Fish Tanks

[Jonno]

I have turtles... Does that count?

[Huntington]

im in the process of setting up a new tank as i finally have the space, just a 4 footer, but should do nicely. running through a fishless cycle at the moment, so while im waiting ive just been doing some landscaping for the when the new tenants move into it.
If anyone knows where i can find some decent priced Mopani or bogwood, or even driftwood if its nice, let me know.

[DLFHUB666]

You can get free driftwood from the beach, everything (rocks,driftwood) in my tank i got from the beach.

[nemesis_adrasteia]

You can get free driftwood from the beach, everything (rocks,driftwood) in my tank i got from the beach.

how do you clean the stuff from the beach before it goes in your tank?

[DLFHUB666]

I scrub the DW/rocks with a clean brush an rinse with fresh water NO SOAP, then let it soak in FW for a couple of hours. This works for me, Don't blame me if your fish die.
Did you see my eeltail NEM???.

[Huntington]

i might as well be paying to purchase and post, cheaper than petrol in the ss to get the beach and back.
would volcanic garden rocks be ok if i drilled a few holes in them for caves? give em a wash like you said

[nemesis_adrasteia]

I scrub the DW/rocks with a clean brush an rinse with fresh water NO SOAP, then let it soak in FW for a couple of hours. This works for me, Don't blame me if your fish die.
Did you see my eeltail NEM???.

just spotted it mate, looks good, ill take some pics of mine soon, i need to clean the glass first its filthy.

do you have any problems with your eeltail harrasing your other fish, mines currently in a 4ft tank with 3 gold fish, i want to put in something more interesting than goldfish but hes pretty aggresive and i dont really wanna put some nice fish only there only to have them eaten.

[Fun_Bucket]

how do you clean the stuff from the beach before it goes in your tank?

I thrown mine in the shower, or bath, and gently scrub anything off that's likely to just come off in the tank. Then if it's small enough i'll boil it for a couple of hours. Kills everything, get's rid of some of the tannins and it will soak up water straight away (usually) saves soaking them otherwise they'll just float unless you weigh them down. This bit was boiled for like 3 hours and after a few months the tannis are still leaching out. If you don't like brown water, i don't reccomend putting and driftwood in.

[nemesis_adrasteia]

i got another tank just before christmas.

6x2x2
contains one flowerhorn cichlid

heres some pics of him







theres also one bristle nose catfish but i cant find her

[Fun_Bucket]