Fatty July 28, 2003 Share Fatty GC Founder July 28, 2003 Would tooltime be for anything household? Thought this would be a good place to talk about projects such as this tank. Beaner came over to help me set up a new tank last night. My niece picked out the decor. I need to split up my oscars before one of them decides he wants to be king and kills the other 3. They are growing quite rapidly. Here's my original tank in the basement (you may have seen this) Here's the future home of my two red oscars: Right now I have some minnows in there while the tank sets up. The way my office is laid out, I am unable to get a picture with both tanks at once. They are at either end of my L-shaped desk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magruter July 28, 2003 Share Magruter Member July 28, 2003 Right now I have some minnows in there while the tank sets up. Just like those poor canaries that they use to use when the were mining... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty July 28, 2003 Author Share Fatty GC Founder July 28, 2003 Whoa, anyone see the face in that orange piece of coral? Spooky. Gonna move this to chit chat. Not really a tool thing I've decided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magruter July 28, 2003 Share Magruter Member July 28, 2003 I think you're going crazy did you eat something wierd while you were camping?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xterminator July 28, 2003 Share Xterminator Member July 28, 2003 maybe a canary or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffe July 28, 2003 Share Jeffe Member July 28, 2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubblegum Bandit July 29, 2003 Share Bubblegum Bandit Member July 29, 2003 Looks good Fatty, my fish take is gonna be in my back yard eventually......Koi Pond, don't think the wife is gonna let me that until next summer though, to many things she wants done inside the house first... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[VI]ROosTEr July 29, 2003 Share [VI]ROosTEr Member July 29, 2003 I moved a 240 gallon tank for a guy last summer. He had some of the most beautiful Oscars I have ever seen. I want a Phat saltwater setup, but I am gonna wait till I have the funds to pay someone to clean it for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwOOp July 29, 2003 Share SwOOp Member July 29, 2003 Whoa, anyone see the face in that orange piece of coral? Spooky. Gonna move this to chit chat. Not really a tool thing I've decided. I see 2 faces Fatty, are either of them one that you are speaking of? They are both on the middle spire of the coral. The one on top is facing about five o'clock and looks more like a dog face to me, but it looks like it is staring right at ya. And that is right above what looks like a human face that is facing six o'clock, but his left eye is covered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble .gc July 29, 2003 Share Trouble .gc Member July 29, 2003 i want a fish tank....watch just told me i could!!!!!!! yeah!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwEEziL July 29, 2003 Share dwEEziL Member July 29, 2003 I see a piece of coral. You guys need to give up the crack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[VI]ROosTEr July 29, 2003 Share [VI]ROosTEr Member July 29, 2003 crap, I do see the bottom face. Fatty got some evil voodoo coral. TAKE IT BACK!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty July 29, 2003 Author Share Fatty GC Founder July 29, 2003 And that is right above what looks like a human face that is facing six o'clock, but his left eye is covered. That's the spooky one i saw!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty July 29, 2003 Author Share Fatty GC Founder July 29, 2003 Wait, do you see the demon face pushing in above the spooky face in the very center? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBugs July 29, 2003 Share TheBugs Member July 29, 2003 o yea its now official, u guys need some help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magruter July 29, 2003 Share Magruter Member July 29, 2003 This thread is boring me.... Let's go talk about me getting a job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THX1138 July 29, 2003 Share THX1138 Member July 29, 2003 (edited) how many gallons are your tanks? I've got a 75gal and a 35gal hex. Edited July 29, 2003 by THX1138 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty July 29, 2003 Author Share Fatty GC Founder July 29, 2003 44 hex and that new one is a 55. I was looking at a 120 gallon tank at the store the other day.......next house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoMamma July 29, 2003 Share YoMamma Member July 29, 2003 nice tank. and wow, its huge! i used to have a fish bowl for my old goldfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mulva July 29, 2003 Share Guest mulva Guests July 29, 2003 (edited) cool, didnt know other people were into fish here. I have 5 tanks up and running at my house. and btw....your oscars are going to need a bigger tank then that heres a link to my cichlid site. cichlids Edited July 29, 2003 by mulva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwEEziL July 30, 2003 Share dwEEziL Member July 30, 2003 Hey Mulva, good to see ya made it here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty July 30, 2003 Author Share Fatty GC Founder July 30, 2003 and btw....your oscars are going to need a bigger tank then that In what time frame? Hmmm...maybe I'll just never change the water.... But seriously, I know it depends on lots of factors, but what's the average age when they're maxed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty July 30, 2003 Author Share Fatty GC Founder July 30, 2003 Btw, I'm planning on 2-3 weeks before I move any fish over to that tank. Any other suggestions? I don't test for anything like nitrogen, etc....I just wing it and give it time..... but I try to follow the guidelines... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mulva July 30, 2003 Share Guest mulva Guests July 30, 2003 If the 55 is a new tank, give it about a month to cycle. Once the tank cycles you should be fine. Oscars grow quickly, as Im sure you already know. A standard 55 gallon tank is perfect size for them length wise, but its the deepness of the tank that is an issue. A 75 gallon tank is much better. Your oscars will be ok in that tank for a while, but when they start really putting on some size, you will notice them starting to have issues turning in the tank. Once that starts happening I would suggest either giving them up, or going with the 75 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mulva July 30, 2003 Share Guest mulva Guests July 30, 2003 couple shots of some of my tanks..... 55 gallon Malawi cichlid setup 75 gallon bow front tank, Tang cichlid setup This shot won me first place from a photo contest on cichlid-forum.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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