charlotteda
Aquarium Advice Newbie
I've had a rough Spring with the death of my Dad. Been thinking about setting my 29 G tank up again. Husband meant well and made a spontaneous decision to buy me a new tank setup at "Petsmart" I know, I know.
We bought the 37 gallon kit. Same footprint as the 30, 4 more inches of water and on sale $50 less than the 30. So grateful that I did not give full price. Replaced the filter right away-didnt even unpack it - I got a AquaClear 50 Power Filter.
The hood with this think is a joke but the LED lights were cute. Have to take the whole thing off to access the tank. So I ordered another hood from Amazon that had hinges. Marineland LED Light Hood, 30-Inch by 12-Inch - at least it fits but its a joke as well ! Now I have packed that thing up to return.
Went to garage and got out my old florescent hood with the access panel that lifts and it has a detached light strip. My problem is that the weird support brace in the middle of my tank keeps the hood from fitting down inside like it should. I am hoping to shim it up somehow to make it work better. I also think the light needs replaced as it looks a little dim and weird. (It has been in the garage for 12 years).
Hindsight is 20/20 and I cant take the Petsmart kit back. My goal was a lightly stocked community tank to enjoy. I put in a couple of danios? about a month ago. Added 2 platys yesterday.
Any suggestions on dealing with my equipment issues will be greatly appeciated.
Thanks Charlotte
We bought the 37 gallon kit. Same footprint as the 30, 4 more inches of water and on sale $50 less than the 30. So grateful that I did not give full price. Replaced the filter right away-didnt even unpack it - I got a AquaClear 50 Power Filter.
The hood with this think is a joke but the LED lights were cute. Have to take the whole thing off to access the tank. So I ordered another hood from Amazon that had hinges. Marineland LED Light Hood, 30-Inch by 12-Inch - at least it fits but its a joke as well ! Now I have packed that thing up to return.
Went to garage and got out my old florescent hood with the access panel that lifts and it has a detached light strip. My problem is that the weird support brace in the middle of my tank keeps the hood from fitting down inside like it should. I am hoping to shim it up somehow to make it work better. I also think the light needs replaced as it looks a little dim and weird. (It has been in the garage for 12 years).
Hindsight is 20/20 and I cant take the Petsmart kit back. My goal was a lightly stocked community tank to enjoy. I put in a couple of danios? about a month ago. Added 2 platys yesterday.
Any suggestions on dealing with my equipment issues will be greatly appeciated.
Thanks Charlotte