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Re: NFC: Setting up tank

I dont use chillers and my outside (backporch Tanks) are 90 degrees or so
. SO i think the temp thing is overblown with most native species. And
Yes I do breed fish outdoors including Northern Species >SO IMO it would
be a waste of money to do a chiller. I would look into an algae turf
scrubber If I had 2500 to burn as your basic 200 gallon setup can be
bought for well less than 1k including a great lighting system.

I would then heaVILY PLANT THE TANK AND TRY AND DO A FISHES OF xyz CREEK
OR RIVER SETUP. wITH THE PROPER SETUP IT WOULD BE low maintanence ,
attractive and interesting especially with some non typical fish in it
like suckers and chubs and stonerollers along with sunfishes and a
catfish (madtom) or two .


Robert Rice
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On Tue, 18 Jul 2000 09:35:37 CDT "Kristine Weisbrod Massin"
<kwmprairie at hotmail_com> writes:
> 
> >Budget in a chiller, as *180G* is a lot smaller than a lake, and 
> you can 
> >get
> >some pretty hot spells at times. Many natives will tolerate 
> tropical
> >temperatures, but they will only really thrive at lower values.
> 
> Do I still need a chiller if the room temperature never goes over 
> 72?  In 
> winter it rarely goes over 65.  (our AC in that building works well, 
> but the 
> heater can't keep up in winter.  These systems aren't going to be 
> replaced 
> since we have the building scheduled for demolition in 10 years.)  
> I'd 
> really rather not spend the money if I don't have to (taxpayer 
> dollars, you 
> know:) )
> 
> I'm a little hesitant to ask anyone to invest too much time in this 
> with me 
> because promised money has a habit of getting 'reallocated' here 
> with little 
> notice.  My first step to prevent that from happening is to get a 
> 100% 
> complete list of supplies to the head boss ASAP so he can actually 
> give me 
> the money.  At that point I can worry a little more about what 
> specific fish 
> I'm going to put in, where I'm going to buy them/catch them/beg 
> them, etc.  
> The tank can sit there cycling empty till next spring if 
> necessary...though 
> I'd probably put a couple bluegill fingerlings in for the 
> winter...we've got 
> plenty!!
> 
> Actually, the lake is very neat right now.  The entire edge is a 
> ring of 
> bluegill nests...they look like a string of beads packed tightly 
> around the 
> edge.  Visitors get very excited when we point them out.
> 
> thanks again for the help!
> 
>
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Robert Rice
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