little sea

So cute!

are you a engineer?

We had a engineer and a draftsman help us design the stand. I think they would know what they are doing.

I'm going to laugh about that for a while. I'm going to publish a book about the things I've seen engineers do for/to fish tanks. Whatever classes you need for that degree, common sense is not among them.

Good luck with the stand. I'd never do it, but I've seen it done and it worked well. It should be a really nice tank.

still laughing

If you can get someone to get them to you, I just unpacked some gorgeous ones... and I've got girls to go with them.

The phone number for Bow Valley Aquariums (Mitch) is (403) 272-4960 .

He has nothing to do with Cameron Management.

Thanks for the number. If I ever meet Mitch I may have to buy him an answering machine.

What about "Gary"? Who is this? I want a well-made tank. I have made two requests for quotes so far - one from Calgary and one from Edmonton. One is a higher end "do it all" sort of outfit and the other doesn't actually make them at their shop but they farm it out. My preference is to deal directly with a high quality builder that doesn't drive a Porsche. Is this Gary?

Thanks for all of your comments and thoughts so far.

As an aside I have started to shift my rock from the 180 to the 135 - I am going to try to take the 180 offline and get the movers to take it to Calgary. My fish look confused. This is not any fun at all

Jeff

We build in-house at Elite Aquatics and we can do pretty much anything you want (polishing and what not). Give me a call 253-8123. I don't drive a Porsche... yet.

Sensi-Seeds, one of the biggest cannabis producers in Amsterdam, uses huge tanks full of oscars and arrowana to fuel their hydroponic systems (and these systems are HUGE). Their reasoning is that you can consume the plant at any stage of development with no fear of chemical poisoning.

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I've got the Pro Series in.

Wow, does that ever look good under the Solaris!

Wow, did those ever turn out nice!

Thanks for giving them a great home, Connie, you rule!

Who carries these? Preferably closer to the south, if possible... It's the nitrate test kit that I'm after.

I've got one.

This little slayer's a G. platysoma and very cool indeed. He's out most of the day, then grabs a bunch of empty (killed) hermit crab shells and bricks himself in for the night.

Neat.

My mistake Colby, figured this was in the Livestock selling section.

ARE you selling him, or giving him away? Might be interested in him....

He's for sale. I need $40.00 for him.

Think about it though, its a mantis you can pet then watch destroy squashball sized hermit crabs. How cool is that?

Home security never looked better. Who needs a rottie when you can have a loyal mantis?

Anyone want him?

Are these little eely things whiteish with a pinkish front and have two little black dots on the front? Do they move like hell through the water with no real preferance as to upper/lower part of the tank? Where did you get the rock?

I think I'm going to be sick.

Christian, you should see this thing. It died, but I've got it preserved. I'll try to get some good shots of it.

Is it a fish, Jay, or an invert? The picture is pretty fuzzy.

There's a guy in town with a couple of Black Tips... real ones. Big Al's (Calgary) sold him four, two Cascade filters, and told him they would grow to fit their environment. You can imagine the state of them now.

Yeah, sorry about the jack, Darcy.

Risking extreme anthropomorhpism, I can see this animal think. It calculates and gauges its environment constantly. It communicates and feels. The range of expression it can convey is absolutly astounding (writing this had better not be making people want one). I can't imagine how a brain can articulate eight legs with that kind of dexterity at once. I think a new term for grace should be created for this display of elegance.

I think that LFS at times need to look past whether they can make money on an animal or not to whether they should or not. I know that comes up all the time with big fish, hybrids, overcrowding and everything else, but octopi are different. With octopi you are seriously keeping something smarter than yourself. Were it not for their lifespan, they would be us as dominant on this planet. Stores and aquarists need an honest answer as to why they should be in captivity that's better than "cause its cool". This problem, like many, is compounded by the fact that they are cheap.

Ancient cults used to worship them as gods. After all the lunches I've had with the one here, I can see why.

*****Again, not a slam to people that have/sell/want one. Just my lowly, humble thoughts.*****

Getting a new camera was a good idea. Nice pics.

A TON of people are taking my cubes because they are a cheaper way to experiment with saltwater. If you don't mind only having a few fish, but a bunch of neat inverts and some coral you can really get a nice setup for under a grand. Compare that price with trying to convert your 90 into salt.

People that have never kept fish are being very successful.

You can get cubes now with everything that bigger systems have. I've got one with a skimmer and a fuge on it.

Keep your 90 and get a nano.

Mine's powerhead trained. And ping-pong ball trained, and Tonka truck trained, and Lego trained....

What's a 55 at Wal Mart worth?

Excelent.

Thankyou to everyone who replied.

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They're fantastic food if your fish can kill them. I've fed alot of larger fish leeches and the fish really enjoyed them. If you're worried about survival, cut them up.

Sorry, mate. You did what you could.