[JC Nor7]

Originally Posted by akward silence

I'd love to wall mount, and we are actually allowed to. However, I like being able to see the sides of my tank. When I design the interior I make sure to leave each side visually appealing.

I'm glad I found this thread, you guys are cool

of course, if i had my own place, i'd have a big tank wall mounted, and a big tank that wasn't wall mounted. one freshwater, one saltwater.

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Originally Posted by JC Nor7

if i had my own place, i'd probably get a nice 125-150 gallon installed into a wall mount.

I grew up with my dad having a 230 wall mounted

I will get one.

Hopefully will be putting one in my house soon.
Just don't have a great place to put it:/

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I can't see myself spending thousands on a salt tank sadly, no matter how much I want to.

Protein skimmers are so ****ing expensive! Not to mention the other dozen or so things that cost hundreds of doll hairs.

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I used to think paintball was akin to professional money burning.
Then I learned how much salt tanks were.

[JC Nor7]

i still much prefer the look of a well-planted freshwater tank.

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I love planted fresh waters and aqua scapes and ponds and everything but there is something about the colours of a salt water tank

http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index....k-of-the-month

[JC Nor7]

Originally Posted by pbmink

I love planted fresh waters and aqua scapes and ponds and everything but there is something about the colours of a salt water tank

http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index....k-of-the-month

they are nice, but it's the same reason i don't like dutch-style aquascapes - too many colors and too much "noise".

i love a planted freshwater tank with a natural looking substrate, painted background, and 2-4 types of plants to make things look unified.

that's just me, of course.

i probably won't own a saltwater tank for many many years.

i think i'm just going to line my tank with a bunch of jungle val and let it grow.

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Originally Posted by pbmink

I used to think paintball was akin to professional money burning.
Then I learned how much salt tanks were.

It is! Salt is stupid expensive, as is paintball.

[Imnothungry]

i didnt have to pay for **** at the tail end of my paintball playing so a fish bowl is almost more expensive than paintball was. before i started playing more competitively while i was still in high school and beginning college...that sucked

i would like to get some salt stuff going but i am still learning with planted scapes and i am going to build a nice spotted turtle (maybe DBT's, haven't decided) set up once i move...i think that is enough for now

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Originally Posted by Imnothungry

i didnt have to pay for **** at the tail end of my paintball playing so a fish bowl is almost more expensive than paintball was. before i started playing more competitively while i was still in high school and beginning college...that sucked

i would like to get some salt stuff going but i am still learning with planted scapes and i am going to build a nice spotted turtle (maybe DBT's, haven't decided) set up once i move...i think that is enough for now

Lmk with the turtle project.

I recently picked up a bunch of genetics.

[payroll]

For you guys interested in saltwater but dont want to pay the high price of buying new, keep your eye on craigslist, I have done very well on there when it comes to saltwater set ups, usually complete with everything u need for around 3-500$$ would cost you alot more buying everything new, but it could be just my area.

[JC Nor7]

Had my days mixed up. Can't get my tank till the 15th.

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Originally Posted by payroll

For you guys interested in saltwater but dont want to pay the high price of buying new, keep your eye on craigslist, I have done very well on there when it comes to saltwater set ups, usually complete with everything u need for around 3-500$$ would cost you alot more buying everything new, but it could be just my area.

I browse craigslist all the time for this very reason. I'd love to find the perfect salt setup, or even just a very large tank within reasonable distance.

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Originally Posted by akward silence

I browse craigslist all the time for this very reason. I'd love to find the perfect salt setup, or even just a very large tank within reasonable distance.

If your area CL is anything like mine I have had more luck searching the "general" section for saltwater than the pet section that usually gets flagged and deleted...

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I just checked it and am buying a 1/2hp chiller for 60 tonight

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Originally Posted by payroll

If your area CL is anything like mine I have had more luck searching the "general" section for saltwater than the pet section that usually gets flagged and deleted...

I usually scroll through both. The best I found was a 225 gallon tank with starphire glass and a cherry stand for $700. It also came with hood and lights

[ProtoxxPaintball]

Its a good thing that I don't have a truck otherwise I'd be leaving MD with a new tank...

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Haha. Taxes done, now I'm doing serious big tank shopping.

[ProtoxxPaintball]

That 225 is pretty much EXACTLY what I'm looking for. I want a breeding pair of Dovii. Can't have anything smaller than a 220 for a pair imo.

http://augusta.craigslist.org/fod/3548183547.html < I'd love that but I can only IMAGINE what the price on that is...

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Im near Chicago and someone keeps trying to unload a Zero Edge complete set up for 800$ awesome tank, there is another larger one on there also stocked to the rim in corals and fish for $2000, wish I had the room for it!

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I think, for what I'm looking to spend, either a 120 or 180 would suffice. I need the added thickness that both tanks offer.

What do you guys think? The biggest fish in have is a black Ghost knife followed by 3 Bichirs.

There isn't much on Craigslist right now, hopefully that changes over the next week or so.