rbishop, I'm impressed, however how the hell do you fit 27 tanks in your house!!!!!!!!!!!?????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?????????????
UGF's
- Thread starter ct-death
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whats the point in having a fish room? I mean I partially understand it, but what is the point in having all of your tanks in a room that really only you can see, or in a room that requires special visits to see?
I understand the love of fish, and due to that can see why someone would have a fish room, but really, IMHO, why should they be put in a room where only a select few people could enjoy them?
Id rather keep my 50 gallon in my living room so that everyone can see it, and everyone can enjoy the fish without having to go out of their way
trust me, my tank would be much better suited in the bedroom, but im keepin it here
I will always have display tanks in the main rooms for all to see. My desire to have a fish room is to explore the hobby.
I like to trade pairs of breeders. Get a new pair, breed them and move to something else. Try different filtration methods, experiment with plants, grow out fry to give away....just tinker.
You might be surprised by how many on here have fish rooms with numerous tanks for the same or other reasons.
I like to trade pairs of breeders. Get a new pair, breed them and move to something else. Try different filtration methods, experiment with plants, grow out fry to give away....just tinker.
You might be surprised by how many on here have fish rooms with numerous tanks for the same or other reasons.
There's an awesome LFS in Cedar Rapids, IA that does it this way. Probably over a hundred 30g tanks with air driven UGF. They do that because it's economical for them to run. They have a centralized air system running through the place. Also, they can clean and quarantine each tank individually. So when new fish come in, they don't pollute everyone like can happen in an aquarium retail system.
I rarely see dead fish there, although they might just be diligent about removing them, which is also a good sign. The fish I've bought there are healthy and generally survive the trip home and thrive thereafter.
I think for a fish shop like that, a UGF is a good way to go. They have the facilities to care for it and the staff. For my money, I'd only go with a RUGF at home. A UGF gets filled with garbage too quickly and can be difficult to maintain. I'd rather deal with a HOB or canister and then vacuum the gravel every week.
I agree, although none of my current setups have an UGF, I've used them on many tank setups without an issue.
Although I'm curious as why rbishop doesn't used them for fry tanks too? I used to have a fry tank with a UGF. The filter plate was covered with filter foam instead of gravel, it was just like haveing a bare bottom tank and fry safe filter all in one..
some of the tanks at the Shedd run on UGFs. i was there a couple of days a go and lo-and-behold, there are about five tanks built into the wall running on a sole, air-powered UFG.
i have UGFs on all of my tanks and i have never had a problem with them, but thats probably because i alays go over the gravel twice when i gravel vac to get up all of the junk.
i have UGFs on all of my tanks and i have never had a problem with them, but thats probably because i alays go over the gravel twice when i gravel vac to get up all of the junk.
jm1212..has the secret.... steady consistent efficeint vac'ing, light to medium stocking, conservative feeding.
I don't use them on fry tanks since I keep them bare bottom and use sponge filters. If I put UGF there with a screen, the flow is cut down too much.
I don't use them on fry tanks since I keep them bare bottom and use sponge filters. If I put UGF there with a screen, the flow is cut down too much.
UGF's on all my tanks that are 10gal or bigger, plants are fine. In fact, they're burgeoning. Have to trim a lot. Maybe I need to lay off the pressurized CO2 a little!
Have never had the difficulties mentioned in numerous threads. They're not old wives' tales, they're just the same results you'd get with any system that is neglected.
3 of my UGF systems are powered. One is powered by a Mag 350 canister, the two small 10gal tanks are powered by the HOB filter that came with the Wally-World kit.
I'm thinking it's mostly personal preference for filtration. HOB, canister, sponge, UGF, RUGF, powered UGF, wet-dry sump....they all work.
v/r, N-A
Have never had the difficulties mentioned in numerous threads. They're not old wives' tales, they're just the same results you'd get with any system that is neglected.
3 of my UGF systems are powered. One is powered by a Mag 350 canister, the two small 10gal tanks are powered by the HOB filter that came with the Wally-World kit.
I'm thinking it's mostly personal preference for filtration. HOB, canister, sponge, UGF, RUGF, powered UGF, wet-dry sump....they all work.
v/r, N-A
Thanks for all the replies!
After reading the posts and doing a bit research myself, I'm leaning towards a RUGF in conjunction with my HOB. I'm going to see if my LFS will let me in back-doors. She is Whicked nice (I'm from New England
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Her shop is 15-20 minutes away. I wouldn't mind volunteering there just to learn. We will see.
How do you power your RUGFs? ATM I'm just into reading 'how' they work, not 'setting up'. Baby-steps...(wait until I go Saltwater - that may take 5 years of reading!)
THANKS!
After reading the posts and doing a bit research myself, I'm leaning towards a RUGF in conjunction with my HOB. I'm going to see if my LFS will let me in back-doors. She is Whicked nice (I'm from New England
)Her shop is 15-20 minutes away. I wouldn't mind volunteering there just to learn. We will see.
How do you power your RUGFs? ATM I'm just into reading 'how' they work, not 'setting up'. Baby-steps...(wait until I go Saltwater - that may take 5 years of reading!)
THANKS!
