Comments for reefrancher

Comment on Wall Mounted Aquarium – Looks pretty … by Steve

Steve — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 17:15:20 +0000

I own one of these beautiful aquariums. They embellish the room’s decor, and astonish and delight your guests.

Amusingly these tanks remind me subliminally of watching a DVD of ‘ Finding Nemo’ on an unconventional flat screen monitor, the DVD start menu replaced with real fish.

I use small angel fish, their body proportions matching the tanks proportions. With the one submergible pump, the little guys enjoy swimming against the current. The light and pump are common standard type equipment in most pet supply stores.

Weight of the ‘standard’ tank (44.5″ x 25.6″ x 4.5″) is 58 lbs. dry out of the box. Add 8 gallons volume of fresh water – another 60 lbs roughly. 118 lbs. total. Comparable in weight to a very large wall mounted flat screen television.

To do it right, obviously you must anchor the aquarium mounts into the wall studs (well daaaa!!!). Also a discrete electrical outlet behind the aquarium’s planned location should be incorporated in installation planning, to do it clean. Terry and Reef Rancher it seems would be engineering challenged to accomplish this. Homes, dental offices, and especially restaurant owners seem to be purchasing many of these.

My concern is many new aquarium owners will be introduced to this hobby (great!), but may initially think home decor first, and aquarium second. The tank and fish still require the usual maintenance and care. Placement of a well anchored tank on a wall within your space should also be considered for ease of access for maintenance long term.

A wonderful product. I like it.

Steve

Comment on New pair of red dragonets! by Dina

Dina — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 14:24:17 +0000

Yay dragonets!!!

Comment on 100 Days Since Launch! by JT

JT — Sun, 03 Dec 2006 10:37:02 +0000

Hi, enjoyed reading through your blog so far, keep it up.

I’ve placed a link to your blog from mine, feel free to drop by and join up in my forum if you like.

Keep up the good work!

Comment on New Baby … no, not mine! by reefrancher

reefrancher — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 12:58:56 +0000

Cute kid, eh? Oh! And the baby isn’t so bad either

Comment on Cabinet is DONE! by Andy from TECO

Andy from TECO — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 21:17:43 +0000

Looks beautiful Steve! I take it the light tubes are working well.
Great setup. I’m taking notes for my future reef!

Comment on New Baby … no, not mine! by Dina

Dina — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 14:18:35 +0000

Oh, congratulations! And since I had the Peep without the benefit of pharmaceuticals, I know exactly how she feels, and it can be summed up in one word – “ooooooooowwwwwww”.

Take care, and talk to you soon.

Comment on Oldies But Goodies by Steve

Steve — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:27:40 +0000

Danke! I really do like wordpress. I’ve been able to mod it how I want it, too.

Comment on Stoopid fish! by greenighs

greenighs — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:19:14 +0000

Feed him some mysis stuffed with ballbearings, then get him out with a magnet.

Comment on Oldies But Goodies by librasun

librasun — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 15:58:28 +0000

Hi, yeah, i like it better here at WORDPRESS than over at VOX, i’m having too many bugs over there. I’m just getting started here at wordpress tho, still have a LONG way to go.
yours is looking sharp! Blog on, bro : )

Comment on Stoopid fish! by Dina

Dina — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:49:12 +0000

Ah, the wily chromis in his natural habitat!