I finally got the tank. Wohoo! :dance
I'm a little bummed that it's only a 125g, and not a 150g like he had said. Since I wasn't planning on getting a tank that day, I didn't have a tape measure on hand and its so hard to tell once you get up that big in size.
The dimensions are 72X18X22. Still pretty big I guess.
Notice the mess! I had to move half the dang room around! Four 10g tanks used to be where this tank is now, and we had to empty that bookshelf to move it. Oh la la. I haven't cleaned it or wiped it down or anything yet, and it was outside, so its pretty grody.
I thought that the filters the guy meant were going to be 2 Fluval 404's because he said he had "Fluval diatom canister filters that I use all the time." I assume he just doesn't know that there's a difference in what a diatom filter is. Turns out, it came with 2 Fluval 303's (not so good), 1 Magnum 350 (never used a magnum before), and some other magnum that doesnt have a name/model on it. I'm going to buy 2 Fluval 404's for it and do something with the other filters.
In addition, I now have powerheads and air pumps up the whazoo! This thing came with 2 Profile 9500 and 1 tetratec Deep water dw96-2 air pumps. Those things are gigantic!! I also got a bunch of junk along with it.
Soooo, as soon as I wash it out and get a longer hose, I'll be filling her up and testing out those seals very slowly
I'm a little bummed that it's only a 125g, and not a 150g like he had said. Since I wasn't planning on getting a tank that day, I didn't have a tape measure on hand and its so hard to tell once you get up that big in size.
The dimensions are 72X18X22. Still pretty big I guess.
Notice the mess! I had to move half the dang room around! Four 10g tanks used to be where this tank is now, and we had to empty that bookshelf to move it. Oh la la. I haven't cleaned it or wiped it down or anything yet, and it was outside, so its pretty grody.
I thought that the filters the guy meant were going to be 2 Fluval 404's because he said he had "Fluval diatom canister filters that I use all the time." I assume he just doesn't know that there's a difference in what a diatom filter is. Turns out, it came with 2 Fluval 303's (not so good), 1 Magnum 350 (never used a magnum before), and some other magnum that doesnt have a name/model on it. I'm going to buy 2 Fluval 404's for it and do something with the other filters.
In addition, I now have powerheads and air pumps up the whazoo! This thing came with 2 Profile 9500 and 1 tetratec Deep water dw96-2 air pumps. Those things are gigantic!! I also got a bunch of junk along with it.
Soooo, as soon as I wash it out and get a longer hose, I'll be filling her up and testing out those seals very slowly
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You're going to have some fun with that one! I wish I had room for something that big... and the floor to support it! I live in a trailer home right now, and i think I'm pusshing it with the 45gal. Lets see some pictures when you get up and running!
). Gonna have about 8 congo tetras, 12 -15 scissortail rasboras, 15+ cardinals, several cories (panda or emerald, haven't decided yet)...and some other fish that I haven't decided upon yet...But I know I have to have the large rainbows, congos and scissortails!
