Hairy_Harold
Aquarium Advice Regular
Hey guys my name's Rohan and i'm a first timer to the whole aquarium world. Hopefully I can add something of use to this forum and would like to tell a bit of a story about how I became interested in fish keeping. I've been always interested in fishing but more for the sport of it not to eat (catch and release). I've only really targeted native bass and have always been interested in having a native aquarium.
I currently have a 3x1.5x1.5' tank that I was givento me by my brother, it was in need of serious repair. Pulled the whole thing apart and re siliconed it (not the nicest job but it works).
It is home to 1 barra, 2 silver perch, 1 golden perch, 2 freshwater mussels, 2 bristlenose (1 peppermint and 1 albino) and I had 2 sucker fish but they are MIA at the moment.
The tank is filter buy a Aquafx spr-800 Internal filter and a DIY canister consisting of a 30litre plastic drum and a 1500lph water feature pump. Has about 100 large bioballs, 50 small bioballs and will add another 100 larger balls soon.
I have a feeder fish tank well bucket for the moment until my friend cleans up his place to get out his small tank which they will be going into. That's filtered by a aquafx spr-500 and will have a hang on filter full of noodles when I actually get the tank (can't put it on the bucket)
I'm aware of the growth rate of barramundi (not even 10cm yet) and at the moment this tank is suitable and I will be acquiring a 6x2x2' tank in the very near future. Which I will be trying my hands at my first attempt at a sump (might be over kill but I hate maintanance)
I jumped into all this without even knowing about the nitrogen cycled but in the end I came out of it with no deaths which i'm pleased about as i've become attached to my fish reasonably fast.
I currently have a 3x1.5x1.5' tank that I was givento me by my brother, it was in need of serious repair. Pulled the whole thing apart and re siliconed it (not the nicest job but it works).
It is home to 1 barra, 2 silver perch, 1 golden perch, 2 freshwater mussels, 2 bristlenose (1 peppermint and 1 albino) and I had 2 sucker fish but they are MIA at the moment.
The tank is filter buy a Aquafx spr-800 Internal filter and a DIY canister consisting of a 30litre plastic drum and a 1500lph water feature pump. Has about 100 large bioballs, 50 small bioballs and will add another 100 larger balls soon.
I have a feeder fish tank well bucket for the moment until my friend cleans up his place to get out his small tank which they will be going into. That's filtered by a aquafx spr-500 and will have a hang on filter full of noodles when I actually get the tank (can't put it on the bucket)
I'm aware of the growth rate of barramundi (not even 10cm yet) and at the moment this tank is suitable and I will be acquiring a 6x2x2' tank in the very near future. Which I will be trying my hands at my first attempt at a sump (might be over kill but I hate maintanance)
I jumped into all this without even knowing about the nitrogen cycled but in the end I came out of it with no deaths which i'm pleased about as i've become attached to my fish reasonably fast.
