Reptiles

[gnasher16 30,024]

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

 

Yep makes sense.......im a Discus fancier so familiar with the Ro and hma carry on !.......Just dont know much about protein skimmers and suchlike i wondered if a sump was a necessity because of that or if they was just used for the same reason as any other tank.....cheers

[northern lad 2,292]

Cracking set up Chilly fancied a marine tank myself but put off by cost,did you see that new programme on nat geo wild last night Fish Tank Kings,custom built in america,some serious tanks on there$100,000+ a pal of mine had marines years ago,one day all fish,inverts etc died,he was so pissed off he drained it and got rid,at his wedding the following year during the speeches the brides father mentioned how his daughter had tipped some aftershave into the tank after a row .....and never told him

[gnasher16 30,024]

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

 

You can buy RO water yes......down here its a fiver for 25 litres...............i do just over 100 litre water changes every other day..........you work it out .......if your going to do it,do it right from day 1 and get a proper kit plumbed in.

Edited September 19, 2012 by gnasher16

[Lab 10,979]

I'm the same mate. Got a cpl folk I know who have them. Really don't see the point of them, but folk might say that about fish. There always wanting me to pick it up aswell, never have, heard you get salmonella from them. Of maybe thst was turtles lol

 

 

nope most reptiles i think, snakes for sure, creepy c**ts, magine trusting summat way no legs

Tell that to Rangers............

[chilly 59]

Cracking set up Chilly fancied a marine tank myself but put off by cost,did you see that new programme on nat geo wild last night Fish Tank Kings,custom built in america,some serious tanks on there$100,000+ a pal of mine had marines years ago,one day all fish,inverts etc died,he was so pissed off he drained it and got rid,at his wedding the following year during the speeches the brides father mentioned how his daughter had tipped some aftershave into the tank after a row .....and never told him

 

on the forum i mentioned there are alot of people seriously into the reef keeping , the money they spend is unbelievable , it consumes their entire lives lol there were some on there building serious extensions on their houses and having costom built tanks made insitu that would not look out of place at a zoo lol ,, vary impressive but silly i think for the average working man

 

if i was you tho i would not let the cost put u off giving it a go as with most things where there is a will there is a way , if you take your time to learn all that is needed and are patient to pick up the bargains from the classifieds sections of the forum then it would not be so bad to get a decent tank up and running and then develop on it over time , this i think is a much better way to do it than just throwing coin at it , cheap or old equipment can be replaced with better over time , and all the corrals can be purchased quite cheap as long as you have the patience to grow them on from small pieces , much more of an achievement this way i think , rather than just going out and buying the best and most developed specimens and basking in the glory of some one else hard work

 

and as for the RO water , its not as bad as it sounds , a filter unit could cost about £50 quid second hand and a couple of empty barrels and your away to go

[northern lad 2,292]

Maybe one for the future,the daughter was mithering for a tropical tank for christmas ,as luck would have it someone i gifted two kits to mentioned they were selling a full set up 200l tank,cabinet,hood,2 large external fluval/eheim power filters,pump,lighting even gravel,bog wood etc £150 so bought that.So shes got an early pressie(keeps her of the computer )as we are now stocking it its rekindled the interest for me I used to keep breed cichlids/fancy coldwater fish to boost the pocket money as a kid not been in an aquatic shop for years,the tank prices have gone through the roof but the fish prices seem pretty much the same!some of those marine fish are outstanding.As I say maybe in the future ATB Dave

[toby63 1,236]

depends what sort of python it is grch.some grow 20ft plus?

[poacher3161 1,766]

depends what sort of python it is grch.some grow 20ft plus?

the fekers never told me that lol.

[RubyTex 1,957]

Not a fan of reptiles and spiders like, just can't trust them not to bite ya!

 

As for fish, i've got a 90 litre with a Tiger Barb shoal and some Panda Corydora and a 200 litre 'Amazon style' with Cardinal Tetras, Neons, & Peppered Corydora, looks bare at the moment like. I know they're only 'basic' level fish but they're easy to maintain which does for me i did have about 25 guppies, most bred myself, all died soft cnuts.

 

I have seen a British coast marine tank on Tropical Fish Forums...amazing. Apparently all the fella had was a filter, no other specialist equipment, water changes involved a trip to his local beach every so often and him and his son scoured the rock pools for new critters, excellent idea but i'd still manage to fcuk that one up

 

'Hartlepool coast in a tank' hmm, i'd have to include sewage and litter for it to be authentic

[reddawn 2,173]

iv alwatys fancied a decent sized tank way a few perch in it, anybody ever heard of this or know owt about it??

[Carraghs Gem 1,675]

My brother had a room full of tanks full of creepy crawleys snakes and lizards

Ive kept a few reptiles but not any more, always fancied a caiman but I havent the room for one.

[rocky1 942]

i got a beardied dragon for my oldest son birthday last year it was either that or tranuala and yes agree the novelty does were off but it the things you do and but up with for your kids

[scothunter 12,609]

iv alwatys fancied a decent sized tank way a few perch in it, anybody ever heard of this or know owt about it??

Perch? Never heard of that, but knew a lad who kept a trout in a tank. His brother fished it out and eat it.

[lukey 1,621]

I always kept snakes n lizards, was more into the snakes than lizards though, had a cracking 8ft boa and watching it eat the size of rats it needed was something else, remember 1st time feeding it n nearly shit meself the fuker came right out the tank n took it from me in a flash. Milk snakes were my fav though but dont have the time for them these days.

[scothunter 12,609]

Would never have thought that lukey:) you look like the last person that would keep snakes lol

I always had the keepers of such things as moshers and goths haha