I just got a new 38g tall tank

Tate · 07/05/2006, 03:08 PM

My mom saw the tank, with oak stand and canopy, at a garage sale last week and bought it for me for 50 bucks. So now I have this nice new tank and I'm not sure what to do with it. A 38 gallon tall seems like a weird demension to me.

I was wondering what I should do with it. Put a dwarf angel and a few smaller fish in there and call it good? Anyone have any more interesting ideas?

mitzel · 07/05/2006, 06:58 PM

use it as a sump for a bigger tank .

Tate · 07/05/2006, 09:25 PM

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Originally posted by mitzel
use it as a sump for a bigger tank .

I would, but it has a nice oak stand and canopy. Plus it was a gift from my ma, so I gotta do something with it.

Jerry W · 07/05/2006, 09:25 PM

I think a few small coloorful fish would give you a nice set up. Maybe a high stack of rock in the center with some arches, etc..Possible fish; royal gramma, purple firefish, pair of clowns, watch man goby. Have a shallow sand substrate, a decent hang on skimmer and a couple of powerheads for flow. If you ever want to make it a reef, upgrade the lights.
My only concern with a used tank is the potential for past use of medications that could be harmful to any inverts you might want. If the tank was ever treated with copper, it can be retained in the seals, and later leach out. Other than that if it doesn't leak, you have a nice bargain there.

Mr. Ugly · 07/05/2006, 10:43 PM

This is the one that's 12"x30" at the base? I have one of those. I didn't like it for reef because it was too cramped for aquascaping. The tall tanks are supposed to be good for seahorses or cuttlefish though. Planted seahorse tank would be cool.

mitzel · 07/06/2006, 02:04 AM

Way too small for cuttle fish .

Mr. Ugly · 07/06/2006, 03:39 AM

Well, dwarf cuttlefish... S. bandensis.

http://www.tonmo.com/cephcare/cuttlefish.php

Pretty cool.

Tate · 07/06/2006, 07:40 AM

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Originally posted by Mr. Ugly
This is the one that's 12"x30" at the base?

12x36 actually, so pretty close. That's some good ideas though. I never thought about a seahorse tank. Interesting.

thor32766 · 07/06/2006, 04:31 PM

yeah a species tank!

prugs · 07/06/2006, 05:14 PM

I had my 37gal as a low light mushroom , polyp, zoo tank for quite a while. Then decided to take it down, when I moved everything into my 210gal. But then I saw this sweet undulated trigger. So now it is a specie tank.

Tate · 07/06/2006, 07:57 PM

The undulate trigger won't outgrow a 38g?

prugs · 07/06/2006, 08:14 PM

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Originally posted by Tate
The undulate trigger won't outgrow a 38g?

Oh yeah, It will get to big for the tank. But they are not really fast growers. Then I'll be off to get a bigger tank.

07/05/2006, 03:08 PM	#1
Tate Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri Posts: 339	I just got a new 38g tall tank My mom saw the tank, with oak stand and canopy, at a garage sale last week and bought it for me for 50 bucks. So now I have this nice new tank and I'm not sure what to do with it. A 38 gallon tall seems like a weird demension to me. I was wondering what I should do with it. Put a dwarf angel and a few smaller fish in there and call it good? Anyone have any more interesting ideas?

07/05/2006, 06:58 PM	#2
mitzel Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 260	use it as a sump for a bigger tank . __________________ Stay gold Johnny Stay gold Current Tank Info: Aggressive 125 a 10 gal nano and a 5 gallon nano reef and a ??900+shark in the works??

07/05/2006, 09:25 PM	#4
Jerry W Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: PA. Posts: 2,838	I think a few small coloorful fish would give you a nice set up. Maybe a high stack of rock in the center with some arches, etc..Possible fish; royal gramma, purple firefish, pair of clowns, watch man goby. Have a shallow sand substrate, a decent hang on skimmer and a couple of powerheads for flow. If you ever want to make it a reef, upgrade the lights. My only concern with a used tank is the potential for past use of medications that could be harmful to any inverts you might want. If the tank was ever treated with copper, it can be retained in the seals, and later leach out. Other than that if it doesn't leak, you have a nice bargain there. __________________ Americans sleep peacefully in their beds at night because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. Current Tank Info: 37 FOWLR; African flameback angel, pair of ocellaris and a ywg

07/06/2006, 02:04 AM	#6
mitzel Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 260	Way too small for cuttle fish . __________________ Stay gold Johnny Stay gold Current Tank Info: Aggressive 125 a 10 gal nano and a 5 gallon nano reef and a ??900+shark in the works??

07/06/2006, 04:31 PM	#9
thor32766 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chuluota, FL Posts: 6,047	yeah a species tank! __________________ "Live your life so no one has to lie about who you were at your funeral" click on my red house to see my tang compound! Current Tank Info: 29 gallon in Wall!

07/05/2006, 10:43 PM	#5
Mr. Ugly Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: CA Posts: 3,181	This is the one that's 12"x30" at the base? I have one of those. I didn't like it for reef because it was too cramped for aquascaping. The tall tanks are supposed to be good for seahorses or cuttlefish though. Planted seahorse tank would be cool.

07/06/2006, 03:39 AM	#7
Mr. Ugly Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: CA Posts: 3,181	Well, dwarf cuttlefish... S. bandensis. http://www.tonmo.com/cephcare/cuttlefish.php Pretty cool.

07/06/2006, 05:14 PM	#10
prugs Moving Out Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Tan Valley, AZ 85140 Posts: 4,879	I had my 37gal as a low light mushroom , polyp, zoo tank for quite a while. Then decided to take it down, when I moved everything into my 210gal. But then I saw this sweet undulated trigger. So now it is a specie tank. __________________ A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words. Current Tank Info: Getting rid of the last equipment :{

07/06/2006, 07:57 PM	#11
Tate Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri Posts: 339	The undulate trigger won't outgrow a 38g?