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Fish talk => General Aquarium Discussion => Topic started by: craig on July 09, 2006, 09:07:24 AM

Title: Aquarium ideas please!!
Post by: craig on July 09, 2006, 09:07:24 AM
If anyone is proud of there display tank can they post a couple of pics up?
I would like a few more ideas before I move house and move the tank.
Cheers guys
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Post by: nick on July 09, 2006, 11:53:33 AM
hey craig, im not ashamed of mine lol, heres the think to look at them [/url]http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/flanka_06/Cycling%20the%20tank/?action=view&current=snap1.jpg&refPage=&imgAnch=imgAnch5//
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Post by: nick on July 09, 2006, 11:54:43 AM
ok, that didnt work, i dont know how to post a pic..... ill try again (http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/flanka_06/Cycling%20the%20tank/?action=view&current=snap1.jpg&refPage=&imgAnch=imgAnch5)
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Post by: nick on July 09, 2006, 11:56:11 AM
well its got me stumped how to do it......go on the chat later on and ill send u the link on there. or go to my profile and click on the link there and look at the pics, that should work fine
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Post by: Paul on July 09, 2006, 12:48:20 PM
nice rocks
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Post by: nick on July 09, 2006, 01:15:27 PM
thnx paul, they were not cheap iether, but if you want it to look good then its something you will need to do, i rang so many aquariums trying to find some that sell it, i found some but......
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Post by: nickbo on July 09, 2006, 02:16:03 PM
This is my tangs
(//%5Bimg:41bf777ad3%5Dhttp://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f117/70nick/Picture576.jpg%5B/img:41bf777ad3%5D)
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Post by: nick on July 09, 2006, 02:32:25 PM
nice tank, but how do u post pics??? its totaly got me stumped
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Post by: ndoboi on July 09, 2006, 05:23:17 PM
Here's Nicks tank:

[img:1a480bded9]http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/flanka_06/Cycling%20the%20tank/snap1.jpg[/img:1a480bded9]

And one of my tanks:
[img:1a480bded9]http://www.users.on.net/~stephenyoung/Tank1.jpg[/img:1a480bded9]

Cheers
Steve
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Post by: nick on July 09, 2006, 05:29:03 PM
oh thnx steve, but u gotta tell me how to do that one day, lol, nice tank by the way, nice arrangment too :) looks good
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Post by: GTR73 on July 09, 2006, 06:24:46 PM
Not the best pic but,

[img:1ed0563046]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v487/GTR73/000_0189.jpg[/img:1ed0563046]

4ft long
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Post by: fishybusiness on July 10, 2006, 05:38:27 PM
my tank
[img:dd3e43e5cd]http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y60/nigelrat78/IMG_0763.jpg[/img:dd3e43e5cd]
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Post by: emiee on July 10, 2006, 05:50:21 PM
this is my 6footer... not really a display but a breeding tank for my aceis

[img:ebf30313c5]http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b368/emiee_/the6footerupload.jpg[/img:ebf30313c5]

hth
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Post by: craig on July 10, 2006, 05:56:43 PM
All these tanks look great!
The plants you guys are using, are they real?
Fishybusiness- Nice rock display. What type of rock?
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Post by: ndoboi on July 10, 2006, 06:46:45 PM
All my plants are real.

Cheers
Steve
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Post by: craig on July 10, 2006, 08:13:32 PM
They look great to ndoboi, Do any of your fish pick at them?
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Post by: cvanwyk on July 10, 2006, 09:12:19 PM
This is a tank with a few tanganyikans and various dither fish (tiger barbs, kerrys danios, zebra danios, silver shark) oh and a nice piece of timber...
[img:10f25695f0]http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b49/chrisvanwyksadventures/8e93f4f9.jpg[/img:10f25695f0]
here are some close ups
Compressiceps:
[img:10f25695f0]http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b49/chrisvanwyksadventures/e92816ec.jpg[/img:10f25695f0]
Brichardi:
[img:10f25695f0]http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b49/chrisvanwyksadventures/e2d6197f.jpg[/img:10f25695f0]
this is my Polypterus display tank:
[img:10f25695f0]http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b49/chrisvanwyksadventures/25059e25.jpg[/img:10f25695f0]
and if you are really keen you could always stick a hippopotomus in with your africans:
[img:10f25695f0]http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b49/chrisvanwyksadventures/DSC01848.jpg[/img:10f25695f0]

chris
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Post by: emiee on July 10, 2006, 09:16:16 PM
sorry to jump on the thread but where did you score that wood from chris...
its smick as

oh and the hippo is a great addition lol
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Post by: cvanwyk on July 10, 2006, 09:43:58 PM
hey! thanks :D i have a  :wink:  secret spot  :wink: where i get it from. next time i am out there i am thinking of trying to find a few more pieces to cart back and sell on the forum here :)
also, congrats on the bristlenose fry! i have my first decent batch looking much the same as yours  

here is another tank i have with five of my bristlenose fry in there... somewhere...

[img:17174d36c0]http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b49/chrisvanwyksadventures/DSC02230.jpg[/img:17174d36c0]

chris
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Post by: cichlid mad man on July 10, 2006, 09:44:05 PM
nice fake hippo  got me. cheers doug.
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Post by: ndoboi on July 10, 2006, 09:44:53 PM
[quote:8604c45fbf="craig"]They look great to ndoboi, Do any of your fish pick at them?[/quote:8604c45fbf]

None of the cichlids trouble my plants. Every now and again my L104s get a taste for the echinodorus though they dont do to much damage if I give them plenty of veggies.

Cheers
Steve
Title: Re: yer right
Post by: ndoboi on July 10, 2006, 09:46:22 PM
[quote:3fa59aee60="cichlid mad man"]nice fake hippo  got me. cheers doug.[/quote:3fa59aee60]

Is that the Hippo tank at Melbourne zoo??
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Post by: cvanwyk on July 10, 2006, 09:47:38 PM
hey Doug :)
Camden aquarium in Phillidelphia... Hippo tank... sat there for about an hour watching them swim past... totally awesome

chris
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