my 2ft 60ltr tank :) now planted and cycled! (pics)

i got the tank on it's own with no stand, and when looking at the Jewel stands they were expencive £50!! so i thought bugger it i can build one cheaper then that and it will be better.

so £10's worth of wood and we have a stand it just needed painting and finishing which a friend of the family did for me

the stand is very sturdy (too my weight ok!!) and i started the cycle.

i made some slate caves with some aquarium sealant and positioned them how i wanted them and stuck some gravel on in places to add to the effect.

it is now all planted and the cycle is complete so i am going to get a couple of sunset platties tonight and then consider my options and pick some other fish

what do you think?

funny you should say that actually my original plan was to get an entire tank up and running for less then £50!! seems a bit of a stretch at the time but this is how i did

Tank\filter\heater\hood = free

*my uncle gave me his old tank but it was rubbish and dident have anything with it so i would have had to buy filter/heater etc etc and it had a small crack down the side.

so i repaired the crack and sold it in the local paper for £15 and this tank? well it cost me £15 with the hood/lights/filter/heater!!! bargain!!

so the tank itself cost nothing

Tank/ Heater/ Filter/ Hood = £0
stand £10
new light tube £7
filter media sponges etc = £10
slate (one piece which i smashed up) £1.50
mpopui bogwood = £4.95
aquarium sealant =£0.99p
plants from a website caleld JAVA, = £20
Fresh start cycle stuff = Free (got it off a friend)


£54.44 ! !

which when all things considered i am extremly happy with and if i hadent gone OTT on the plants then i would have been under budget but it was worth it, lol

I used to keep fish years ago and recently got my own house so i had a space in the living room and had a eureka moment..i will get a tank again!! and here we are 8 weeks later, lol

thanks for all the kind comments

any suggestions on stocking?

i am defenatly going for a bristlenose, and maybe a pair of krib's any ideas for good tank mates?

here are the first resedents i call them Ben & Jerry, they seem happy enough and have enjoyed swiming around the plants

went to the fish shop today and the newest residents are this very nice blue neon gourami and a very funky glass/ghost shrimp who i have named claude

nice to have some activity in the tank i think i will wait a few more weeks then add some more