Aquarium Rack Ideas --- stocking

[ridewithme38]

i couldn't imagine trying to cycle 9 tanks at once....good luck!

 

[Mumma.of.two]

i couldn't imagine trying to cycle 9 tanks at once....good luck!

You could do a fishless cycle on one or two tanks and run all the filters on them. When done transfer them to the other tanks and stock slowly!

 

[tex777]

In the second pic it is slanting a bit , but in pic #1, I took the picture from a ladder because I was setting up the middle top tank and maybe the height affected the looks of the rack. Even if it is bowing, every piece of wood is reinforced , plus I could jump on a level of the rack, and it didnt move or shake at all.

 

[Mumma.of.two]

In the second pic it is slanting a bit , but in pic #1, I took the picture from a ladder because I was setting up the middle top tank and maybe the height affected the looks of the rack. Even if it is bowing, every piece of wood is reinforced , plus I could jump on a level of the rack, and it didnt move or shake at all.

That's good! Last thing you want is a collapse! Have you decided what to put in them yet?

 

[tex777]

I haven't thought what to put in all tanks but I'll definitely add a betta, some sort of gourami (s), maybe a tank with a little school of tetras or danios, and anything else that comes to mind.

 

[Mumma.of.two]

I haven't thought what to put in all tanks but I'll definitely add a betta, some sort of gourami (s), maybe a tank with a little school of tetras or danios, and anything else that comes to mind.

And shrimp don't forget shrimp! Lol. I'm so jealous right now.

 

[tex777]

Ohh!! I almost forgot, A tank with cories! I'm looking on doing species specific tanks.

 

[KonvictKeeper]

I think you could do some harlequin rasboras!

 

[tex777]

Sounds like a plan!

 

[joejeff]

I am jealous of you. That looks awesome and when you get it goin... I hope u don't run into any issues! Keep us posted as you stock.

 

[jetajockey]

Looks cool. That's an interesting rack design, mine are all straight up and down. Let me know how it works out like that, I'd be concerned about maybe leaning on the lower ones while working in the upper ones.

How are you planning to cycle the tanks? I'm in the process of cycling around 4 dozen tanks, well it's almost done now.

 

[tex777]

I'm thinking of buying a couple of tetras or danios or something to do fish in cycling

 

[Mumma.of.two]

I'm thinking of buying a couple of tetras or danios or something to do fish in cycling

That would be A LOT of water changes. You should do fishless IMO.

 

[Scouser]

I agree, in some situations fish in cycling is a good option but with the sheer quantity of work it would cause I'd advise against it.

 

[jetajockey]

I'm doing all of my tanks fish-in cycle also. It's really not that bad if you test regularly and do wc's as needed, but it is a lot more work than dosing ammonia fishless.

 

[KonvictKeeper]

Fish-in can also take months! Some people have finished their fishless in a week or less!

 

[jetajockey]

Fish-in can also take months! Some people have finished their fishless in a week or less!

Fish-in and fishless cycling usually take around the same amount of time, fishless can be faster since ammonia dosing is so high, but both can be sped up with bacteria from an established tank or a proper supplement.

There are exceptions to both, but generally speaking I think they are similar timeframes.

 

[joejeff]

Seeded media is my favorite way to jump start it

 

[tex777]

Hmmm. Then I guess I'll go fishless.

Thanks for saving me some time!

 

[tex777]

You could do a fishless cycle on one or two tanks and run all the filters on them. When done transfer them to the other tanks and stock slowly!

Wow, I really should listen to u guys more often. I tried what Mumma.of.two suggested and I already have two tanks cycled!! I bought some nice looking balloon mollies and a baby Senegal Bichir. Which will then be moved into a 29 gallon once 3-4 inches