Skai
Aquarium Advice Freak
So, my last tank build thread isn't really done and that's for a very simple reason. My fish out grew it faster than I had anticipated and I didn't work fast enough to have it all set up just the way I wanted it. I'll still keep it but I might have to re-work it after I finish this move.
Basically, what happened is this:
A few days ago one of my Koi Angels spawned. She didn't take up a boyfriend so they weren't fertile but she was chasing everyone away anyway like mommas are prone to doing. The tank however is not nearly big enough for them to be chasing each other away and indeed I was thinking I had to move them soon anyhow. So, I had to come to a decision about what to do. The eggs are now gone. I believe she ate them but the situation, I'm sure, will just repeat itself. And that's stress my fish don't need. I could theoretically get another 35 and separate my angels but I don't particularly want to do this. I like having a large group of them.
I thought, maybe a 55? But then I went... but I also have been wanting more angels... I do so love them...
So, I decided I'd go whole hog and get a much larger tank and skip the middle step. I'm sure I'd have had to upgrade again anyway so why spend even more setting up another tank I'll want to add more fish to?
Therefore, I've got a 125 gallon tank heading my way. It should arrive first and then the substrate should arrive a few days later. I've ordered myself some Eco-complete as well as a bit of Fluorite black sand to go on top. I think I ordered enough but if not I'll just make the mix more towards the eco-complete as I have a local supplier that has some of that as well and I'd rather have more of that than the sand to begin with. I consider sand mostly as a nice cap to the substrate.
I have to find a really nice piece of drift wood to go as sort of the 'center piece' of the tank and some rocks with character but I think my LFS should have something. They have a giant bin of wood in the front of their store I can rummage through. And rocks are... well everywhere.
I'm probably going to go for a nice big open middle area for the angels to swim around in and a bit more heavily planted in the back and on the sides. So far I've got a variety of amazon swords, some water sprite, and other fairly easy plants to make a nice arrangement out of. I didn't want to go with anything too exotic plant wise as I want to keep this rather low maintenance in terms of plant care at least. I'm probably going to have to upgrade the lights as the ones that came with the tank are probably not going to do it but I'll see what it comes with. The description only said 'hood with light' not very helpful but I was more interested in the fact it came with a stand than what was on top. I did not want to build my own stand for this behemoth.
I'll update this when I get my tank in which should be sometime early next week. I've never done a tank this big but I've always wanted one so I'm super excited. Also, I haven't quite decided on what filter(s) I'll put in this thing... I've always had HOBs but I'm not sure what to do with a tank of this size. Luckily my angels are fine for a little while longer in their current home so I can figure this out and not rush and make a mistake. Suggestions would be loved to the moon and back.
Basically, what happened is this:
A few days ago one of my Koi Angels spawned. She didn't take up a boyfriend so they weren't fertile but she was chasing everyone away anyway like mommas are prone to doing. The tank however is not nearly big enough for them to be chasing each other away and indeed I was thinking I had to move them soon anyhow. So, I had to come to a decision about what to do. The eggs are now gone. I believe she ate them but the situation, I'm sure, will just repeat itself. And that's stress my fish don't need. I could theoretically get another 35 and separate my angels but I don't particularly want to do this. I like having a large group of them.
I thought, maybe a 55? But then I went... but I also have been wanting more angels... I do so love them...
So, I decided I'd go whole hog and get a much larger tank and skip the middle step. I'm sure I'd have had to upgrade again anyway so why spend even more setting up another tank I'll want to add more fish to?
Therefore, I've got a 125 gallon tank heading my way. It should arrive first and then the substrate should arrive a few days later. I've ordered myself some Eco-complete as well as a bit of Fluorite black sand to go on top. I think I ordered enough but if not I'll just make the mix more towards the eco-complete as I have a local supplier that has some of that as well and I'd rather have more of that than the sand to begin with. I consider sand mostly as a nice cap to the substrate.
I have to find a really nice piece of drift wood to go as sort of the 'center piece' of the tank and some rocks with character but I think my LFS should have something. They have a giant bin of wood in the front of their store I can rummage through. And rocks are... well everywhere.
I'm probably going to go for a nice big open middle area for the angels to swim around in and a bit more heavily planted in the back and on the sides. So far I've got a variety of amazon swords, some water sprite, and other fairly easy plants to make a nice arrangement out of. I didn't want to go with anything too exotic plant wise as I want to keep this rather low maintenance in terms of plant care at least. I'm probably going to have to upgrade the lights as the ones that came with the tank are probably not going to do it but I'll see what it comes with. The description only said 'hood with light' not very helpful but I was more interested in the fact it came with a stand than what was on top. I did not want to build my own stand for this behemoth.
I'll update this when I get my tank in which should be sometime early next week. I've never done a tank this big but I've always wanted one so I'm super excited. Also, I haven't quite decided on what filter(s) I'll put in this thing... I've always had HOBs but I'm not sure what to do with a tank of this size. Luckily my angels are fine for a little while longer in their current home so I can figure this out and not rush and make a mistake. Suggestions would be loved to the moon and back.
but hefty none the less. Angels do not really care for high water current so a better filtering system for there should be a canister filter with the intake on one end and the outflow on the other or using a sump for the major filtering. If that is not possible, make sure there are areas in the tank with low water flow. You should see your Angels hanging out there more often than not.
