Tiny Tank - Page 2

NaH2Ofreak · 03/24/2009, 10:19 AM

I say fill it with saltwater and crank up that air pump. Then you will have a fine Italian protein skimmer. Look out Elos!! Looks like it would be pretty efficient.

Dennis

TheJay · 03/24/2009, 03:04 PM

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Originally posted by ReefEnabler
I'm going to laugh it up when you're drunk one night and accidentally take a swig from your fish tank instead of your medicine bottle

come on now ryan i would never do that. unless i was drinking sake and wanted some sushi

seanm001 · 03/25/2009, 09:19 AM

If it were me working on this project as a freshwater set-up, I would do the following:

- dremel one hole in the back of the bottle just above the substrate level and epoxy in a nipple
- connect to this the air pump, throttled down to maybe one bubble per second (be sure to use a check valve on the air line)
- add one tall plastic plant, one small olive nerite snail, two Amano shrimp, and two galaxy rasboras

Once cycled, you can rely on regular water changes for nitrate control. With a tall water column like that, you should get sufficient dissolution of oxygen without using an airstone to break up the bubbles. However, I would not stopper the top as you'll still need an opportunity for gas exchange. You could use one of those stick-on LED puck lights on a shelf above the bottle for light.

Your biggest challenge here will likely be algae. The snail and shrimp will control most green algae but, with very little surface area for gas exchange, you will likely get black brush algae eventually.

hawkfishman · 03/25/2009, 01:47 PM

i'd get a powder blue for it?

ReeferChick85 · 03/25/2009, 04:00 PM

This idea must of come up on the night you guys finished drinking that bottle and in a drunken state of mind you came up with this D U M B- A S S idea....((in a Napoleon Dynamite voice))"hey look guys, wouldn't it be cool if we made it into a fish tank and put tiny fish in it?We'd be soo cool!! A Stoli fish tank!!!"....hahahahaha!!! Lame.

KGJ · 03/25/2009, 05:32 PM

A few friends of mine kept a betta fish in an empty handle of Pepe Lopez tequila for ~three years of college- weekly water changes and small feedings once a day.

I'm not sure what the expected life duration of a betta fish is, but I'd be willing to bet that three years is longer than the vast majority of those that are sold to random people in pet shops.

I'd def agree with skipping the 750 idea and upgrading to a handle tho

ebording · 03/25/2009, 07:34 PM

i say get a pleco and feed him heavily so you have a ship-in-the-bottle type thing

TheJay · 04/02/2009, 05:22 PM

well ive been bussy the past week or so, have fish in the bottle and theyre doin fine and eating and all that suff, heres some pics from the first day

ill get some pics of them in the bottle when i got some more time

Aj Flip · 04/02/2009, 05:51 PM

ya guppies are VERY and i mean VERY hardy, i once had guppies in a tub in my garage with no airstone, no filtration, no food, and my little cousin ****ed in it. All that for 3 months before they died

Alaska_Phil · 04/02/2009, 06:12 PM

I'd also suggest white cloud mountain minnows, or endlers live bearers. Maybe a couple ember tetras if you figure out a way to heat it.

Phil

TheJay · 04/03/2009, 07:17 PM

ok got some time to take some pics. due to the shape of the bottle and the fact that i have no tripod its hard to get the macro lense to focus at the proper distance. got some cool pics tho

okay, promise no more FW stuff unless some one ask about it. now just gotta figure out how to do this with a damsel

Aj Flip · 04/03/2009, 08:26 PM

use a crown bottle

TheJay · 04/03/2009, 10:47 PM

next bottle will most likely be a patron bottle with a goby in it sice they dnt get giger than 2 inches for a few species

03/25/2009, 09:19 AM	#28
seanm001 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 300	If it were me working on this project as a freshwater set-up, I would do the following: - dremel one hole in the back of the bottle just above the substrate level and epoxy in a nipple - connect to this the air pump, throttled down to maybe one bubble per second (be sure to use a check valve on the air line) - add one tall plastic plant, one small olive nerite snail, two Amano shrimp, and two galaxy rasboras Once cycled, you can rely on regular water changes for nitrate control. With a tall water column like that, you should get sufficient dissolution of oxygen without using an airstone to break up the bubbles. However, I would not stopper the top as you'll still need an opportunity for gas exchange. You could use one of those stick-on LED puck lights on a shelf above the bottle for light. Your biggest challenge here will likely be algae. The snail and shrimp will control most green algae but, with very little surface area for gas exchange, you will likely get black brush algae eventually. __________________ 110X mixed reef

03/25/2009, 05:32 PM	#31
KGJ Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Portsmouth, RI Posts: 9	A few friends of mine kept a betta fish in an empty handle of Pepe Lopez tequila for ~three years of college- weekly water changes and small feedings once a day. I'm not sure what the expected life duration of a betta fish is, but I'd be willing to bet that three years is longer than the vast majority of those that are sold to random people in pet shops. I'd def agree with skipping the 750 idea and upgrading to a handle tho __________________ Go Eagles! .kgj Current Tank Info: 100G New England estuary FOWLR biotope

03/25/2009, 07:34 PM	#32
ebording Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: san jose ca Posts: 237	i say get a pleco and feed him heavily so you have a ship-in-the-bottle type thing __________________ -Ducky Current Tank Info: 55gal reef 30 gal local coldwater

04/02/2009, 05:22 PM	#33
TheJay Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Middle of no where OR Posts: 147	well ive been bussy the past week or so, have fish in the bottle and theyre doin fine and eating and all that suff, heres some pics from the first day ill get some pics of them in the bottle when i got some more time __________________ Here fishy, fishy, fishy. Current Tank Info: 10 gallon nano

04/02/2009, 06:12 PM	#35
Alaska_Phil Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North Pole Posts: 986	I'd also suggest white cloud mountain minnows, or endlers live bearers. Maybe a couple ember tetras if you figure out a way to heat it. Phil __________________ Don't be afraid to fall - if you're not falling down once in a while, you're not trying anything new and probably not having much fun. Current Tank Info: 50 gal mixed reef, 65 gal freshwater planted.

03/24/2009, 10:19 AM	#26
NaH2Ofreak Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 1,468	I say fill it with saltwater and crank up that air pump. Then you will have a fine Italian protein skimmer. Look out Elos!! Looks like it would be pretty efficient. Dennis

03/25/2009, 01:47 PM	#29
hawkfishman Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 178	i'd get a powder blue for it?

03/25/2009, 04:00 PM	#30
ReeferChick85 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 894	This idea must of come up on the night you guys finished drinking that bottle and in a drunken state of mind you came up with this D U M B- A S S idea....((in a Napoleon Dynamite voice))"hey look guys, wouldn't it be cool if we made it into a fish tank and put tiny fish in it?We'd be soo cool!! A Stoli fish tank!!!"....hahahahaha!!! Lame.

04/02/2009, 05:51 PM	#34
Aj Flip Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 802	ya guppies are VERY and i mean VERY hardy, i once had guppies in a tub in my garage with no airstone, no filtration, no food, and my little cousin ****ed in it. All that for 3 months before they died

04/03/2009, 07:17 PM	#36
TheJay Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Middle of no where OR Posts: 147	ok got some time to take some pics. due to the shape of the bottle and the fact that i have no tripod its hard to get the macro lense to focus at the proper distance. got some cool pics tho okay, promise no more FW stuff unless some one ask about it. now just gotta figure out how to do this with a damsel __________________ Here fishy, fishy, fishy. Current Tank Info: 10 gallon nano

04/03/2009, 08:26 PM	#37
Aj Flip Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 802	use a crown bottle

04/03/2009, 10:47 PM	#38
TheJay Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Middle of no where OR Posts: 147	next bottle will most likely be a patron bottle with a goby in it sice they dnt get giger than 2 inches for a few species __________________ Here fishy, fishy, fishy. Current Tank Info: 10 gallon nano