The troubles with a new plant setup...

[as40]

I decided against the oven bit. I have it in front of the heater instead.
It's almost dry, as far as I can tell, and once it is, it's back into the bucket of dechlor! I just bought a big bottle of stuff that takes care of the chlorine AND chloramine, so hopefully...

How many times do you think I need to soak it before everything's out and it's safe to return to the tank? This will be soak number 5.

Also just to update, I added 3 oto's to my tank last night. Love the little fella's!

 

[bghost1961]

dont' worry about the clown loaches. They are perfect for controlling snails. Unless you feed them extremely well with live foods, they are very slow grower (half-inch growth in about 6 months). True SAE grows much faster and will become more of a problem than clown loaches, IMHO, in term of large fish dashing around scaring off smaller fishes, and destroying the serenity of your aquascapes.