Hi all, I'm just now getting a serious aquarium. Over the years, I've had small 5-gallon goldfish tanks that weren't maintained very well. Then also had red-eared slider turtles that did quite well in an outdoor pond...which also had goldfish, but just feeders that didn't last very long.
Now that I've moved away, I've been thinking about getting an aquarium for a while...but the high costs were a bit deterring. Thanks to craigslist.org, I'm the proud new owner of a used 25-gallon Eclipse aquarium. It was a great bargain and came with many extras (heater, gravel, driftwood, extra filters). I had been looking for an Eclipse system for a while, since its design seems great for beginners and my compact apartment doesn't leave much room for air pumps and hoses hanging around the tank.
So far, the aquarium has been cleaned and set-up, but just has gravel and driftwood so far. I'm planning to let the water cycle through the filtration system for a couple days before adding anything to this micro-environment. I still need to get some other items (thermometer, background, siphon) and then will think about what fish to get. I'm also interested in getting some live plants...probably java fern to attach to the driftwood.
I'm not yet sure if I'll cycle with fish (probably danios) or without. Any thoughts on cycling with just plants?
If you've read this far...thanks for reading and glad to meet ya!
Now that I've moved away, I've been thinking about getting an aquarium for a while...but the high costs were a bit deterring. Thanks to craigslist.org, I'm the proud new owner of a used 25-gallon Eclipse aquarium. It was a great bargain and came with many extras (heater, gravel, driftwood, extra filters). I had been looking for an Eclipse system for a while, since its design seems great for beginners and my compact apartment doesn't leave much room for air pumps and hoses hanging around the tank.
So far, the aquarium has been cleaned and set-up, but just has gravel and driftwood so far. I'm planning to let the water cycle through the filtration system for a couple days before adding anything to this micro-environment. I still need to get some other items (thermometer, background, siphon) and then will think about what fish to get. I'm also interested in getting some live plants...probably java fern to attach to the driftwood.
I'm not yet sure if I'll cycle with fish (probably danios) or without. Any thoughts on cycling with just plants?
If you've read this far...thanks for reading and glad to meet ya!
