perfectly good wood? You must be crazy!)
My tank will be set up on the other side of the wall from the hall bathroom. I'll run my overflow and return lines through the wall into the bathroom. Don't worry, there's already a hole there from when my brother's wife's cousin's father got drunk at our annual pig roast and punched his hand through the wall following a heated argument over whether you should use a dry rub or a sauce when BBQing a pork belly in the smoker!
Anyway, in the bathroom/fishroom, the overflow line will drain into the tub. Of course, I'll have to make sure my brother cleans it out real good like after he gits done with his last batch of bathtub gin. I'll use an ol' water pump from the General Lee that's sittin' out in my front yard for the return line. Well, it's not the REAL General Lee. It's just a rusted out 1982 Z28 painted like the General Lee. It ain't goin' no where anyhow, what with it up on blocks and missing both doors. Ma thinks we should paint it terracotta and plant petunias in the trunk. Ya know, spruce 'er up a bit! As it is now, it's kinda an eyesore!
Anyhoo, I plan to hook up a gravity-fed ATO running from the shower head. That thing's had a slow leak for months anyway. Might as well put all that wasted water to good use, right?! Only thing I gotta figure out is how to keep from scalding my fish whenever someone flushes the toilet.
Oh well, I'm sure I'll get all this sorted out eventually!
lovereefs1
OT Engineer
Glad to see you are diving right back in Bubbles! I would like to make a couple of suggestions:
1) Do this tank as an in-wall. Just think... you would be the envy of everyone in your trailer park!
2) Use a 40 oz. Budweiser bottle for your surge tank.
I would look forward to the build thread, but we all know you are afraid to put water in a tank. Have you considered getting one of these for your fish instead?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iYI_43UpZc&feature=fvsr
1) Do this tank as an in-wall. Just think... you would be the envy of everyone in your trailer park!
2) Use a 40 oz. Budweiser bottle for your surge tank.
I would look forward to the build thread, but we all know you are afraid to put water in a tank. Have you considered getting one of these for your fish instead?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iYI_43UpZc&feature=fvsr
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craftytony
OT Godfather
craftytony
OT Godfather
BTW....here ya go BEEFY!
Sorry for not updating, but things havent been going well.
Had some issues taking a shower with the fish in the tub. Unfortunately one perished because he got stepped on. Poor guy.
We are getting use to manuevering around the fish now, but one thing we haven't quite got nailed down is the fluctuating salinity when showering. Seems the excess water is dropping the salt levels. Right now what we are doing is holding a handfull of salt that we bought from the gas station..every 30 seconds we drop a couple of pellets in. Seems to work, but I would like to automate this.
Another aggravating thing is..well...the Selson Blue...the Blue Tang disappears when I rinse my head..I get worried I'm gonna step on him too. I think the added nutrients from the run off of the Selson Blue is now helping all of the corals I've added to the tub as well...so this little aggravation is well worth it.
Had some issues taking a shower with the fish in the tub. Unfortunately one perished because he got stepped on. Poor guy.
We are getting use to manuevering around the fish now, but one thing we haven't quite got nailed down is the fluctuating salinity when showering. Seems the excess water is dropping the salt levels. Right now what we are doing is holding a handfull of salt that we bought from the gas station..every 30 seconds we drop a couple of pellets in. Seems to work, but I would like to automate this.
Another aggravating thing is..well...the Selson Blue...the Blue Tang disappears when I rinse my head..I get worried I'm gonna step on him too. I think the added nutrients from the run off of the Selson Blue is now helping all of the corals I've added to the tub as well...so this little aggravation is well worth it.
RobbW
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Figured I'd post an update, too. My "scalding fish when toilet is flushed" problem has been solved! A couple a good ol' boys from ComEd came out yesterday and cut off power to the trailer. No more power = no more hot water = no more scalding fish. Come to find out, the 'lectric company don't take kindly to paying your balance owed with grocery store coupons. I was short on cash for payin' utilities last month. So I needed to quickly find some other form of currency. I spotted the ol' lady's coupon tote hangin' in the bathroom and decided to have a look. Did you know those things have an actual cash value of 1/10 of $0.01?!?! So, I filled up a trash bag full of coupons and headed to the local ComEd payment center. What a waster of time that was! The customer service jerk behind the counter waited until AFTER I had counted out exactly 34,210 coupons to tell me they couldn't accept coupons as payment!!
Oh well, I guess it's on to Plan B: collecting the tabs from empty soda cans! In the meantime, I'm maintaining circulation and aeration in my DT using a large wooden spoon and a bendy straw.
Oh well, I guess it's on to Plan B: collecting the tabs from empty soda cans! In the meantime, I'm maintaining circulation and aeration in my DT using a large wooden spoon and a bendy straw.
craftytony
OT Godfather
Maybe Bubbles could help?
Pufferpunk
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I prefer, MR. BUBBLES!!!
Kmiec123
Actual CMAS Member
All you have to so for the salt is disassemble an Hour Glass and add it to the bottom or a 5 gal bucket of RC...It will act as a time release.
RobbW
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Me?!?! Certainly not! I'm as serious as a paper cut! You try maintaining a reef tank in the dead of winter without any power. I've burned through all my coupons just trying to keep the tank warm with a small fire under the bottom glass. Dag nab it, I guess that's what I get for being an idiot and buying a "Florida trailer"!
