"For mature aquariums only"

[Pullet]

Woah, 20 posts to a thread with "mature" in the title, and no one makes a joke post? Squares!

 

[Mgamer20o0]

I agree wholeheartedly with the explanations of what a mature aquarium is. However, I can tell you from first hand experience that I set my sidthimunki herd up in a brand new tank with brand new gravel and some old, some new plants, and an established filter and they are thriving! And when these buggars arrived stone cold due to heat pack failure and barely moving, and me sobbing hysterically, I hit the fish bag with a room heater at work (since I had to take delivery there) and once the water warmed up they were like a swarm of bees with activity and they haven't skipped a beat! And when I say cold water, I mean cold water!

i think again this comes up with noobs vs more advanced fish keeper. noobs should stick with lower bio load stocking. people who know what they are doing can push the limits more. same with a mature tank. i think for someone new a mature tank might take a year or longer. people who been doing it for some time and have some idea can get it in 6 months maybe even less. i have had tanks 100% stable from the start. after a couple months i would have called them mature.... but what do i know....

 

[PEMfish]

There are alot of stuff not tested for.

 

[chunkoblue]

i think again this comes up with noobs vs more advanced fish keeper. noobs should stick with lower bio load stocking. people who know what they are doing can push the limits more. same with a mature tank. i think for someone new a mature tank might take a year or longer. people who been doing it for some time and have some idea can get it in 6 months maybe even less. i have had tanks 100% stable from the start. after a couple months i would have called them mature.... but what do i know....

I totally agree.. I think if one understands the chemistry involved as well as the many other variables to be taken into account, one can establish an aquarium in much less time.