We started our 75 Gallon! - Aquarium Advice

MSU Fan · 07-30-2006, 01:02 AM

So my wife and I went to a recommended fish store today (Thanks Bearfan!), and picked up some very nice looking, decently priced, and coated in bacteria, driftwood. Therefore, any ideas we had of waiting on getting the 75g going were put into overdrive.

We had already cleaned and added the pfs, so we were ready there, and the XP3 was already running on our 29g, getting loaded with bacteria as well. We added the Hydor ETH 300 heater, and a power head temporarily for some added current (we got some fish who loooove the current!). We also upgraded our stock and bio-spira'd as well:

1 GBR
1 Madagascar Rainbow
2 Otos
2 Clown Loaches
2 Bronze Cory Cats
6 Skirt Tetras (3 white/3 black)
2 long-fin Leopard Danios
2 Zebra Danios
2 Celebes Rainbows

Here are some pics!

rkilling1 · 07-30-2006, 02:01 AM

very nice looking tank. congrats.

glad to here that both you and your wife worked on the tank. its nice to have the boss intrested in your hobby.

Lonewolfblue · 07-30-2006, 02:15 AM

Looking really good. Nice layout.

MSU Fan · 07-30-2006, 10:10 AM

well, its 12 hours later, and i am happy to say that everyone seems to be doing fine. all the fish are swimming happily, and most of them have developed some kind of clique...its really amusing. The danios (both zebra and leopard) are schooling, but the celebes rainbows think they are danios and are schooling with them! the skirts are all pretty much hanging out, and the clown loaches are hanging with the cory cats. the only one who looks lonely is the GBR, and soon he will have playmates as well!

verucaproduce · 07-30-2006, 10:30 AM

Wow. Great tank. *drool*

**Zagz** · 07-30-2006, 01:17 PM

Looks very good! Its good that you had a way to get the cycle seeded. Glad to see that everyone is doing good!

MSU Fan · 07-31-2006, 11:24 AM

The canopy is almost done, and we added 2 Bolivian Rams as well...

DarylF2 · 07-31-2006, 11:32 AM

Beautiful! Congratulations!

I especially like the rockpile/caves on the right! You have lucky fish!

rich311k · 07-31-2006, 11:37 AM

Looks great. Congrats.

Tong · 07-31-2006, 11:43 AM

Well, that didn't take you long to get a tank that looked better than the stand up and running. I like your aquascaping. You and your wife definately know how to make things look nice. Are those live plants or plastic ones? Either way, they are really nice looking plants.

07-30-2006, 01:02 AM	#1
MSU Fan Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Appleton, WI Posts: 547 Images: 2	We started our 75 Gallon! So my wife and I went to a recommended fish store today (Thanks Bearfan!), and picked up some very nice looking, decently priced, and coated in bacteria, driftwood. Therefore, any ideas we had of waiting on getting the 75g going were put into overdrive. We had already cleaned and added the pfs, so we were ready there, and the XP3 was already running on our 29g, getting loaded with bacteria as well. We added the Hydor ETH 300 heater, and a power head temporarily for some added current (we got some fish who loooove the current!). We also upgraded our stock and bio-spira'd as well: 1 GBR 1 Madagascar Rainbow 2 Otos 2 Clown Loaches 2 Bronze Cory Cats 6 Skirt Tetras (3 white/3 black) 2 long-fin Leopard Danios 2 Zebra Danios 2 Celebes Rainbows Here are some pics!

07-30-2006, 02:15 AM	#3
Lonewolfblue Planted Geek Community Mentor Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Wenatchee, WA Posts: 7,871 Images: 7	Looking really good. Nice layout. __________________ 26G Medium Planted Community - 65W CF Lighting - Emperor 280 Bio-Wheel - Established Feb 2004 55G Aggressive Community - Filstar XP3 - Established Dec 2005 75G Heavily Planted - Pressurized CO2, 520W Lighting, Filstar XP3 with spraybar - Established Feb 2006 29G Planted - 130W Lighting, Filstar XP2 with spraybar - Established May 2006 5 10G Tanks - Various setups - Tanks Established May-Sep 2006. 3 currently empty. 5.5G Crypt/Java Fern Tank - Established Oct 2006 My 29G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=78469 My 75G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=70764 My 75G Makeover Thread: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=87691

07-30-2006, 10:10 AM	#4
MSU Fan Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Appleton, WI Posts: 547 Images: 2	well, its 12 hours later, and i am happy to say that everyone seems to be doing fine. all the fish are swimming happily, and most of them have developed some kind of clique...its really amusing. The danios (both zebra and leopard) are schooling, but the celebes rainbows think they are danios and are schooling with them! the skirts are all pretty much hanging out, and the clown loaches are hanging with the cory cats. the only one who looks lonely is the GBR, and soon he will have playmates as well! __________________ 75g FW Planted Community; 55g African Cichlid 29g Biocube SW Reef;12g AP Mantis Shrimp/Brittle Star 2 Cats, 2 Dogs, 5 Turtles

07-30-2006, 10:30 AM	#5
verucaproduce Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 508 Images: 7	Wow. Great tank. drool __________________

07-31-2006, 11:32 AM	#8
DarylF2 Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lexington Park, MD Posts: 184	Beautiful! Congratulations! I especially like the rockpile/caves on the right! You have lucky fish! __________________ Daryl Forrest http://web.mac.com/darylf2

07-30-2006, 02:01 AM	#2
rkilling1 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: NE ohio Posts: 1,782 Images: 50	very nice looking tank. congrats. glad to here that both you and your wife worked on the tank. its nice to have the boss intrested in your hobby.

07-31-2006, 11:24 AM	#7
MSU Fan Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Appleton, WI Posts: 547 Images: 2	The canopy is almost done, and we added 2 Bolivian Rams as well...

07-31-2006, 11:37 AM	#9
rich311k Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 8,972 Images: 35	Looks great. Congrats.

07-31-2006, 11:43 AM	#10
Tong Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 126	Well, that didn't take you long to get a tank that looked better than the stand up and running. I like your aquascaping. You and your wife definately know how to make things look nice. Are those live plants or plastic ones? Either way, they are really nice looking plants.

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