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Old 21-07-2013, 04:29
ItsBrooke
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So my boyfriend got us a new fish tank about 3 weeks ago, currently only has 3 little guppies and 1 female platy fish in there as we don't want to overstock, Its beautiful tank 30 ltr which is 8 gallons I think and he's put loads of work into it bless him.

hes got a video up on youtube so his family from USA can see if you want a little look here is the link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pG-w9El2Fg

Comments etc very welcome on the video if you have a youtube of course

So what do you guys think of it? I love it and am glad he got it. I noticed there isn't many topics on fish on here so thought id start one if any of you have fish tanks or a biorb please post photos/video so I can have a peak and show the boyfriend for ideas for are one.
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Old 21-07-2013, 10:35
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The biorbs are good, i have had one for few years now, The are easy to clean, filter etc etc. Plenty of accessories for them, maybe a little pricey, but if you look around on the net you can get them cheap.
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Old 21-07-2013, 23:56
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very nice looking tank
never been a fan of biorbs myself but some out there look incredibly pretty

i prefer my larger tanks, wouldn't go back anything smaller than 55-60L these days.
i have a bow fronted aqua start 500 tank set up for tropicals with an under gravel filter, it's been running for about 7 or 8 years now and has been a little beauty, barely any trouble with it at all, other than needing to replace the air stone once or twice and one of the florescent tubes in the hood (i have live plants, but only ones which don't require much in the way of lighting, so replacing tubes hasn't been all that much of a priority)
the abundance of bright sunlight this past month or so has led to a bloom of green and hair algae in there though so it looks a bit pants at the moment as i've not had a chance to clear it out properly (my hands are covered in cuts, so i don;t want to be pawing around in the tank until they heal)
only a hand full of fish in there at the moment
5 neons, a rummy nose tetra and my old faithful albino red tailed shark, who has to be at least 6, if not older now.

it could be a better looking tank to be fair. when i first got it i planted it all out beautifully, but didn't do my research on the plants i bought before hand. the majority of them died off and i made the switch to plastic for main decoration with a few vallis and some elodea to help with oxygenating the water.
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Old 23-07-2013, 11:27
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So my boyfriend got us a new fish tank about 3 weeks ago, currently only has 3 little guppies and 1 female platy fish in there as we don't want to overstock,
To be honest if you don't want to overstock (good idea) livebearers may not be the best choice.
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Old 23-07-2013, 11:45
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Your tank is already at its stock limit, these orbs are the worst shaped tanks for any type of fish due to the very small surface area of water which dictates the number of fish you can stock as the surface area dictates the amount of oxygen that can be absorbed by the water.
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Old 23-07-2013, 11:55
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To be honest if you don't want to overstock (good idea) livebearers may not be the best choice.
What sex are the guppies? We have a largish tank and only got female guppies. We werent fish experts so didnt notice that the store assistant had caught a male too until it was too late!

After the second batch of babies (many of the first were eaten) we gave the adult male and the male babies to my parents for their tank. Most of the females went to my partners mum. Everything worked out ok there.

We told his mum that because their tank isnt big they could not buy any male guppies or theyd be over run. About two months later we visited and then they proudly showed us the new male guppies they had because they wanted pretty babies! Soon after that the tank become extremely overcrowded that it just looked cloudy. There are hundreds in there and there solution is just to keep scooping out cupfulls and flushing them! We were annoyed because we couldntve made it any clearer that they shouldnt mix genders.

Your tank looks good though so hopefully it will stay that way!
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Old 23-07-2013, 13:10
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What sex are the guppies? We have a largish tank and only got female guppies. We werent fish experts so didnt notice that the store assistant had caught a male too until it was too late!

After the second batch of babies (many of the first were eaten) we gave the adult male and the male babies to my parents for their tank. Most of the females went to my partners mum. Everything worked out ok there.

We told his mum that because their tank isnt big they could not buy any male guppies or theyd be over run. About two months later we visited and then they proudly showed us the new male guppies they had because they wanted pretty babies! Soon after that the tank become extremely overcrowded that it just looked cloudy. There are hundreds in there and there solution is just to keep scooping out cupfulls and flushing them! We were annoyed because we couldntve made it any clearer that they shouldnt mix genders.

Your tank looks good though so hopefully it will stay that way!
Urgh

Some people shouldn't keep fish
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Old 24-07-2013, 10:12
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I have the larger 60 litre biorb and have a couple of Amano Shrimps in there as they're handy for grabbing any bits of missed food that end up in the substrate. (I'm just using the standard substrate ... the stuff thats like small grey rocks)

Besides that I have a couple of Cherry Barbs, a couple of Black Phantom Tetras and a couple of Penguin Tetras. And that the tank pretty much at it's limit. Easy enough to keep clean. You already know not to over-stock so other than that, best tips are:

1. Keep the tank out of direct sunlight. Because of the shape, direct sunlight on the tank can actually cause burns as the light is focussed through it!

2. The intelli-light is well worth having.

3. Get a small piece of planted bogwood for it. Most plants struggle in a biorb. I found Anubias did better than Java Fern.

4. Don't bother with the pump you get with the biorb. It's rubbish. I tried quite a few and settled on the Rena ones. Longest lasting, quietest and very efficient.
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Old 24-07-2013, 16:23
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ahhh, I really need to set my tank up again,it's been sitting empty,except for the gravel and rocks, for about 2 years now.

We had a thunderstorm one night and I came downstairs in the morning to a couple of melted plugs and a load of dead fish. I can only assume it had something to do with the storm.

I need to check it all and set it up again, but with a duff shoulder it's hard. I'll do it one day

OP, your tank looks lovely
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Old 25-07-2013, 15:13
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Probably more like 20 litres of usuable volume. Sorry but it's not fit for fruit let alone live fish.
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