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View Poll Results: How long has your current (primary) tank been up and running?
Less than 1 year 48 28.92%
1 to 2 years 37 22.29%
2 to 3 years 27 16.27%
3 to 4 years 15 9.04%
4 to 5 years 9 5.42%
5 to 6 years 9 5.42%
Over 6 years 16 9.64%
I don't have a tank you insensitive sod! 5 3.01%
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Old 02-16-2012, 05:59 AM
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My 33g has been running 13y (1998) with the same substrate and power head (running 24/7 without a complaint ever!) as a primary pump for a hang on sump I bought in 1991. I have grown a little since then with my main 90g running 6y and my 33 demoted to a qt tank.
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Old 02-16-2012, 06:02 AM
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My 33g has been running 13y (1998) with the same substrate and power head (running 24/7 without a complaint ever!) as a primary pump for a hang on sump I bought in 1991. I have grown a little since then with my main 90g running 6y and my 33 demoted to a qt tank.
Whoa! That's inspiring! Do you have pics of the geezer?? ( the tank, not you ).
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Old 02-16-2012, 06:23 AM
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Current set up is at 5 months now after building a new tank at the end of the summer but the same rock, sand and livestock has been with me for about 3 years.
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Old 02-16-2012, 02:59 PM
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My 33g has been running 13y (1998) with the same substrate and power head (running 24/7 without a complaint ever!) as a primary pump for a hang on sump I bought in 1991. I have grown a little since then with my main 90g running 6y and my 33 demoted to a qt tank.
well lets see some pictures
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Old 02-16-2012, 03:08 PM
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My 90 has been setup since May 2009 so it is 2 1/2 years old (I voted 2-3 years), but some of the rock and corals came from my old 33 gallon tank that I setup in BC in Dec 2006, and moved to SK in June 2009. So I guess some of my tank is a little over 5 years old.

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My 33g has been running 13y (1998) with the same substrate and power head (running 24/7 without a complaint ever!) as a primary pump for a hang on sump I bought in 1991. I have grown a little since then with my main 90g running 6y and my 33 demoted to a qt tank.
Cool! Would love to hear more about your tanks, and see some pics! In another thread of course...maybe you could make a thread in Tank Journal forums?
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My 180 rolled over 2 years this month,. Yay!! The first year was fun, second year not so much as I didn't have as much time for the tank. Hopefully I can tweak things a bit and get it back to its former glory. Before that my 90 was up for 5 years (but with 3 moves so I don't know if that counts).
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Old 02-16-2012, 03:37 PM
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My 150 was made from my old 55. The 150 has been 1.5 years, the 55 was up for 3 years before that.
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