Worst tank you've ever seen?

Subnautica · Dec 21, 2019

This is the worst tank I've ever seen. Not about aesthetics but stocking. Tang, Angels, Butterflies, Puffers, they have it all! And in a 20gal/30gal? I wonder how long this tank will last.

ScottR · Dec 21, 2019

All it’s missing is Sponge Bob’s pineapple house.

Katrina71 · Dec 21, 2019

Beautiful fish! Too bad they were probably misinformed. Maybe we could help them upgrade and do it the right way!

Bossman · Dec 21, 2019

Judging by the light switch, thermostat, it's probably much larger then it appears in the picture, 80+. But too many big fish for sure.

sde1500 · Dec 21, 2019

Yea def too many big fish but that’s not a 20g. My 65 looks like that size in pics. I wouldn’t call it the worst. It’s clean, algae free. Obv hard to judge a pic with no context but if those fish have been there any length of time, that’s a lot to feed and keep nutrients from exploding.

brandon429 · Dec 21, 2019

Agreed. The tank at the top is brand new or has been disassembly cleaned daily since it was set up, that’s all white light above so algae is coming once it reaches four weeks old with the fish - and there will be crud and natural accumulations in the corner areas where substrate meets glass once a few weeks have passed. The tank is so new that the no quarantine approach hasn’t had time to reveal yet
All plastic decor

Quietman · Dec 21, 2019

I'm sure they're planning a 300 gallon upgrade...they always seem to be.

Mical · Dec 21, 2019

I wonder where they got the baby blue brittle star - looks like a collectors piece...

KrisReef · Dec 21, 2019

It looks like a pet store photograph taken in a model home studio designed to show how nice a tank can look full of fish?

Hopefully, the tank was torn down immediately after the photo was taken, drained, and all the fish went back to the LFS.

SeaDweller · Dec 21, 2019

Here's the kicker... that tank has been up and running for 6 years, like that. Booya! What now?!

Mical · Dec 21, 2019

SeaDweller said:
Here's the kicker... that tank has been up and running for 6 years, like that. Booya! What now?!

100% water changes daily

SeaDweller · Dec 21, 2019

Mical said:
100% water changes daily

There's a 200 gallon sump not shown the picture that's laced with all types of macro.

and a mermaid!

brandon429 · Dec 21, 2019

Are the corals plastic

Nice one ha

How is 100% film free zero organics zero algae in the corners never having to scrape glass under white lights after six years happening

Edit triple good one

You made scroll back the the pic looking for a drain into a sump I cannot find is today April 1st lol

bryanfuel · Dec 21, 2019

Probably my first tank circa 2013. Zebra moray in a 20G long with a hamster tube, HOB filter and bubbler *facepalm*

fish farmer · Dec 21, 2019

brandon429 said:
You made scroll back the the pic looking for a drain into a sump I cannot find is today April 1st lol

I think that is a CPR overflow box on the right... and the grey Tee fitting on the left assume that is the return. You never know...maybe it was rip cleaned/tank sterilized/corners bleached before this picture was taken

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AcroNem · Dec 21, 2019

fish farmer said:
I think that is a CPR overflow box on the right... and the grey Tee fitting on the left assume that is the return. You never know...maybe it was rip cleaned/tank sterilized/corners bleached before this picture was taken.

Ah, you're right. It is an overflow box, it has the little 3gph air/water pump to keep the siphon going. But even if there is a 200g sump attached there are serious problems with the stocking of this system. It's probably brand new and about to explode with parasites.