I found a cheap new tank that doesnt seem to leak. Its a 35 gallon or 30 gal hex. nNot sure. Came with a stand, light powerhead, undergravel filter w/o tubes but i wont be using it. A little scrubber and some fake plants. For $30 gotta love those yard sales.
Anyway i wanna do this right with no problems. I have a 5.5 gallon and 55 gallon already cycled so i can always take that gravel im just not sure i want to. It might not work so let me run some options by u guys if you like.
1. Can i put some of that gravel in like a pot or strainer put it in the tank, introduce ammonia for a little while and hope the bacteria will move from one gravel to another. Then i just remove that and im set.
2. I have ehfisubstrat in my eheim. (bio material) can i dump some of that into my filter, h.o.b. kind aquaclear 300 i think, and let the bacteria chill in there for a while and then occupy the gravel or sand on bottom, and also some pads or somethin in the filter. The person who sold me the tank also provided me with some sort of a carbon pak.
3. I suppose i can also cycle the old fashioned way but im low on patience alot of the time.
4. A w/fish cycle is out of the wuestion simply cuz i know now how the fish suffer and maybe i can do it right.
Also i wanna maybe get a normal gravel. One with not so many blues and stuff in them. MAybe a sand. I figure since a hex tank is kinda tall and my tube dont go into the tank that far sand wont kill the impeller. Im lookin for a more natural look. Id like live plaants and maybe dump a layer of laterite or fluorite but im thinkin rocks will do and maybe a floatin plant of some sort. The light isnt altogether strong and maybe i wont bother. On my 55 im wishing i had but im still debating that.
Ill probly use one of my old heaaters not invest in a brand new one. Old ones still do the trick. What size do u think? 100 or 150 watt. Im runnin a 200 on my 55 gallon now.
My filter is gonna be bootlegged becaues i think itll work. I have some great material like cotton but not like cotton that you stick in there for mechanical filtrationand i can mix it with some carbon and even ehfisubstrat. I like that ehfisubstrat i dea i have extra. Im just gonna stick that all into one hole in the filter becaus ethats all there is.
Finally on to fish. I know my 55 might be a little overcrowded but i dont think i wanna remove many fish. They are in a groove thing sorta. I could take out a gourami but thats limiting my fish options. I want to keep a new thing but i dont know what. Live bearers could work but then id have to many babies maybe. Gouramies might be to aggressive for something else. I have a convict in a 5.5 gallon that could also go in there. of course not with the others. But there goes the whole breeding party. So what do i do. CAEs or another algae eater could do well in a semi aggressive bit. I also might wanna try keepin some corys alive. I wanna try a different thing like colorful semi aggressives. I remember somethin on like juliodochromis. Something like those i guess. Colorful babies. WOuld they be ok for a hex. SO MANY IDEAS wwhy*laughingc
Thanks for some pointers
definately no overcrowding in this one.
Anyway i wanna do this right with no problems. I have a 5.5 gallon and 55 gallon already cycled so i can always take that gravel im just not sure i want to. It might not work so let me run some options by u guys if you like.
1. Can i put some of that gravel in like a pot or strainer put it in the tank, introduce ammonia for a little while and hope the bacteria will move from one gravel to another. Then i just remove that and im set.
2. I have ehfisubstrat in my eheim. (bio material) can i dump some of that into my filter, h.o.b. kind aquaclear 300 i think, and let the bacteria chill in there for a while and then occupy the gravel or sand on bottom, and also some pads or somethin in the filter. The person who sold me the tank also provided me with some sort of a carbon pak.
3. I suppose i can also cycle the old fashioned way but im low on patience alot of the time.
4. A w/fish cycle is out of the wuestion simply cuz i know now how the fish suffer and maybe i can do it right.
Also i wanna maybe get a normal gravel. One with not so many blues and stuff in them. MAybe a sand. I figure since a hex tank is kinda tall and my tube dont go into the tank that far sand wont kill the impeller. Im lookin for a more natural look. Id like live plaants and maybe dump a layer of laterite or fluorite but im thinkin rocks will do and maybe a floatin plant of some sort. The light isnt altogether strong and maybe i wont bother. On my 55 im wishing i had but im still debating that.
Ill probly use one of my old heaaters not invest in a brand new one. Old ones still do the trick. What size do u think? 100 or 150 watt. Im runnin a 200 on my 55 gallon now.
My filter is gonna be bootlegged becaues i think itll work. I have some great material like cotton but not like cotton that you stick in there for mechanical filtrationand i can mix it with some carbon and even ehfisubstrat. I like that ehfisubstrat i dea i have extra. Im just gonna stick that all into one hole in the filter becaus ethats all there is.
Finally on to fish. I know my 55 might be a little overcrowded but i dont think i wanna remove many fish. They are in a groove thing sorta. I could take out a gourami but thats limiting my fish options. I want to keep a new thing but i dont know what. Live bearers could work but then id have to many babies maybe. Gouramies might be to aggressive for something else. I have a convict in a 5.5 gallon that could also go in there. of course not with the others. But there goes the whole breeding party. So what do i do. CAEs or another algae eater could do well in a semi aggressive bit. I also might wanna try keepin some corys alive. I wanna try a different thing like colorful semi aggressives. I remember somethin on like juliodochromis. Something like those i guess. Colorful babies. WOuld they be ok for a hex. SO MANY IDEAS wwhy*laughingc
Thanks for some pointers
definately no overcrowding in this one.
