New 60gal Log

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Got this tank last week and just filled it with water today. I have 2 Marineland Penguin 350 Filters but they are too big and splash water on the lights so I am gonna return them tomorrow for 2 Penguin 200 filters. Still need to get a surge protector and decorations. I have like 6 plants in another tank that ar going to get moved to the 60gal in a day or two.

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Thanks. Yes it is the Petsmart one. I added the first filter today and tomorrow I will be moving a seeded filter, plants, and a pleco(to keep the bacteria alive) to the tank. There is another filter in the cupboard which will eventually be added to the tank. Also added a thermometer.

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Yesterday I got this rock(in the tank) and 2 big sticks of driftwood for the tank. I want to use the smaller piece(on top) but I am not sure how to make it safe to put in the tank.

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We also got a few starter guppies and I moved the seeded filter.

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Water is kinda cloudy, hopefully it will clear up soon.
 
I have the same tank and majorly need a rehaul. Excited to see what you do with yours. :)
 
Last week we got some guppies. Yesterday I added the driftwood and small rocks. Got 2 angels today. Adding more rocks and fish next week. Maybe more driftwood.
Guppies
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Angels

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Its been a while but I got new fish, inverts, and pictures.
So far we have 1 mini crab, 1 Blue Knight Lobster, 2 Angelfish, 3 Denison Barbs, and like 8 Guppies. We might be moving the guppies, haven't decided yet. Water parameters are still good. Still undecided on what to do on he right hand side of the aquarium. I want to make a lean-to out of some rocks, while my mom wants like an empety log for the fish to hide in. We also got 2 clown loaches today. One disappeared(probably eaten by the lobster or crab) and the other my mom moved to the 10 gallon/quarantine/hospital.

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Took back the barbs and traded them for a Discus yesterday, and moved the 2 angels from the hospital tank to this tank. We are going to get one more Discus and possibly move the guppies to another tank.

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The Discus died 3 days after we bought it. We were refunded 35 dollars in store credit.

No plans for new fish. Current stock is lively and happy.

Current stock:
1 Blue Knight Lobster
1 Fiddler Crab
8 Guppies
4 Angelfish
1 Plecostomus

Will take new photos tomorrow.
 
It might be hard to do in your tank but the fiddler crabs arent fully aquatic and will die eventually If not given a way out of the water, and my blue cray ate a few guppies in his day so might want to be careful other than that it looks great!
 
The Black Veil Angel(his name is Grim) has fully recovered from being almost eaten alive by the barbs. Might get a Koi Angel as my mom wants "orange" in the tank.
 
I have the same tank, fish-less cycling now, here it is.

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Kinda slow on the response.. but love what you did, Meave!
 
Moved 2 guppies to a 10 gallon so they'd stop harassing the female guppy "Big Mama." We will get around to moving a third guppy since the web says they are best kept in at least groups of 3.

The current stock is definitely growing out . Three of the angels travel as a group around the tank. So cool!
 
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