Just Got A 2nd Tank :-)

MTS is a common 'affliction' amongst us 

I'll have to say that I'd definitely offer your neighbour the tank for her goldfish in the first instance - the thinking on the size of tanks for goldfish has really changed over recent years, and it's taking a long time to filter (excuse the pun) through to people. It would be lovely if they were to be housed into something more suitable than their current environment - and the offer of a tank, along with concern about them/their health (done in a tactful/nice way), may be enough for her to make that move to either accept it or buy her own. Although the size of tank nowadays seems to be quoted at ~180L for two fish, I'd imagine that this is too far removed from what she has now, whereas the actual offer of a 100L tank might seem and be more realistic for her. [Hopefully she might contribute something towards/in exchange for the tank, if she accepts it - even their old tank, which would hopefully be suitable for shrimps at least.]  If this 'goldfish rescue mission' goes ahead with a positive outcome, then we could revisit what to do with what tank/s you have.

Sorry - I have a deep affinity with goldfish, hence advocating them being saved before they succumb to ill-health as a result of a small environment! Others with no such/less an affinity may have other suggestions along the tropical route for you - the world's your oyster (argh - where are all these fish-related puns coming from this evening?!) with a tank that size, but you'd generally be best with fish that fit in with your water parameters (eg PH levels where you live).

Oh Sunshine, lucky you.
If only I'd had room for a 100 L !!
Still, I must be (temporarily!!) satisfied with my 60x30x30 that we've just collected and which is currently cycling. This MTS is a very real illness!
Being twice the size I already had will make a difference to my fish though and that's what matters.

Hope your neighbour takes you up on the offer.  Perhaps when she sees how happy they are she'll get a bigger one, even if only bigger than they currently have.

Enjoy  your new purchase. 

At the moment I am cleaning sand (Tesco play sand. Cheap as chips, not a bad colour and only going to have a small depth)
Having bought it I see a lot of people on the net use Filter sand. We'll see.  At some stage I'll need to re-do it. Who knows - it might be around the time I get yet another tank!!

Hi Sunshine

I am also new to fish keeping - 3 months.

I keep having these thoughts about if I had another tank I could set it up as a tropical tank as my current tank runs at 20 - 21oC and the sorts of fish I could get, I may even have list of what I would like.  I keep having to remind myself that I need to keep my current fish alive and well for a while longer because I get any more but it is hard. 

I do like your idea of keeping an eye out for a bargain and storing it until you decide to use it.  Though I don't think I would be as strong willed as yourself - I be cycling it as soon as I got it home, I may already have a spare filter just in case.  Damn... I seem to have some of the symptoms, if not the full blown disease.

Anne

There is an antidote... buy another tank!

I didn't say buy a second tank, I said buy another tank. A subtle difference. As for the guy with 17, well some cases are pathological!

You have 3 tanks or 3 husbands, Sue? 

I'm "working" on my need for a quarantine tank which I'm hoping might just happen to become a second tank in due course. Think my other half is slowly coming round to the idea. I've been using examples of folk from here which I think are slowly filtering through eg "How lovely - Sanjo's husband has consented to a second tank for her birthday". Fingers crossed...

Dragged the other  half out to a fish shop and whilst I was viewing what was on offer he wandered around and when I found him he was looking at a huge tank (well it looked huge to me) on a cupboard.  "That's the sort of tank I'd like" HE said !!

Well that's fine I answered but where would we put it.

I'm getting there. haha

Thanks all - you've given me lots of giggles about MTS.  Sue, I want to know more!     What devious means were they?  ha ha!  A friend of mine used to buy clothes then drive round with them in her boot for ages before sneaking them into her wardrobe - if hubby asked, she'd say 'oh, I've had them for months!'   

I started with a 60 litre tank, then bought a 25 litre quarantine tank. So one tank up and running, the other in storage until such time as it was needed. Then I bought a betta and put him in the QT - and kept him there so I had to buy another 25 litre QT. Now I had two tanks plus a QT. Then he said I could get a 125 litre, even bought it for me for Christmas; he thought it was a replacement for the 60 litre, but instead of getting rid of the 60 litre I kept that as well. Now I had three tanks plus a QT.
Though when I upgraded from 125 to 180 I did get rid of that tank. But only because the bracer bar had become detached from the back wall and I didn't want to risk it or try to repair it myself. I gave it away, advertised it on aquarist classifieds with a heading of 'tank in need of repair'. It went the day after I placed the ad, and there were 2 or 3 people after it.

Ah but he thought it would only ever be the one tank. I only told him about keeping a betta in the QT full time, and keeping the 60 as well as the 125 after I'd got them. If I'd suggested it before I'd still only have one tank.