90 gal cylinder trying again

[Telford]

Originally Posted by trilinearmipmap

I wonder if you could mod a hammerhead algae magnet to have a curvature to match the curvature of the cylinder tank.

I use a regular hammerhead currently. It undoubtedly doesn't work as well as it would on a flat surface but the curvature isn't so tight that it prevents it from doing the trick.

[Marlin65]

Nice tank you could take a piece of UHMW and shape it then bond the magnets that would give you what you need to take care of the algae.

[scub steve]

Originally Posted by Telford

I use a regular hammerhead currently. It undoubtedly doesn't work as well as it would on a flat surface but the curvature isn't so tight that it prevents it from doing the trick.

is your tank acrylic or is it glass?? mine is glass so im not too worried about scratching it

[iansfishy]

Originally Posted by Telford

I have a 80g cylinder tank. The dimensions on mine are 28" diameter and 28" tall. I have tangs in mine. In a way it might be better than a standard tank because they can swim around and around in circles and never have to turn around!!

Removing algae from the glass is a bit of a pain in the *ss. You have to keep up with it. If you get lazy and leave it a few days+ then you're in there up to your armpit with a scrubber.

Can you fill me in on how all your lights and pumps etc are plugged in! Thats a great looking tank. i've been wanting to put my tank in the middle of the room but am still working on hiding all the cords.

[scub steve]

thats telfords tank and i would be interested in that info as well

[BlueAbyss]

That tank has a center overflow, I'll bet they are plugged into power bars underneath the tank and run off of one cord.

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by JDigital

You can put a tang in a 90-100G tank (4-5 foot)..

that size whent out the window also.. where did you ever get that you need a 4 or 5 foot tank for a tang?

I had a yellow in my 3 foot tank and it was fine. If you look it up the min size for an adult yellow is 45 gal. every tang has different requirments, I did have a yellow and a sailfin in my 90 gal (3 foot long) and sold the sailfin as I found it was a little small for both, but it was fine for the yellow, was over 6 years old when I took down the tank and gave him to the LFS. might still be alive in some one elses tank for all I know.

Steve

Steve

[saltynuts]

prime the stand! it will help in the long run

[JDigital]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

that size whent out the window also.. where did you ever get that you need a 4 or 5 foot tank for a tang?

I had a yellow in my 3 foot tank and it was fine. If you look it up the min size for an adult yellow is 45 gal. every tang has different requirments, I did have a yellow and a sailfin in my 90 gal (3 foot long) and sold the sailfin as I found it was a little small for both, but it was fine for the yellow, was over 6 years old when I took down the tank and gave him to the LFS. might still be alive in some one elses tank for all I know.

Steve

Steve

No need to jump down my throat man.... It's the general rule of thumb for the average tang.

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by JDigital

No need to jump down my throat man.... It's the general rule of thumb for the average tang.

not jumping down your throat, we go through this every couple years, where the size of a tank for a tang gets over inflated. the general rule of thumb is the average you see in books, which is 40 gal for most tangs. I personally don't think this is enough for a mature tang, but lots have had success with it for a long time.

there was discussion on the board about 5 years ago on how long the tank should be but this also was a mute point as if you have a tone of flow it can make the same effect as a longer tank.

the only thing I wanted to do here is stop an over inflated rule of thumb before it gets over inflated again and we'll have people telling us you need a 150 for a tang.

Steve