Is this a good DEAL?

[Dewman]

The Fish Bowl.
Historically, they have consistantly had the very cleanest and well kept freshwater tanks in the Fayetteville area. but recently the owner passed away and others have taken it over. They are doing a great job and have really made the place look great. Lots of big tanks and probably 75 10 gallon tanks with all sorts of small freshwater stuff. Years ago, they used to have great saltwater fish only tanks. But they quit the sw business. Well, about 5 months ago, they decided to get back into it and try a reef tank and some fish. They had several failed shipments and SW was not being very lucritive, so they decided they could use the tank for fresh water stuff and better utilize the space.

 

[John 3:16]

i dont remember that name.
i have been to worlds under water before and in rogers ark, there is a place called exotic tropicals that is really great.

 

[Lunchbucket]

what do you have in there? just the sand and LR??? or did you add all the corals too, i am assuming you didn't add all the corals.

really you shouldn't have to add anything like shrimp, damsels, skimate to get your cycle to go...changing tanks and disturbing the sand bed is gonna kill off some stuff and i would say that is sufficient for ammonia. i like the natural don't add anything cycle


by the way man congrats on scoring all that good stuff!!
later
Lunchbucket

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[Dewman]

Lunchbucket, give me some credit man

No corals. Just live rock and sand and CC. there are about 20 red leg crabs and 8 or 10 margarita snails though.
I have a well established 29 gal, and I put all the corals in there. I don't think I am going to go for a full reef system with the 75. I cannot afford it. Since I have a chance to do something different,I just want fish and some interesting inverts. The kind of stuff you can't keep in a reef aquarium. Lion, eel, puffer, ya know?

I think I have the cloudy water thing licked!
I have my pumps running full and all three power heads going. after having no water at all moving in the tank, I went to the other extreme of moving it as much as I could. It cleared. AND, spaghetti worms have started burrowing through my sandbed.

More updates will follow...

 

[Lunchbucket]

LOL, figured that would give you a jump

sounds cool man. there are soooooooo many things you can't keep in a reef that are very very beautiful and interesting. heck you have most of the cost out of the way now...go for it!!

if i lived closer i would have read the thread and went and gotten it myself...or beat you up for it

congrats man. get pics when you can

Lunchbucket

 

[Dewman]

Hey, I almost forgot. I found a new snail I cannot identify. He is a funny little snail, not very traditional looking.
He looks like a slug with a small, oval, opalescent bowl on his back. he's pretty cool.
he was a hitchiker on some of the live rock.
I have never seen a snail without a spiral shell.
He's brown and the shell is sort of blackish.

Anyone have any ideas?