MTS ! MTS ! MTS ~ - Aquarium Advice

swanandmokashi · 11-18-2004, 12:06 PM

Ok the first time I came to this site was April 2004. 7 months and now I have got my 3rd tank

Anyways - the new tank is a 15 gallon tall , which a friend gave away to me.

I am going to have it semi planted - mostly aponogotens as I won't have a light strip on it. I am going to set this up in my office.

I am thinking Schultz Aquatic soil like my 29 gallon as substrate.
My 29 gallon came with a Aquatech filter which I replaced with a Emperor 280.
Can I use the Aquatech filter on this 15 gallon ?

What watts heater should I be looking for?

Finally since this is a tall aquarium, what are my options with fish ?

swanandmokashi · 11-18-2004, 06:01 PM

did i post this in the wrong forum ? why no replies ???

Billsgate · 11-18-2004, 06:13 PM

Well, you could go for Dwarf Puffers i think, but then you'd have to go brackish and i don't know if that's what you want. Other then that i don't know really.....since for most fish the bottom surface counts i think you will have a small fishload anyway.
You could also go for a pair of Rams! they're nice and stay small.

Good luck in finding what you want!

BASSNMAN · 11-18-2004, 06:41 PM

I uses 5 watts of heater per gallon. A bigger heater can maintain the temp quicker than a small one and actually runs less. For you tall tank, a couple of angels would look nice. They tend to stsy in the mid area of a tank.

Corty · 11-18-2004, 06:53 PM

Pretty sure DPs are not brackish, and I think they'd work out great, especially in a planted tank where they'll munch up the majority of hitchhiker snails.

workfortheman · 11-18-2004, 07:17 PM

I like the angels in taller planted tanks, they seem to fit the tank better "geometrically". but, the dwarves are COOL!!! and much funner to watch typically ( but harder to care for I think)

Rocket2001 · 11-18-2004, 07:31 PM

Swan- I have you beat..i got my first tank Aug 1st and now less than 4 months later i just set up my third tank...i've got a bad case of [acronym:23f4c53ee5="Malaysian Trumpet Snails or Multiple Tank Syndrome, depending on context"]MTS[/acronym:23f4c53ee5]!

rubysoho · 11-18-2004, 10:17 PM

hehe, sounds like me, I got mine in january (10 [acronym:23e00759c7="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:23e00759c7]), and I just finished setting up my 3rd tank which is a 55 gallon as well.

mayreee · 11-18-2004, 10:45 PM

I would put anything in it that you would put in a 10 gallon since the length and width are the same. Angels would get to big for it.

rubysoho · 11-18-2004, 10:57 PM

what about some fancy guppies to add color to your tank? They always look pretty in planted tanks... or maybe a nice little school of neon tetras with 3 or 4 pygmy cories for the bottom of the tank.

11-18-2004, 12:06 PM	#1
swanandmokashi Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Cary NC USA Posts: 650 Images: 6	MTS ! MTS ! MTS ~ Ok the first time I came to this site was April 2004. 7 months and now I have got my 3rd tank Anyways - the new tank is a 15 gallon tall , which a friend gave away to me. I am going to have it semi planted - mostly aponogotens as I won't have a light strip on it. I am going to set this up in my office. I am thinking Schultz Aquatic soil like my 29 gallon as substrate. My 29 gallon came with a Aquatech filter which I replaced with a Emperor 280. Can I use the Aquatech filter on this 15 gallon ? What watts heater should I be looking for? Finally since this is a tall aquarium, what are my options with fish ? __________________ 55 Gallon FW Eco-complete Substrate Equipment : In-line heater, RENA XP3 filter, 130 Watts Fluroscent Plants - Hygrophila polysperma "sunset", Bacopa caroliniana,Bacopa australis,Rotala rotundifolia "colorata", Water Sprite, Ludwigia repens,Hydrocotyle verticillata, Swords, Stargrass, Anubias Nana, Petite Nana, Dwarf Sagittaria, LUDWIGIA ARCUATA,Micranthemum umbrosum Fish - 3 Bolivian Rams, 2 Australian rainbowfish, 6 Bloodfin tetras , 4 julii cory cats, 1 Ottos,1 Bristle nose Pl*co Read my aquarium autobiography at http://www.swanandmokashi.com/HomePa.../Aquarium.aspx

11-18-2004, 06:01 PM	#2
swanandmokashi Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Cary NC USA Posts: 650 Images: 6	did i post this in the wrong forum ? why no replies ??? __________________ 55 Gallon FW Eco-complete Substrate Equipment : In-line heater, RENA XP3 filter, 130 Watts Fluroscent Plants - Hygrophila polysperma "sunset", Bacopa caroliniana,Bacopa australis,Rotala rotundifolia "colorata", Water Sprite, Ludwigia repens,Hydrocotyle verticillata, Swords, Stargrass, Anubias Nana, Petite Nana, Dwarf Sagittaria, LUDWIGIA ARCUATA,Micranthemum umbrosum Fish - 3 Bolivian Rams, 2 Australian rainbowfish, 6 Bloodfin tetras , 4 julii cory cats, 1 Ottos,1 Bristle nose Pl*co Read my aquarium autobiography at http://www.swanandmokashi.com/HomePa.../Aquarium.aspx

11-18-2004, 06:41 PM	#4
BASSNMAN Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Corona Ca. Posts: 515	I uses 5 watts of heater per gallon. A bigger heater can maintain the temp quicker than a small one and actually runs less. For you tall tank, a couple of angels would look nice. They tend to stsy in the mid area of a tank. __________________ Doran Hayes

11-18-2004, 07:17 PM	#6
workfortheman Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 484 Images: 1	I like the angels in taller planted tanks, they seem to fit the tank better "geometrically". but, the dwarves are COOL!!! and much funner to watch typically ( but harder to care for I think) __________________ Ernie www.ErnestJohn.com

11-18-2004, 10:45 PM	#9
mayreee Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 172 Images: 12	I would put anything in it that you would put in a 10 gallon since the length and width are the same. Angels would get to big for it. __________________ 10 (Marigold Swordtail, Dalmatian Molly, Sunburst Platy, 2 Neons) 15 (2 Bronze Corys, 4 Albino Corys, Black Molly) 30 (Breeder) (Blood Parrot, 1 Tiger Barbs, 3 Clown Loaches) Pictures of my tanks

11-18-2004, 06:13 PM	#3
Billsgate Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,604 Images: 8	Well, you could go for Dwarf Puffers i think, but then you'd have to go brackish and i don't know if that's what you want. Other then that i don't know really.....since for most fish the bottom surface counts i think you will have a small fishload anyway. You could also go for a pair of Rams! they're nice and stay small. Good luck in finding what you want!

11-18-2004, 06:53 PM	#5
Corty Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 533 Images: 19	Pretty sure DPs are not brackish, and I think they'd work out great, especially in a planted tank where they'll munch up the majority of hitchhiker snails.

11-18-2004, 07:31 PM	#7
Rocket2001 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 322 Images: 18	Swan- I have you beat..i got my first tank Aug 1st and now less than 4 months later i just set up my third tank...i've got a bad case of [acronym:23f4c53ee5="Malaysian Trumpet Snails or Multiple Tank Syndrome, depending on context"]MTS[/acronym:23f4c53ee5]!

11-18-2004, 10:17 PM	#8
rubysoho Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Northern VA Posts: 2,539 Images: 3	hehe, sounds like me, I got mine in january (10 [acronym:23e00759c7="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:23e00759c7]), and I just finished setting up my 3rd tank which is a 55 gallon as well.

11-18-2004, 10:57 PM	#10
rubysoho Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Northern VA Posts: 2,539 Images: 3	what about some fancy guppies to add color to your tank? They always look pretty in planted tanks... or maybe a nice little school of neon tetras with 3 or 4 pygmy cories for the bottom of the tank.

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