I did rounds on 3 of the best LFS in the area... Got myself 4 black neons, 4 harlequins, two kribs, and a trio of panda cories. The Harlequins or Pandas will probably go in my gourami tank eventually. I also got a huge clump of java moss, and a tall leafy plant and a tall frilly plant. The names I've since forgotten due to extreme sleep deprivation during midterms... they're both medium to low light.
Put the bio-wheel in my other tank while I did a 100% water change. Tested parameters to make sure everything was kosher, then put the bags in to equilibrate the temperatures, and added a bit of tank water every 5 mins to the bag. After an hour, I netted everyone out, and sat back to enjoy the handiwork. The black neons and harlequins shoal together... one of the kribs hangs out with the cories, that is when they're not climbing up the sides of the tank.
So here's the battle plan: 10 hours of light a day, once daily feeding. 2x 20% water changes weekly. For the first two weeks, I'm gonna check ammonia and nitrite levels daily, then slowly taper it down to weekly after that. Check nitrate levels weekly. Clean filter intakes monthly, and replace the mechanical filtration media monthly. Foodwise I have bloodworms, spirulina flakes, bio-blend, and about a thousand packets of tetramin that came free with various stuff.
The LFS I like best for plants is getting in a new shipment tomorrow, and so I think once I grab a few more, I'll contemplate using the flourish I got... Don't want to start it until I have a few more plants- I want to feed them, not an algae bloom.
Anything I'm missing?
Put the bio-wheel in my other tank while I did a 100% water change. Tested parameters to make sure everything was kosher, then put the bags in to equilibrate the temperatures, and added a bit of tank water every 5 mins to the bag. After an hour, I netted everyone out, and sat back to enjoy the handiwork. The black neons and harlequins shoal together... one of the kribs hangs out with the cories, that is when they're not climbing up the sides of the tank.
So here's the battle plan: 10 hours of light a day, once daily feeding. 2x 20% water changes weekly. For the first two weeks, I'm gonna check ammonia and nitrite levels daily, then slowly taper it down to weekly after that. Check nitrate levels weekly. Clean filter intakes monthly, and replace the mechanical filtration media monthly. Foodwise I have bloodworms, spirulina flakes, bio-blend, and about a thousand packets of tetramin that came free with various stuff.
The LFS I like best for plants is getting in a new shipment tomorrow, and so I think once I grab a few more, I'll contemplate using the flourish I got... Don't want to start it until I have a few more plants- I want to feed them, not an algae bloom.
Anything I'm missing?