GrCh 856 Posted September 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 is there a maximum size for Pythons when you have to give them up? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chilly 59 Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 ill dig out some picks of mine now , only got rid less than 2 years ago , and only because i was moving house and couldnt face trying to move it all ,not easy to do without killing every thing , and your right it costs a fortune Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 Yea mate they look stunning. And that live coral is expensive, but someone told me that thugs hatch out of it, Abd with the proper lights at night it just comes alive. I'd like to get a proper professional to come set it all up for me though. Teach me the basics for keeping it looking good. Have a 60 litre bio orb and the hassle with algae I'm facing the now is unbelievable. Yes if anyone had marine tank put up some pics Lads. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chilly 59 Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 this was it , its alot of work and not cheap but a good hobby , i had a 5ft tank befor this one but was just to big consumed the hole room and to expensive to run 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 29,948 Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 Im not a fan of marine tanks i think it ends up such a false environment for fish to live as you end up trying to do so much within one tank............the basic water chemistry isnt too much of a problem more the stock your throwing together..............................as for snakes and reptiles f**k that i couldnt form a bond with anything that kept poking its tongue out at me. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 I think you would never tire of staring at that coral. Even the fish are more curious looking, than your average tropical. I wouldn't want it cluttered with ornaments, as natural as I could achieve. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chilly 59 Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 thats it mate try and produce a natural balanced environment , the best thing is to learn and set it all up yourself it will take the fun out of it having some one els do it for you , there is a vary good forum that is well worth a look and will hold all the info and help you will need to successfully keep marines , its called ultimate reef Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 Cheers mate, if u bought one I reckon I'd buy a second hand set up. I paid over a grand for my tropical , and months later I saw the same tank for 600 quid on gumtree. You need to be into them, and reserve some time or you soon get bored. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chilly 59 Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 i got nearly all my stuff second hand , there is a hell of alot of equipment needed for a small tank like the one in the pic , i havent got a pick but the tank in the pick the is a second tank in the stand unit bellow that holds all the equipment and the water circulates the 2 tanks , off the top of my head in the tank in the picture there was , 3 LED lighting units, 2 circulation pumps, protien skimmer , uv steriliser , dsb , 3 feed pumps, carbon filter , thermometer , heater , fans , ,,, well you get the idea lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 Lol I thought tropical fish were a hassle. Guess its not as easy as tipping in a tub of paxo haha. I'll look into it more before I shell out, but I do like the idea of sea horses And those weird shrimps, and like I said some of those corals are mesmerising. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 29,948 Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 (edited) Just out of interest Chilly....with a marine tank is it absolutely necessary to have a sump as opposed to a regular filter/pump etc....even on a small tank like the one pictured ? Edited September 19, 2012 by gnasher16 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chilly 59 Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 yes mate vary entertaining , every time you look in the tank it is different , that is just to start lol i had 2 tanks in the shed even lol as you cant use tap water in the tank , its got to be filtered first thro a reverse osmosis filter which is slow , then the water is void of absalutly everything even oxygen lol so has to be oxygenated , salted to the correct salinity , heated to correct temperature etc before use , i could go on all day lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chilly 59 Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 no not necessary mate , but the equipment needs to be kept some where and better out of site in the sump tank , there are vary many benefits of a sump tank tho mate , giving much more scope to control the water quality and means to filter it , also can vastly increase the water volume of the tank which will make it much more stable ,in many aspects, increases the surface area of the water to aid in gass exchanges etc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
revij22 113 Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 is there a maximum size for Pythons when you have to give them up? no you will be ok pal £60 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 So you need to have special water? I thought you just added chemicals to it. Seems a lot more hassle than I first thought. Can't you just buy that water from somewhere lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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