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Recycling aquarium
#14433354 - 05/11/11 04:15 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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So my bf has been into aquariums for the last couple of months, he know bought one with about 160 liters, and has another with 56 liters which he wants to sell, I'm thinking of buying it.
I'm not very fond of fish as pets, since they're merely aesthetics, but I searched in the net and was looking to build something which could resemble this:

meanwhile I gave it some more thought and it occurred that I could use it has a terrarium instead, to grow some little fellas. I think it might have all the right conditions for it, does anyone know?
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Re: Recycling aquarium [Re: pouihi]
#14433731 - 05/11/11 07:51 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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I never liked fish and aquariums. Just not my thing.
Honestly I find it to be kinda lame but I understand why people do it.
I mean, IMO you could spend thousands of dollars on an elaborate fish-tank setup and I'd totally be like "meh".
I'd much rather spend that money on a motorcycle or a dog and a few years worth of food.
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Re: Recycling aquarium [Re: Humility]
#14433739 - 05/11/11 07:56 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Humility said: I'd much rather spend that money on a motorcycle or a dog and a few years worth of food.
People could spend thousands of dollars on motorcycles or a dog, but I'd totally be like "meh". Different strokes for different folks 
I find some aquariums pretty, but I'm not an enthusiast myself. I like the bonsai underwater landscape idea though Or why not just a terrarium with some plants, like a small indoor garden? A lot more forgiving than reptiles, and still quite pretty.
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Re: Recycling aquarium [Re: pouihi]
#14433771 - 05/11/11 08:09 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Aquariums are definitely not good fruiting chambers imo. Unless you have glass cutting tools and know how to rig up thangs. It can be done, but is it worth all the trouble? Not really.
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Re: Recycling aquarium [Re: Kada]
#14433776 - 05/11/11 08:10 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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^^^ agreed, better to put plants in it.
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Re: Recycling aquarium [Re: Doc_T]
#14433833 - 05/11/11 08:30 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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I was thinking about making it a fruiting chamber for mushrooms I just don't know if it has the right characteristics
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Re: Recycling aquarium [Re: pouihi]
#14433835 - 05/11/11 08:30 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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You're bf is making you buy it off him?
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Re: Recycling aquarium [Re: pouihi]
#14433842 - 05/11/11 08:32 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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I do know, it does not.
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Re: Recycling aquarium [Re: Meat_hod]
#14433872 - 05/11/11 08:41 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Meat_hod said: You're bf is making you buy it off him?
Which part of 'I'm thinking' didn't you understand?
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Re: Recycling aquarium [Re: pouihi]
#14433893 - 05/11/11 08:49 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Get the right lights and you should be set. I tried having plants in my tank but my lights are way too weak.
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Re: Recycling aquarium [Re: Doc_T]
#14433898 - 05/11/11 08:51 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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isn't it possible to do some improvements to make it suitable for that? I really would like to get started on mushroom groing and since it has space and right lightening..
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Re: Recycling aquarium [Re: pouihi]
#14433908 - 05/11/11 08:55 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Please listen to me, do not attempt to grow mushrooms in your aquarium. Much has changed over the years, we know more than we did when people used those. Trust me, there is no good way to use that for mushrooms.
I'm done here. Pop over to Mush cult if you want to talk about ways you actually can grow mushrooms.
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Re: Recycling aquarium [Re: pouihi]
#14433925 - 05/11/11 08:58 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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pouihi said: isn't it possible to do some improvements to make it suitable for that?
No, but a € 5 plastic container will do the job just nicely.
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Re: Recycling aquarium [Re: Doc_T]
#14433931 - 05/11/11 09:00 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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sorry, I didn't even know people used to use them. I was there earlier but haven't searchead enough to find what works good for a fruiting chamber. I'll check it out, I definitely don't wanna be fucking up on this it was just a thought.
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Re: Recycling aquarium [Re: pouihi]
#14433932 - 05/11/11 09:00 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Listen to doct. He knows what he is talking about. I have used his methods many many times and he is a good source of information for all that is the great and mighty shroom.
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Re: Recycling aquarium [Re: Kada]
#14433957 - 05/11/11 09:07 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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grow moss, find some cool rocks, then add bonsai get a real nice scene going.
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Re: Recycling aquarium [Re: snoot]
#14436320 - 05/11/11 06:41 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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I might be getting some cacti for it  I think it has enough height for a peyote to root. I thought about aquascaping, it gives an impressive effect but I'm more interested in utilities than decorative.
I've just started to work and am getting my shit together so now I will be able to invest in some entheogens I've been wanting to grow. The only entheogenic cacti that will fit there are peyote though.
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Re: Recycling aquarium [Re: pouihi]
#14436419 - 05/11/11 07:02 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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carnivorous plant and poison dart frog vivarium
tarantula
sand gecko's an peyote
just a general indoor garden for plants that you find in your area
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Re: Recycling aquarium [Re: Meat_hod]
#14436469 - 05/11/11 07:14 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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yeah, I don't want imprisoned animals. I'm a big fan of reptiles, specially snakes that's why I like them best in the wild, great advice though, geckos are gorgeous.
I already have a 35 kg dog and she gives me enough work.
I just want an entheogenic plant garden (and some fungi of course).
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Re: Recycling aquarium [Re: Humility]
#14436513 - 05/11/11 07:24 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Humility said: I never liked fish and aquariums. Just not my thing.
Honestly I find it to be kinda lame but I understand why people do it.
I mean, IMO you could spend thousands of dollars on an elaborate fish-tank setup and I'd totally be like "meh".
I'd much rather spend that money on a motorcycle or a dog and a few years worth of food.
Keeping fish for the "look" is totally stupid IMO. If you actually keep things you enjoy watching, such as in my case, eels, invertebrates, crabs, crayfish, shrimp, etc....watching them interact, breed, feed, is really interesting and I can spend a lot of time just observing.
Just filling a tank with random fish you have no real interest in seems like a waste of money, yes....but not all tank setups really need to cost thousands. You can do just fine with freshwater setups under $300 if you can restrain yourself.
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