New tank!

ionredline0260 · 03/12/2007, 10:00 PM

Picked up a 46gallon bow front with stand used for $100. It was painted witha cheap brown latex paint but it washed off fairly easy with water revealing a beautiful black finish. the tank it self has a few scratches in the bottom sections but they don't look too bad, the flash makes them look alot worse and most of what you see is from the back glass not being cleaned yet. Can't wait to set it up! any one else have a 46 gallon? if so whats it stocked with?

Gundo5000 · 03/12/2007, 10:45 PM

Nice score!

BeesGoneWild · 03/12/2007, 11:03 PM

ive got a 46 gallon bow front as well unfortunatly for me it cost me almost 4 times the amount you paid lol. Any way ive got a neon green carpet anenome, Many softies including a huge green sinularia, lybophtym, some candy cane coral and some gsp, and the brown/pink star polys as well...i also have a blue linckia, Clown fish, yellow watchman gobie, and a blue damsel. My most recent edition is a coral banded shrimp. A couple of years ago i had a bunch more fish in there but an outbreak of ich devastated the tank.

2fishy · 03/12/2007, 11:09 PM

You are so lucky! I have been searching every where for one about the same size for my 7 year old that wants to do his own saltwater (he wants to be able to tell me what fish he wants!

), but used aquariums are hard to come by here.

drummereef · 03/12/2007, 11:36 PM

Very nice!

busterb · 03/13/2007, 01:16 AM

happy tanking. It's going to be alot of fun.

I hope you really wash that tank out really good if your using windex right now to clean it. I use a mix of viniger and water. It works really good and won't leave chemi's behind.

ionredline0260 · 03/13/2007, 08:50 AM

Thanks guys! I just cleaned the outside with windex. About what are the fish stocking limits with a 46?

Nano Chris · 03/13/2007, 01:28 PM

Not good to good to use Windex or other chemicals on/in a fish tank, what is better water/vintager solution with newspaper (makes glass crystal clear.

ionredline0260 · 03/13/2007, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ionredline0260
what are the fish stocking limits with a 46?

spleify · 03/13/2007, 09:52 PM

I hope you didnt use that windex sitting on the floor to clean the inside of the tank..............

busterb · 03/14/2007, 12:32 AM

I would say about 3-5 small fishes. Thats with a really good skimmer and or lots of water changes. Now if your running a FO tank then you can get away with a little dirtier water.

ionredline0260 · 03/14/2007, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by spleify
I hope you didnt use that windex sitting on the floor to clean the inside of the tank..............

Third time that question is asked and for the third time, NO
Dang people....I'll move the bottle next time if it keeps you quiet..

sunfish11 · 03/14/2007, 10:24 AM

Nice tank. Hey, pssst. I clean the outside of my glass with Windex too. LOL.

I have one just like this that is sitting empty. I am going to make is a FOWLR one of these days. I think you can get away with more than 3-5 small fish in your 46. You will just have to check levels and see how much bio-load your individual tank will stand. I have a pair of pink skunk clowns, a bicolor blenny, and a watchman goby in my 24gal (unskimmed) and my nitrates stay at less then 5 (salifert) which is fine with me for that tank. I am religious about doing frequent water changes though. Every tank is different bio-load wise so just see how it is going and add from there. Bear in mind that you could have a lot more little fish than bigger fish. \

Congrats and good luck!

ionredline0260 · 03/14/2007, 10:35 AM

I have 2 clarkii a falco's hawk and a dragon goby in a 29, params are perfect with 5 gallon a week water changes. I plan to stock the 46 with 3 chromis a new pair of clowns my hawk fish and a wrasse.

sunfish11 · 03/14/2007, 11:08 AM

You should be good to go with your list.

03/12/2007, 10:00 PM	#1
ionredline0260 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Box Around the Corner Posts: 747	New tank! Picked up a 46gallon bow front with stand used for $100. It was painted witha cheap brown latex paint but it washed off fairly easy with water revealing a beautiful black finish. the tank it self has a few scratches in the bottom sections but they don't look too bad, the flash makes them look alot worse and most of what you see is from the back glass not being cleaned yet. Can't wait to set it up! any one else have a 46 gallon? if so whats it stocked with?

03/12/2007, 10:45 PM	#2
Gundo5000 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 1,534	Nice score! __________________ GUNDO

03/12/2007, 11:09 PM	#4
2fishy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Rhinelander, WI Posts: 918	You are so lucky! I have been searching every where for one about the same size for my 7 year old that wants to do his own saltwater (he wants to be able to tell me what fish he wants! ), but used aquariums are hard to come by here. __________________ Carole Current Tank Info: 55 gal

03/12/2007, 11:36 PM	#5
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	Very nice! __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

03/13/2007, 01:28 PM	#8
Nano Chris Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 2,758	Not good to good to use Windex or other chemicals on/in a fish tank, what is better water/vintager solution with newspaper (makes glass crystal clear. __________________ Chris ------- 34 Gallon Red Sea Max 130! Setup (Just got back into the hobby) Current Tank Info: 34 Gallon RedSeaMax!

03/12/2007, 11:03 PM	#3
BeesGoneWild Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: North Eastern Pennsylvannia Posts: 1,064	ive got a 46 gallon bow front as well unfortunatly for me it cost me almost 4 times the amount you paid lol. Any way ive got a neon green carpet anenome, Many softies including a huge green sinularia, lybophtym, some candy cane coral and some gsp, and the brown/pink star polys as well...i also have a blue linckia, Clown fish, yellow watchman gobie, and a blue damsel. My most recent edition is a coral banded shrimp. A couple of years ago i had a bunch more fish in there but an outbreak of ich devastated the tank.

03/13/2007, 01:16 AM	#6
busterb Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: no ho, so cal Posts: 83	happy tanking. It's going to be alot of fun. I hope you really wash that tank out really good if your using windex right now to clean it. I use a mix of viniger and water. It works really good and won't leave chemi's behind.

03/13/2007, 08:50 AM	#7
ionredline0260 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Box Around the Corner Posts: 747	Thanks guys! I just cleaned the outside with windex. About what are the fish stocking limits with a 46?

03/13/2007, 09:52 PM	#10
spleify Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 9,579	I hope you didnt use that windex sitting on the floor to clean the inside of the tank.............. __________________ Make it a Great Day!!!! Current Tank Info: 60 gal SPS cube, with 25 gal refugium, 400W MH, DIY Lumenarc III, DIY skimmer, DIY stand and canopy. 40 breeder LPS with 40 gallon sump, DIY stand, 250W MH

03/14/2007, 12:32 AM	#11
busterb Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: no ho, so cal Posts: 83	I would say about 3-5 small fishes. Thats with a really good skimmer and or lots of water changes. Now if your running a FO tank then you can get away with a little dirtier water.

03/14/2007, 10:24 AM	#13
sunfish11 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Weyauwega, WI Posts: 2,365	Nice tank. Hey, pssst. I clean the outside of my glass with Windex too. LOL. I have one just like this that is sitting empty. I am going to make is a FOWLR one of these days. I think you can get away with more than 3-5 small fish in your 46. You will just have to check levels and see how much bio-load your individual tank will stand. I have a pair of pink skunk clowns, a bicolor blenny, and a watchman goby in my 24gal (unskimmed) and my nitrates stay at less then 5 (salifert) which is fine with me for that tank. I am religious about doing frequent water changes though. Every tank is different bio-load wise so just see how it is going and add from there. Bear in mind that you could have a lot more little fish than bigger fish. \ Congrats and good luck!

03/14/2007, 10:35 AM	#14
ionredline0260 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Box Around the Corner Posts: 747	I have 2 clarkii a falco's hawk and a dragon goby in a 29, params are perfect with 5 gallon a week water changes. I plan to stock the 46 with 3 chromis a new pair of clowns my hawk fish and a wrasse.

03/14/2007, 11:08 AM	#15
sunfish11 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Weyauwega, WI Posts: 2,365	You should be good to go with your list.