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Old 11-09-2008, 05:58 PM
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after i seen telfords tank I have decided to paint my stand black im just wondering what kind or paint i can use to paint my overflowand stand ? oh and my lights showed up today skimmer should be here wed
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Old 11-10-2008, 01:20 AM
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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.

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Old 11-10-2008, 02:20 AM
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prime the stand! it will help in the long run
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Old 11-10-2008, 03:14 AM
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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.

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

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the general rule of thumb is the average you see in books, which is 40 gal for most tangs.
I don't know what books your reading..

Either way, this convo doesn't below in this persons tank thread.
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hopefully i can figure out posting pics so i can show everyone my progress
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Old 01-21-2009, 02:44 AM
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still testing ill get this beat yet
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Old 01-21-2009, 03:06 AM
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ok going nuts going too throw the computer im pasting the links from photo bucket but im not getting any pics showing up someone help before i drownd myself in my aquarium
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after you've loaded to photobucket you there should be a list of different options under each picture...one will say something like [IMG] ...copy that and just paste it into the reply box
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