musicmarn1
Aquarium Advice Regular
My husband just made me so happy! we went into our LFS and he knows i have wanted a 55 gallon for ages and ages to do a fully planted discus tank.
Anyway he never really wanted me to spend that much but today they had a used tank with 3 filters a stand, rocks, driftwood, gravel ( i would want a better substrate) and just tonnes of stuff, best part a canister filter ! yey but it was MORE than the brand new one filter one heater 55 gallon there at $300 (ripped off or not i am SO happy right now) i saw the fish he got with it, very healthy and HUGE silver dollars and loaches,
anyway the question is, it had very established bacteria, whilst i want to clean im also thinking i could since i saw the healthy very huge fish get everything in water and get it going tonight? or else take it apart and scrub everything and start all over??? by tonight i just mean getting the water and substate going then adding plants then adding fish, but would miss out on a FEW weeks cycling with bacteria ready to go??
please please be honest and tell me what you would do guys? how long do i have anyway overnight? 2 days ? before bacteria die out of water
and OH the bliss, the joy of planning a planted tank, now its off to look for the best bulb (this top only has room for a single bulb..) and plants to work for me buying a lot of plants if anyone selling ! discus friendly plants? rainbows, discus and a school of something smaller but not fast moving. first impulse.
Anyway he never really wanted me to spend that much but today they had a used tank with 3 filters a stand, rocks, driftwood, gravel ( i would want a better substrate) and just tonnes of stuff, best part a canister filter ! yey but it was MORE than the brand new one filter one heater 55 gallon there at $300 (ripped off or not i am SO happy right now) i saw the fish he got with it, very healthy and HUGE silver dollars and loaches,
anyway the question is, it had very established bacteria, whilst i want to clean im also thinking i could since i saw the healthy very huge fish get everything in water and get it going tonight? or else take it apart and scrub everything and start all over??? by tonight i just mean getting the water and substate going then adding plants then adding fish, but would miss out on a FEW weeks cycling with bacteria ready to go??
please please be honest and tell me what you would do guys? how long do i have anyway overnight? 2 days ? before bacteria die out of water
and OH the bliss, the joy of planning a planted tank, now its off to look for the best bulb (this top only has room for a single bulb..) and plants to work for me buying a lot of plants if anyone selling ! discus friendly plants? rainbows, discus and a school of something smaller but not fast moving. first impulse.
