as title states i have an 8 ft fish tank as a counter in my new garage was on about putting cold water fish in tank as minimal needed to keep them pump food etc but what else could i keep in there with minimal costs ie nothing that requires a heater of sorts any suggestions please feel free to add i will add pictures tomorrow or if all else fails it will make a good display cabinet

 

I'd love to make a Eco system, frogs, lizards, plants, worms in the soil, woodlice to eat the crap, a slice of rainforest. Granted it would coat a fortune.

 

How high and wide is the tank, depending on width you could put koi or catfish in it but you will need a good filter and pump in it a hell if alot of water in an 8ft tank
Gary

 

sounds interesting an expensive

it only a foot wide an 2 ft high it was built as a marine tank for a pet shop i was told so should hold water but will be alot of water if it goes wrong

an what sort of cost would i be looking at for a pump

 

Set up a tank with some red belly piranha's

 

You can pick up pumps and filters from eBay quite cheap you will just have to make sure they are capable of movin the volume of water that is in the tank.

 

are these cold water an what sort of set up costs will they be thanks

 

so a big pump then i will go have a look

 

Is piranah not a warm water fish I know they like murky water but they are supposed to be easy fish to keep.

 

Ye, You can pick up a few cheap pumps on ebay. the size of this tank you will need a minimum of 2 big pump filters such as ehiem or fluval 404s. Dont put gravel or sand in the tank as this will just collect a lot of waste from the fish and without gravel the pump will easily collect the fish waste. It is not much price differnce in setting up tropical or coldwater. with a tropical all you really need is a few filters and 2 heaters. Heaters can be picked up for about £10-15 each. And with tropical you have much more choice with various fishes.

 

if the tank was half the size then i would think about warm water fish but being 8ft will cost a fortune to heat

 

something like this pump wise

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/QUIET-AQUARIUM...item45f1798377

 

No really, 2 x 200Watt heaters in there will be fine.

A large tank with piranhas or Oscars look great with nice rockwork and some braches.

As said with a few good filters turning over the water well and with no sand or gravel your water will be kept clean. All you
Have to do after setting up that is to change 20-30% of the water every month ideally with RO water.

 

That pump is fine. But remeber a pump will not clean your tank you will need a few powerfull filters like fluvals or eheims.

A pump is just really to add devices like air stones. You dont relly need pumps you need filters

 

check this site out, they have the basics

http://www.freshwater-tropical-fish-...ium-setup.html

 

some good info found this also http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aquarium-fish-...item5d27b08035

 

If I was you I would stick with the big names in aquarium filtration like Fluval, Eheim and interpet.

I have been using a fluval 404 in my tank for 2 yesrs now and I have never had problems and they don’t block
Like cheaper makes. At the end of the day you are mixing electricity with water so buy the best and never buy
Second hand aquarium electrical products as you don’t know what the previous owner did with them.

2 x powerful filters
2 x powerful heaters
1 x powerfull air pump for air stones etch ( for bubbles )
1 x powerhead for water surface flow (creates oxygen for you fish) flow just above the water surface
Rock work
And your fish.

 

Definitely something like this mate.