Xref: utzoo alt.aquaria:5635 rec.aquaria:205 Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!snorkelwacker!mit-eddie!rutgers!psuvax1!psuvm!cunyvm!nmbcu From: NMBCU@CUNYVM Newsgroups: alt.aquaria,rec.aquaria Subject: Re: Getting a bigger tank. Filter? Airpump? Message-ID: <90016.222839NMBCU@CUNYVM.BITNET> Date: 17 Jan 90 02:28:39 GMT References: <90015.000606NMBCU@CUNYVM.BITNET> <3928@quanta.eng.ohio-state.edu> Organization: City University of New York/ University Computer Center Lines: 59 In article <3928@quanta.eng.ohio-state.edu>, BRIDGE@rcgl1.eng.ohio-state.edu (JOHN BRIDGE) says: > >Nelson, > Just a comment for thought.... I always thought "high" tanks were >'neater' than regular shaped tanks. As I have gotten into the business >of keeping them running, I have observed that experienced people seem >to avoid them. You end up with a lot of water you can't put fish in. >The capacity of your tank is determined more by the free surface area >than the volume capacity of the tank. A 20 high should have no more fish >in it than a 15. A 65 high should have the same fish load as 50, etc. >Maintanence increases with volume. How much better looking are the >high tanks? For me they aren't worth it. John I understand that long is better than high, but I cannot handle a 55L. I only have 36" available to me. So I'm opting for the 65 gallon high as opposed to the 50H. There are fresh water fish that like to hang out at the top as well as the middle and bottom. My 20 gallon high community tank which is getting crowded (about 25-30 fish - plus 6 fry in a little enclosed net area), has fish swimming all over the place. When I make the transfer into the new tank, they will still be swimming all over the place. Its not just because of crowdedness. I also have plans of adding one or two more species of fresh water fish and Angel fish is one of them, so I need the height. After the transfer is complete. I plan on setting up the 20H as a marine water tank. I've never had one of these before, so I'm going to start small. Small tank, small marine fish (clowns, damsels - two each), and hope they survive. These fish are much cheaper than Angels, Corals, and Surgeon fish. Maybe when I get this down pat, I could place a 30L at the bottom of the stand for the 65H, and keep the latter three in it. But for now I'll go with a small amount of small fish that shouldn't (?) grow to large. I'll add a coral reef for the damels and at the other end of the tank a anemone(s) (sp?) for the two clowns. Of course, I'm just guessing that they will get along well together and that the damsels will know to stay clear of the anemones. Oh well, thats my game plan anyway. Opinions? Ideas? Suggestions? Nelson Broat And no you can't suggest self sacrifice. Thats already been suggested. :) Relay-Version: Version 1.7 PSU-NETNEWS 5/20/88; site MAINE.BITNET Posting-Version: Version 1.7 PSU-NETNEWS 5/20/88; site MAINE.BITNET Path: cunyvm!maine.bitnet!tar From: Thom Rounds Newsgroups: alt.rock-n-roll,rec.music.misc,rec.music.gdead Subject: Re: CALL FOR DISCUSSION: rec.music.pfloyd Message-ID: <90016.230227TAR@MAINE.BITNET> Date: Tuesday, 16 Jan 1990 23:02:27 EST References: <3016@astroatc.UUCP> <3502@hub.UUCP> Just a small request to those of you discussing bluegrass. I would just like to request that the subject gets changed, so as to avoid any confusion. It gets a little difficult for me to read and understand the general state of rec.music.pfloyd opinions when the discussion goes off on a tangent, not that I haven't been guilty of doing the same things myself. Thanks in advance... ---Thom Rounds