Thats A Question From a Newbie, I just made that up. AquaFan. Hm. Fiting.
Anyway, hey all. New to forums. I've successfully run a 20g tank for quite a while, but recently moved. During the move, all but 3 of my wonderful fishies died, so I decided I'd set up a 10g tank just for the survivors and let them live in peace while I reset up the 20.
But during my craigslist shopping spree, I found a 35g tank with stand and hood and accessories and all that for $75. I couldn't pass on a deal like that. BUT it was used as a marine tank, complete with ugly fake coral decorations and other unnatural stuff which doesn't do anything for me.
A) Can I ever clean it out well enough to reuse the same parts (hang-on filter mainly, it also came with a UGF which I might as well use since I have it...) for a freshwater tank?
B) This tank is hexagonal in shape, and is there is a bit more space vertically than horizontally. (its 24 1/2" tall, 20" in diameter) and so I'm wondering how that effects my fish choices. Is that deep enough that there will be "layering" effect for the fish, with some preferring to stay near the top and some near the bottom? Or is it still shallow enough that the fish won't care. 24" is pretty deep for a tank, but in the wild thats certainly not that deep to a fish. Hm.
C) Layout of the plants/driftwood is posing a problem, as, well, I dont know that I've ever seen a freshwater tank like this. I just can't picture a layout. Some sort of central column which the fish swim in/around, I guess. It's not the kind of tank that sits against a wall, it's viewable from 360 degrees.
Thanks :]
Russell
Anyway, hey all. New to forums. I've successfully run a 20g tank for quite a while, but recently moved. During the move, all but 3 of my wonderful fishies died, so I decided I'd set up a 10g tank just for the survivors and let them live in peace while I reset up the 20.
But during my craigslist shopping spree, I found a 35g tank with stand and hood and accessories and all that for $75. I couldn't pass on a deal like that. BUT it was used as a marine tank, complete with ugly fake coral decorations and other unnatural stuff which doesn't do anything for me.
A) Can I ever clean it out well enough to reuse the same parts (hang-on filter mainly, it also came with a UGF which I might as well use since I have it...) for a freshwater tank?
B) This tank is hexagonal in shape, and is there is a bit more space vertically than horizontally. (its 24 1/2" tall, 20" in diameter) and so I'm wondering how that effects my fish choices. Is that deep enough that there will be "layering" effect for the fish, with some preferring to stay near the top and some near the bottom? Or is it still shallow enough that the fish won't care. 24" is pretty deep for a tank, but in the wild thats certainly not that deep to a fish. Hm.
C) Layout of the plants/driftwood is posing a problem, as, well, I dont know that I've ever seen a freshwater tank like this. I just can't picture a layout. Some sort of central column which the fish swim in/around, I guess. It's not the kind of tank that sits against a wall, it's viewable from 360 degrees.
Thanks :]
Russell
