Galen's 20 Long tank
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well, this is a long time coming. the tank has been reorganized and downsized. gone are are many of the old staff, the tilapia, the common pleco, and a few others. the festivum is now the show fish and he is a beauty! he is my fav, along with the silver dollar. both are the features of the tank! i know, both will get big and they should get a bigger tank, but i think they will be ok...besdies, he is king of th tank and he is very happy!
the big sword in the background has been sold to "thelobster", a fellow ac member and it will be gone soon. t
plus, the anubias coffeefolios(sp?) on the lava rock in the foreground will bloom soon; it has sent up a shoot! ill post pics when it blossoms!
the big sword in the background has been sold to "thelobster", a fellow ac member and it will be gone soon. t
plus, the anubias coffeefolios(sp?) on the lava rock in the foreground will bloom soon; it has sent up a shoot! ill post pics when it blossoms!
almost forgot. i have 2 hydor 120 power filter on there and they are a joy to run! plenty of room in the filter box for a bag of bio max or carbon, while there is NO water bypass in the filter- it is forced through the sponge! the water is crystal clear and virtually nothing on the bottom! anyway, im high on them!
i tested the water today- ammonia 0, nitrite 0-5 ( a negligible amount). nitrate i gotta test. no algae- plants are growing!
i tested the water today- ammonia 0, nitrite 0-5 ( a negligible amount). nitrate i gotta test. no algae- plants are growing!
mellowvision
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They'll get waaaaay too big for your tank, but if you "think" they won't get stunted and die, go ahead...
You scared me off sand, unless having around 16-20 corys and 5 kuhlis will keep it stirred up...
You scared me off sand, unless having around 16-20 corys and 5 kuhlis will keep it stirred up...
that's why i traded the pleco, the tilapia, and a few others in!
sand is good for aquarium bottoms. what i think happened is i bought sand that wasnt pre-washed to get rid of the dust. thats why earlier pics looked like some sort of sandstorm was happening in the tank! one of the little bits no one says in the forums when they say play sand is great for aqauriums.
the type of play sand, washed or not, is just as important as the color!
ummm, keeping those fish would have compounded the problems, as the dust would have never settled! in fact, when the water column did clear one day, everything was covered in a fine layer of dusty sand- it looked weird! reminded me of "the mummy" movies!
awww man it was bad! whenever any of the fish moved, a mini sand storm ensued, i felt bad for them, so thats why i tore the tank down and got rid of it all one morning. if i ever do sand again ill buy the stuff at the pet store for a sure-fire solution- no errors!
anyway, my next diy project will be to build diy co2 and a proper varnished tank stand. just gotta put the money together for the later but the diy i might get to this weekend!
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yes, nitrite read that amount. it was pretty negligible. yes, though, i will perform a water change too get things steady again. the fish and plants seem good though- no problems.
