Smitty
Aquarium Advice Addict
Howdy!
I'm not new to having a FW tank, but it has been a good 5-6 years since I've had one. The last tank was a 55g and it lasted for about 2 years w/ about 22 fish until the end when something got introduced and they all died in 2 days.
Anyway, I'm now getting back into the hobbie because it was fun. I have recently aquired a new 55g tank with a (what I think is called) a wet/dry sump. The sump itself looks like about a 10g tank.
My plans are for a heavily planted tank with some driftwood. I already have placed in a 2-1 ratio of a fertilizer stuff and rock from the fish store (the fertilizer stuff took forever to clean, and I still didn't do a good job!). I filled the tank with water, and have the sump running. I'm waiting for it to clear up before I do anything else.
I would like to add a piece of driftwood that is almost as long as the tank. I already have it picked out. Then I was planning on getting several different types of plants, both to be in the rocks and on the driftwood, plus a fast growing, low to the ground type of stuff to pretty much cover the bottom in a soft felt looking way (yea... very descriptive!)
After I get all that stuff going I'll add the fish. No idea on those yet.
My biggest concern is lighting. Currenly I have 1 florecent bulb that runs the length of the tank... I don't think that will be enough for all the plants that I would like to have, so I'm going to be looking into adding some additional lighting if needed.
Yea, I tend to write books!
Chris
I'm not new to having a FW tank, but it has been a good 5-6 years since I've had one. The last tank was a 55g and it lasted for about 2 years w/ about 22 fish until the end when something got introduced and they all died in 2 days.
Anyway, I'm now getting back into the hobbie because it was fun. I have recently aquired a new 55g tank with a (what I think is called) a wet/dry sump. The sump itself looks like about a 10g tank.
My plans are for a heavily planted tank with some driftwood. I already have placed in a 2-1 ratio of a fertilizer stuff and rock from the fish store (the fertilizer stuff took forever to clean, and I still didn't do a good job!). I filled the tank with water, and have the sump running. I'm waiting for it to clear up before I do anything else.
I would like to add a piece of driftwood that is almost as long as the tank. I already have it picked out. Then I was planning on getting several different types of plants, both to be in the rocks and on the driftwood, plus a fast growing, low to the ground type of stuff to pretty much cover the bottom in a soft felt looking way (yea... very descriptive!)
After I get all that stuff going I'll add the fish. No idea on those yet.
My biggest concern is lighting. Currenly I have 1 florecent bulb that runs the length of the tank... I don't think that will be enough for all the plants that I would like to have, so I'm going to be looking into adding some additional lighting if needed.
Yea, I tend to write books!
Chris
