Pulled my 90 gallon tank out of storage this weekend
#1 Guest_viridari_*
Posted 02 December 2007 - 10:18 PM
A number of years ago I got a freebie 90 gallon aquarium that was a bit rough looking, but held water and had previously been used to house aquatic turtles. It has followed me from place to place over the years, and usually was used a a growout tank for my baby fish. This time I thought I would make a nice native community tank out of it as I didn't have the big fish room for getting really into breeding anymore like I had back in Philadelphia.
My home office was rearranged and a nice place free of direct sunlight was selected. I got it all set up on the stand and all it really needed was a cleaning. Life was good, right?
Then I moved a computer from one end of the room to the other.
CRACK
My aquarium is now a terrarium.
The corner of the PC nicked the corner of the aquarium. No faces were broken, but there is a very definite crack in the corner of the tank and it should not be trusted to hold water again.
C'est la vie.
Maybe it would make a cool terrarium for a nice size group of Rhampholeon brevicaudatus, a species usually kept in much smaller quarters due to its diminutive size.
Still, it would have been a fine native community tank.
#2 Guest_troutperch beeman_*
Posted 03 December 2007 - 12:35 PM
#3 Guest_teleost_*
Posted 03 December 2007 - 12:47 PM
#4 Guest_viridari_*
Posted 03 December 2007 - 01:58 PM
If only one pane is cracked and the tank is still empty, you might consider replacing the cracked pane. http://saltaquarium..../a/aa031302.htm
Technically two panes are cracked, but at the edges so the crack only appears in the corner where the front pane and the left side pane meet.
You could turn into a dart frog terrrarium. I have been playing with the frogs for a few month now and I think they are neat. The hardest part is culturing flightless fruit flies.
The thought has crossed my mind. I've never really cultured FF's before so like many others before me, I admit I am a bit concerned about that (not the difficulty so much as the commitment). I'm also not thrilled about the idea of FF's getting loose around my home. No matter what you do to contain them, they do, after all, inevitably escape.
I'm not ruling it out, though. Dendrobates is a genus chock full of gorgeous frogs.
#5 Guest_tglassburner_*
Posted 03 December 2007 - 02:17 PM
I like the chameleon Idea.Technically two panes are cracked, but at the edges so the crack only appears in the corner where the front pane and the left side pane meet.
The thought has crossed my mind. I've never really cultured FF's before so like many others before me, I admit I am a bit concerned about that (not the difficulty so much as the commitment). I'm also not thrilled about the idea of FF's getting loose around my home. No matter what you do to contain them, they do, after all, inevitably escape.
I'm not ruling it out, though. Dendrobates is a genus chock full of gorgeous frogs.
#6 Guest_fishlvr_*
Posted 03 December 2007 - 04:32 PM
#7 Guest_Irate Mormon_*
Posted 03 December 2007 - 06:07 PM
#8 Guest_viridari_*
Posted 03 December 2007 - 07:35 PM
Not a shabby idea.
Years ago I had a native NC herp terrarium. Although it was only a 20 gallon "long" tank, it was quite a nice thing to look at. Every animal in there was something that I caught in NC, but given the size of the cage there weren't many in there. A 90 gallon enclosure would be pretty dang cool though.
#10 Guest_butch_*
Posted 03 December 2007 - 10:31 PM
#11 Guest_Brooklamprey_*
Posted 03 December 2007 - 11:04 PM
Smaller Uroplatus such as U. phantasticus or U. ebenaui are also interesting should you be able to track some down.
Same type set up works well for these also and they are awesome little animals.
#12 Guest_fishlvr_*
Posted 04 December 2007 - 04:19 PM
Normally way off topic for this place but your tank would be excellent for Rhampholeon sp. I kept a good colony of R. brevicaudatus, R. kerstenii and various Brookesia species in a similar setup (Not in the same tank mind you seperate).
Smaller Uroplatus such as U. phantasticus or U. ebenaui are also interesting should you be able to track some down.
Same type set up works well for these also and they are awesome little animals.
I've thought about getting some Brookesia, or some U. phantasticus. I've seen both on Kingsnake classifieds.
Brooklamprey - Were the Brookesia "easy" to keep? What was the most difficult part of keeping them?
#13 Guest_nativecajun_*
Posted 15 December 2007 - 08:57 AM
Daniel
I just had to share my pain.
A number of years ago I got a freebie 90 gallon aquarium that was a bit rough looking, but held water and had previously been used to house aquatic turtles. It has followed me from place to place over the years, and usually was used a a growout tank for my baby fish. This time I thought I would make a nice native community tank out of it as I didn't have the big fish room for getting really into breeding anymore like I had back in Philadelphia.
My home office was rearranged and a nice place free of direct sunlight was selected. I got it all set up on the stand and all it really needed was a cleaning. Life was good, right?
Then I moved a computer from one end of the room to the other.
CRACK
My aquarium is now a terrarium.
The corner of the PC nicked the corner of the aquarium. No faces were broken, but there is a very definite crack in the corner of the tank and it should not be trusted to hold water again.
C'est la vie.
Maybe it would make a cool terrarium for a nice size group of Rhampholeon brevicaudatus, a species usually kept in much smaller quarters due to its diminutive size.
Still, it would have been a fine native community tank.
#14 Guest_Seedy_*
Posted 30 December 2007 - 07:08 PM
#15 Guest_viridari_*
Posted 30 December 2007 - 07:26 PM
Let's see a picture of this cracked tank. I think it can be easily saved.
Quite possibly. It's just a bit big for my liking. Honestly I'm more inclined to backfill the space with smaller tanks. I no longer have the luxury of a 1000 square foot fish room to play with. (apologies... cell phone camera is best I have until Friday or Saturday when the Nikon comes in)
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#16 Guest_Seedy_*
Posted 30 December 2007 - 08:14 PM
#17 Guest_Irate Mormon_*
Posted 30 December 2007 - 09:25 PM
#18 Guest_viridari_*
Posted 30 December 2007 - 10:20 PM
I'm looking at the empty spot on the wall now and considering my options. I'm probably going to put a 55 gallon there and take another stab at MRBD captive breeding.
#19 Guest_Irate Mormon_*
Posted 31 December 2007 - 07:04 PM
#20 Guest_tglassburner_*
Posted 31 December 2007 - 08:35 PM
It was, but we missed the cat.Hey, wasn't that my avatar once?
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