You guys are welcome to criticize or tear apart this aquarium setup if you'd like, after all, I don't want to make the same mistakes as I did when I first started my smaller tanks on my new 125 gallon freshwater I'm starting.
It's either going to house my reedfish and some assorted bottom feeders, or a cichlid tank. Leaning more towards my reedfish with other compatible fish.
So here goes nothing!
I have a $1500 budget for starters. Will invest more later on.
Aquarium: Glass, rectangular, 125 gal, a wider and shorter tank, not a huge fan of tall tanks. Will have a screen over top, reedfish love to escape! $200
Stand: Building myself, I have furniture building experience and there are a lot of GREAT blueprints out there! $150-$200
Filtration: 2 Fluval 305 External Canister Filters $275-$320
Air Flow: 2 Tetra Whisper 60 air pumps, attached to a "T" adapter with 2 round air stones on each $40, along with the help of the output from the filters.
Substrate: Natural sand from Lake Tahoe itself, mixed with some play sand. $10
Lighting: An over the top LED lighting system, not sure what type, input would be great! Preferably with a timer. It will be a heavily planted aquarium. $100-$150
Heater: 2 Hagen Fluval 200 Watt E-Series Electronic Aquarium Heaters. $80
Plants: I like the sword varieties, moss balls, and some sort of grass. $40
Skimmers: I don't have any experience with these... are they really necessary for my tank type?
Comes out to about $1200 with what I have listed, and I think it's a decent setup.
Let me know what you guys think!
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It's either going to house my reedfish and some assorted bottom feeders, or a cichlid tank. Leaning more towards my reedfish with other compatible fish.
So here goes nothing!
I have a $1500 budget for starters. Will invest more later on.
Aquarium: Glass, rectangular, 125 gal, a wider and shorter tank, not a huge fan of tall tanks. Will have a screen over top, reedfish love to escape! $200
Stand: Building myself, I have furniture building experience and there are a lot of GREAT blueprints out there! $150-$200
Filtration: 2 Fluval 305 External Canister Filters $275-$320
Air Flow: 2 Tetra Whisper 60 air pumps, attached to a "T" adapter with 2 round air stones on each $40, along with the help of the output from the filters.
Substrate: Natural sand from Lake Tahoe itself, mixed with some play sand. $10
Lighting: An over the top LED lighting system, not sure what type, input would be great! Preferably with a timer. It will be a heavily planted aquarium. $100-$150
Heater: 2 Hagen Fluval 200 Watt E-Series Electronic Aquarium Heaters. $80
Plants: I like the sword varieties, moss balls, and some sort of grass. $40
Skimmers: I don't have any experience with these... are they really necessary for my tank type?
Comes out to about $1200 with what I have listed, and I think it's a decent setup.
Let me know what you guys think!
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