Friday I bought my new tank! I was going to go with a 55g and asked all sorts of questions about what I would need. Well it all just seemed so overwhelming (esp in the pocketbook) so I started looking at craigslist for a 10g. I found a great ad for a 10g w/ hood/lights, filter, heater, and black wooden stand for $40. Sounded great! So my husband and I picked it up Friday and brought it home.
I cleaned it with vinegar and Ed put it in the bath tub and filled it up to make sure it didn't leak. We then began to inspect the supplies. The filter was an internal filter and I don't know how long this tank has been dry, but the filter media was disgusting and we couldn't figure out how to remove/replace it. We didn't even want an internal filter. So we chunked it and bought a new AquaClear 20. (Petco has them on sale for 19.99. Shock!)
We got a used air pump from Ed's brother and some extra airline and air stones he had laying around. Ed got some pool filter sand and buckets at Home Depot. The rest of the supplies were too expensive at Petco so I'm going to order them online.
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Ed and his brother went out to the creek and picked up some really cool rocks. I'm going to boil them later today.
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When we plugged in the hood one of the light bulbs popped and broke. There was 2 25w incandescent bulbs in the hood. We bought 2 15w incandescents.
I was just looking at the heater to find instructions for it online and it is only a 25w heater. So need a new heater, too.
In the end we got a tank w/hood and stand for $40. Still not bad, imo.
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