The Expensive Danish Reef Aquarium

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  1. zesty

    zesty Sailfin Tang

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    Sounds like you need to setup a frag tank and make some money over there!! the problem would of course be getting the coral... but once you do...
     
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  3. Boywithafishtan

    Boywithafishtan Coral Banded Shrimp

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    We do have a couple of aquarium clubs around here. However, most of them are for freshwater hobbyists. I'm a freshwater hobbyist myself too, but i'm more interested in saltwater. But about 10% of fishkeepers in Denmark keep saltwater, so it kinda sucks. But i've met a few hobbyists around here. Met a really old man, who had reef aquarium for like 30 years, really cool guy. But he was so sad, because he was soon getting so old, that he had problems with taking care of his tank everyday, and he cant hire any aquarium cleaners, cuz they dont exist over here :( DAMN!
     
  4. Boywithafishtan

    Boywithafishtan Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Yeah, great idea :) Have actually thought about it. But whenever i see rare corals, i'll get them immediatly. So maybe i should start a frag tank! I can definetely make some good money that way :) Jesus, people even pay like 18 dollars for a decent sized kenya tree frag, but i need to find someone to sell it to aswell, but i hope that wont be a problem, hehe :D Actually, at the North Sea Oceanarium, they just said to me that they're gonna start fragging Dead Mans Hand coral, and if they do that successfully, i might get some home for my future coldwater system :)
     
  5. Boywithafishtan

    Boywithafishtan Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Hehe, thanks man! :) I really enjoy this reef hobby so far, so money doesnt matter as long as i'm having fun haha :D
     
  6. Boywithafishtan

    Boywithafishtan Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Thanks man! :) I followed some advice from some people, and i came to the conclusion that i needed to get smaller fish. So, there are a few small species in the North Sea i can keep that are rather hardy and easy to care for aswell. They're still what i would classify as "Expert Only" but more in the easier alley. The fish i'm thinking about are a Lemon Sole, Viviparous Blenny, and some crabs, sea stars and stuff like that. Gotta collect alot of seaweed at the beach too :)! You can go read my topic on "Show your tanks", there i explain some of the new updates and conclusions i've made :) Hehe, i might have alot of money at times, but my dad pays for some corals too sometimes, he is a little hobbyist too, he just wont admit it, haha :D Actually, he said he might just buy a huge reef tank, because he thinks its awesome. He actually helps me with my tanks all the time, and he always thinks its really interesting, he knows quite alot too, since he kept reefs untill he was 20, when he then moved to Germany and stuff. But he definitely has the money for it, so maybe someday i'll come home from school, and then a 600 gallon tank might stand in our living room hahaha :)
     
  7. Boywithafishtan

    Boywithafishtan Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Oh man... I have the same problems out here :( I have to drive 45 minutes to get good coral, and 30 mins to get good fish. But my dad luckily loves to go look at fish and coral with me, so he often drives me out there like "HURRY! Before mom notices!" Haha :D He also just buys me corals, like "That one is pretty cool, hmmm 100 dollars... I'll give it to you, its way to amazing to let it sit there!" :D
     
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  9. Boywithafishtan

    Boywithafishtan Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Wow, you're lucky! We sometimes have sales at my LFS, like 25% off, and thats where i hit! Always buy expensive stuff at sales, but they only come twice a year on saltwater. Got some pretty good freshwater stores though, we got one of the best freshwater plant companies in the world over here: Tropica. Its danish! :D