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Offline GrizzlysDad

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Oh the Possibilities!!!!
« on: September 10, 2014, 01:31:20 AM »
Boy, think of the fun you could have just deciding what to stock in this beast!!!
In fact, post an individual reply for each idea you would come up with for stocking this imaginary tank.
The fun part is, you can create as many individual replies as you want. Kinda like you have an unlimited number of these huge tanks.  :o

http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/auction.cgi?aquariums101&1411198441

1250 gallon acrylic aquarium set up
mint condition 120'' x 60'' x 37'' tall acrylic aquarium with pre-filter, XL Wet dry with Bioballs, and Structural stand Tank comes with extra thick 1.25'' covers to prevent XL fish from leaping out.
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Re: Oh the Possibilities!!!!
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2014, 02:45:27 AM »
reserving space for later posting of my first choice 8)
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Re: Oh the Possibilities!!!!
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2014, 06:48:03 AM »
Looks like a really cool tank. Not quite the deal you could find if you found an actual owner parting with a tank. It's not uncommon to see tank builders selling used aquariums. I presume it's easier for the original owner to sell it back to them and not deal with the general public and then the builders don't mind sitting on it a while until they find someone willing to spend a fair amount, which is still much cheaper than it'd be to order new I'm sure, but than the majority of CL tire kickers are willing to spend.
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Re: Oh the Possibilities!!!!
« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2014, 06:59:12 AM »
Looks like a really cool tank. Not quite the deal you could find if you found an actual owner parting with a tank. It's not uncommon to see tank builders selling used aquariums. I presume it's easier for the original owner to sell it back to them and not deal with the general public and then the builders don't mind sitting on it a while until they find someone willing to spend a fair amount, which is still much cheaper than it'd be to order new I'm sure, but than the majority of CL tire kickers are willing to spend.

But the important point of this thread is to stock this "virtual" tank Ron  ;D. You can be given a pass though (temporarily  ;)) since you have a "reality" tank to come up with stocking ideas (even though it's tiny in comparison to our "virtual" tank  :P
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Re: Oh the Possibilities!!!!
« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2014, 07:10:04 AM »
No matter what size tank you have, someone else has one bigger, lol.

I'd be torn on what to stock it with. Part of me would want to do an african cichlid reef. If money were to no object, then a saltwater reef. And then another part of me thinks a bunch of "small fish" would be a waste of such a HUGE tank and instead would get some aros (and then probably some bigger catfish for the lower level of the tank).
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Re: Oh the Possibilities!!!!
« Reply #5 on: September 10, 2014, 07:16:14 AM »
See, that's why I mentioned you can "stock" each new reply with a different type of theme.
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Re: Oh the Possibilities!!!!
« Reply #6 on: September 10, 2014, 08:31:35 AM »
Assumption:  Money is infinite

1.  Calvus:  5 M/20 F
2.  Cyps:  About 25 (jumbo Variety maybe two kinds)
3.  Colony of shell Dwellers
4.  S. Petricola (or lucipinnis):  15 to 20


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Re: Oh the Possibilities!!!!
« Reply #7 on: September 10, 2014, 09:30:56 AM »
See, that's why I mentioned you can "stock" each new reply with a different type of theme.
My reading comprehension first thing in the morning is apparently poor.  :-[

Idea #1...
6x Lepomis gibbosus
6x Lepomis microlophus
6x Pomoxis annularis
6x Micropterus salmoides
6x Ameiurus natalis
1x  Ictalurus punctatus
3x Lepisosteus oculatus

Perca flavescens would be nice too, but I'm worried there's a good chance they'd get eaten in time.
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Re: Oh the Possibilities!!!!
« Reply #8 on: September 10, 2014, 12:56:25 PM »
1 Pangasianodon gigas (Mekong catfish)

Oh wait, the tank's too small.  :)

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Re: Oh the Possibilities!!!!
« Reply #9 on: September 10, 2014, 01:07:17 PM »
My second idea, 200 Cyprichromis sp. "Leptosoma Jumbo" Kitumba.  8)
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Re: Oh the Possibilities!!!!
« Reply #10 on: September 10, 2014, 01:14:27 PM »
Now that is great idea.  ^
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Re: Oh the Possibilities!!!!
« Reply #11 on: September 10, 2014, 01:22:15 PM »
Idea 2:

1.  Big group of Venustus
2.  Big Group of Placidochromis sp. "Phenochilus Tanzania"
3.  Big Group of Malawi Eye Biter
4.  Big group of Synodontis Multipunctatus

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Re: Oh the Possibilities!!!!
« Reply #12 on: September 10, 2014, 01:28:57 PM »
Put a chiller on it, do an awesome 10ft long natural river/stream setting 3D background and stock it with brook trout 8)
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Re: Oh the Possibilities!!!!
« Reply #13 on: September 10, 2014, 01:58:24 PM »
Put a chiller on it, do an awesome 10ft long natural river/stream setting 3D background and stock it with brook trout 8)

Damn it Steve, you stole one of my ideas....but something tells me that you know that already  ;D
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Re: Oh the Possibilities!!!!
« Reply #14 on: September 10, 2014, 02:07:13 PM »
Put a chiller on it, do an awesome 10ft long natural river/stream setting 3D background and stock it with brook trout 8)

Damn it Steve, you stole one of my ideas....but something tells me that you know that already  ;D
Let me attempt to steal one as well. Mermaids.  :P

And another - lots and lots of clown loaches!  :P
... Just imagine how fast those clown loaches would grow!
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