Viperboy
Aquarium Advice Freak
Hey all id just like to introduce myself to the community and ask a couple questions .... i have been reading up on tanks and fish for the past month or so and finally got a 30 gallon tank and i have also read about 1000 posts on here about everything that should be done.
The 30 gallon i bought had been used and was kind of dirty when i picked it up from the seller and once i got everything removed i washed everything with hot water and rinsed out the tank a few times. It came with a Whisper 40 filter and cascade 300 internal filter and thermo wave 100watt heater that im not sure that works ... also came with a profile 1000 air pump i use on contecting to a bubble tube.
I have decided to scrap the Whisper 40 because i believe it is old and dirty and even though it works, i think i want something better. So through extensive research i have purchased a Emperor 280 with some Diamond Blend to throw in the extra media thingy. (plz tell me this was a good choice?) ... I also ordered a digital therm so i can tell if this heater works or not.
To dechlorinize the water i got something called stress coat or something (cant remember the name right now) ... also some heater holders to hold the heater since the used one didnt come with any and a net which i most def will need i think .
Well today i decided on a gravel color and went to the lfs and got a 25lb of black ( yes i know its a lot more than i need but it was a lil more than buying 3 5lb bags ... which bothered me but o well).....
Ok so here is the deal im going home tomorrow for spring break from college where i have the tank now ... im gonna throw the gravel in (after cleaning it of course) and wash the tank out again to be sure and wash all the other stuff cause no telling what it had on it cause it was used ya know (any other suggestions as to what i should do let me know).
Well once my filter and stuff gets in sometime next week im going to put water in ... add the stress coat ... set up the filter and heater ..... and my big question .... THEN WHAT ?
Ive read many different things like a fishless cycle or fish cycle ... which is best? Should i get some flakes to through in there to get the process started or what
Ive read lots of good things about the Python too .... but is it worth the money for a 30 gal ?
Also i saw a 10 gal tank and cheap filter by tetra and heater for like 25 dollars today and i could throw some spare gravel in and have a quartine tank ...... good idea? ... getting ahead of myself?
any ideas / suggestions would be most welcome .... my main goal is to have some freshwater fish that are cool over the summer then when i go back next year for college to get some red belly pirahna
Thanks
Ray
The 30 gallon i bought had been used and was kind of dirty when i picked it up from the seller and once i got everything removed i washed everything with hot water and rinsed out the tank a few times. It came with a Whisper 40 filter and cascade 300 internal filter and thermo wave 100watt heater that im not sure that works ... also came with a profile 1000 air pump i use on contecting to a bubble tube.
I have decided to scrap the Whisper 40 because i believe it is old and dirty and even though it works, i think i want something better. So through extensive research i have purchased a Emperor 280 with some Diamond Blend to throw in the extra media thingy. (plz tell me this was a good choice?) ... I also ordered a digital therm so i can tell if this heater works or not.
To dechlorinize the water i got something called stress coat or something (cant remember the name right now) ... also some heater holders to hold the heater since the used one didnt come with any and a net which i most def will need i think .
Well today i decided on a gravel color and went to the lfs and got a 25lb of black ( yes i know its a lot more than i need but it was a lil more than buying 3 5lb bags ... which bothered me but o well).....
Ok so here is the deal im going home tomorrow for spring break from college where i have the tank now ... im gonna throw the gravel in (after cleaning it of course) and wash the tank out again to be sure and wash all the other stuff cause no telling what it had on it cause it was used ya know (any other suggestions as to what i should do let me know).
Well once my filter and stuff gets in sometime next week im going to put water in ... add the stress coat ... set up the filter and heater ..... and my big question .... THEN WHAT ?
Ive read many different things like a fishless cycle or fish cycle ... which is best? Should i get some flakes to through in there to get the process started or what
Ive read lots of good things about the Python too .... but is it worth the money for a 30 gal ?
Also i saw a 10 gal tank and cheap filter by tetra and heater for like 25 dollars today and i could throw some spare gravel in and have a quartine tank ...... good idea? ... getting ahead of myself?
any ideas / suggestions would be most welcome .... my main goal is to have some freshwater fish that are cool over the summer then when i go back next year for college to get some red belly pirahna
Thanks
Ray