Just got my first 10 gallon, a few questions

[Tomas]

Ok, I just got my first tank ever, woot woot. I got a few questions.

1- Since I bought the tank new ,do I need to pre wash it?
2- Do I put in the water treatment before or after I put the water in the tank?
3- Whats a good tempature for Zebra Danios?
4- Where should i place the tank if I have no stand, is the floor ok? Sunny or no?

Thanks

~Chaz

 

[Cichlid-Man]

1. I'd rinse it with water yes and fill it to make sure its uncracked.
2. After
3. 77-80ish i'd say
4. Ehh the floor it might get kicked or bumped. If you have a desk, table, dresser....something along those lines. I would not put it in direct sunlight....that would mean lots of algae.

Congrats on your first tank!

 

[Tomas]

Thanks so much!

~Chaz

 

[tessalion]

I second what Cichlid said about the temperature for the danios. My tank stays at about 78 and my danios love it! Congrats on your first tank, you're in for a lot of entertainment with the danios, they're hyper little buggers.

 

['-JIN-']

i dont think putting ur tank under the sun is a good idea,nt only get algae but is hard to control ur tank water temperature.for ur danios,76-80 will be the best i guest............

 

[JWright]

Put it where it's going to be for the long haul. Even a 10g tank, when fully loaded, it quite heavy, and glass is fragile. Moving an established tank is something you should avoid doing if at all possible.

 

[OCCFan023]

congratulations on your first tank, sounds like your very enthusiastic about it which is great. I just had one concern do you plan on fishless cycling or an alternate route?

 

[Tomas]

congratulations on your first tank, sounds like your very enthusiastic about it which is great. I just had one concern do you plan on fishless cycling or an alternate route?

I will do the fish cycle but I will have gravel and a filter from an established tank.

~Chaz

 

[GeraldTheMouse]

Looks like I came a bit too late. But anyways, good luck!

 

[FreddyJ]

RE: Tank Placement

I had a ten gallon tank that was cycling on top of what I thought was a very sturdy book shelf. Two days later, water was leaking out of all four corners of the bottom of the tank. If I hadn't been here to catch it I would've had a horrendous mess on my hands. I had to siphon the water out into a large cooler I had and it sat there for two days before I went out and got an actual "aquarium stand" (like forty bucks for the cheapie one at WalMart). Make sure that wherever you choose to set your aquarium is sturdy and level and provides support so it doesn't "sag" in the middle.

 

[Zman16]

Congrats on the first tank!

 

[Tomas]

Thanks a lot guys and gals!

~Chaz

 

[Methylx]

I think if you look at some of the stickies and spend ya a couple hours of read time you can answer most of these questions you've been asking.

 

[Tomas]

I think if you look at some of the stickies and spend ya a couple hours of read time you can answer most of these questions you've been asking.

Yes, a couple of hours, or I can just ask these nice people. You are no help at all tough...

~Chaz

 

[Methylx]

What is right is often forgotten by what is convenient. ~Bodie Thoene, Warsaw Requiem

 

[FroggyFox]

Hey now...no need to be disagreeable folks.

Methylx that was an awesome series of books Brock and Bodie are my heros!

Tomas - Even though everyone is delighted to help you out and what not it does also heavily pay off to read through the information that is already out there, even on the boards already in the stickies etc Thats all Meth was tryin to point out.