[GSAS-Member] Tank size and reinforcement

[Scott Frayo <ronscottf@hotmail.com>]

Hey all, 
      I have a quick question for everyone.  How big of a tank do you need to 
have before you should put some sort of reinforcement under your floor for the 
weight?  I ask this because I have a 150 gal tank that I know needs to be 
supported (and is) but I'm moving to a new house next month and I don't want to 
add support to the upper floor where I plan on having the tank.  So, I'm going 
to downsize.  I'm thinking about a nice, manageable 29 gal hex or maybe a 55(?) 
gal hex on a side table of sorts.  Is a 29 gal hex is big enough to support a 
breeding pair of Pel. taeniatus?  What do you think?

     On a side note, I'll be sending out a message in the near future looking 
to sell off most of what I currently have in the 150 gal tank including tons of 
live plants (annubias nanas, crypts, a giant sword plant, etc.), fishies (a 
nice green discus, 3 roseline sharks, bosemani rainbows, and a fair bit more), 
perhaps some gravel mixed with flourite, and other stuff.  Anyway, thanks for 
your input everyone.  

Oh, and the P. taeniatus just bred and paraded the fry around the tank last 
night, so I'll be looking for homes for the fry too in the next few weeks.

-----Scott


R. Scott Frayo
Insular Species Conservation Society (ISCS)
Board of Trustees, Scientific Committee Chairperson
www.iscsgroup.org

Pacific Northwest Herpetological Society
2006 President, 2008 President
www.pnwhs.org

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