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Posted 16 October 2013 - 06:34 PM
Hello all. My name is Corey and I'm from Kentucky. I have always been a active outdoors man but just recently became introduced to some of are smaller native fish like the darter. I currently have a 36 gallon native tank and plan to build a riffle/community tank soon. I was thinking of starting with a fourty gallon tank (in the link below). It measures36x18x16 Any advice is appreciated.
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Posted 16 October 2013 - 06:39 PM
Welcome, Corey! My first piece of advice would be to try to duplicate a riffle near you. Take home rocks, sand, driftwood - whatever you find on site. Get some water movers too, you know - those powerheads with propellers.
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Posted 16 October 2013 - 06:53 PM
Thanks. I have my 36g sit up with native rocks and wood. Im just wanting to get some water movement for my darters. I have talked to Josh he told me to come check out nanfa and here i am. His website (kycreeks.com) is what made realize how many darters we have in ky. Is that a good size tank for what im wanting to do?
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Posted 16 October 2013 - 06:57 PM
Yes, 36 long and 18 wide will give you a good foot print for establishing a darter tank... its big enough to be relatively stable form a water chemistry standpoint and the surface area will help keep up the oxygenation.
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Posted 16 October 2013 - 07:00 PM
You can do a lot with a tank that size. I am a fan of shallower tanks though. I think a 30 long could support about the same amount of fish. Same footprint. Not sure what the cost difference is. You could have a half dozen darters, and a nice size school of shiners in it comfortably. Sounds like a fun project.
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Posted 14 February 2014 - 03:38 PM
Sorry guys just saw your question. ...opps I'm just a few months late. Im interested in going with you guys. Let me know when you plan another trip.
You missed out, we had a good trip. I tested David's ID skills.....he failed. I have to report that back to the KDFWR.
Where are those photos David?
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Posted 15 February 2014 - 01:32 AM
One striped shiner that threw me for a loop.....sigh never living that one down lol.You missed out, we had a good trip. I tested David's ID skills.....he failed. I have to report that back to the KDFWR.
Where are those photos David?
You should be able to access the album whether you have facebook or not.
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