this is my 450 gallon tank. it lasted about 8 months due to a bad seam. the manufacturer was not good at what he did. was nice while it lasted. right before the break, it was flourishing with 5 pairs of different colored sailfin mollies, tons more plants, catfish and siamese algae eaters along with what you see in the pics. didnt take pictures of it in the last 4 months until after the break.
this is the start when i first filled the tank. had 2 pieces of driftwood i found at my lake and bleached. i had 3 large sailfin plecos, some silver dollars, a small albino tiger oscar, and tinfoil barbs.
here are the tinfoils
the silver dollars
the dominant male sailfin
love the sail. here i planted some onion plants. the only thing my silver dollars wouldnt eat. they even ate my anubias and java fern!
took about 3 months for the wood to sink...
got a golden oscar
here is my little prochilodus...i still have him and now he is about 10 inches. in the pic he is 4-5 inches.
here i added a large albino female oscar and a male black tiger oscar. i had them in my 75 gallon for a while. i got rid of my small albino oscar since it was getting beat up.
another view
the tiger oscars paired up and started clearing off some slate for breeding.
the trio
got these 2 ropefish. they were around 16 inches each. one killed the other...bit out its eyes and all.
the silver dollars here are the size of a small dinner plate (5-7 inches long).
the sailfins
a yellow perch i caught and added to the tank
the seam busted and flooded my basement. thousands in damage and the house was not even two years old. i found out later the pet store dropped it once and claimed they told me ( because i would buy a broken tank) when they spoke to the insurance company. also found out the manufacturer had a lot of bad tanks and messed up. apparently, they didnt know what they were doing.
the gap in the seam
the force of it cracked the top
the darker area is where the damage was and where the water leaked out.
the stand got warped. i spent 3 months building it from scratch. costed a grand in lumber and was backbreaking. it was a 10 foot long solid piece. i staind it and all. had to chop it up at the end.
moral of the story...dont trust anyone and do careful homework.
this is the start when i first filled the tank. had 2 pieces of driftwood i found at my lake and bleached. i had 3 large sailfin plecos, some silver dollars, a small albino tiger oscar, and tinfoil barbs.
here are the tinfoils
the silver dollars
the dominant male sailfin
love the sail. here i planted some onion plants. the only thing my silver dollars wouldnt eat. they even ate my anubias and java fern!
took about 3 months for the wood to sink...
got a golden oscar
here is my little prochilodus...i still have him and now he is about 10 inches. in the pic he is 4-5 inches.
here i added a large albino female oscar and a male black tiger oscar. i had them in my 75 gallon for a while. i got rid of my small albino oscar since it was getting beat up.
another view
the tiger oscars paired up and started clearing off some slate for breeding.
the trio
got these 2 ropefish. they were around 16 inches each. one killed the other...bit out its eyes and all.
the silver dollars here are the size of a small dinner plate (5-7 inches long).
the sailfins
a yellow perch i caught and added to the tank
the seam busted and flooded my basement. thousands in damage and the house was not even two years old. i found out later the pet store dropped it once and claimed they told me ( because i would buy a broken tank) when they spoke to the insurance company. also found out the manufacturer had a lot of bad tanks and messed up. apparently, they didnt know what they were doing.
the gap in the seam
the force of it cracked the top
the darker area is where the damage was and where the water leaked out.
the stand got warped. i spent 3 months building it from scratch. costed a grand in lumber and was backbreaking. it was a 10 foot long solid piece. i staind it and all. had to chop it up at the end.
moral of the story...dont trust anyone and do careful homework.
