10 Gallon FOWLR Stocking Options?

[Bettababe1011]

Lol, I may be waiting for Christmas with the price of those, though. :/ Hopefully not

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

Im getting one for 150!!!

 

[crister13]

Yay jacks here!!!!!! Lol. Since it won't be summer you could set the tank up with just the heater for now. Just make sure you get it before summer!

 

[Bettababe1011]

I just found one that originally sells for 150, but the website has it marked down to 109. Knowing my luck, when I have enough money to get that, it'll be at, like, 200 bucks.

 

[Bettababe1011]

Okay. By the time I have the other stuff to start the tank, it'll be cooling down anyway. So maybe I won't have to wait for Christmas. XD

 

[crister13]

Good!! Ik it's hard to wait. I'm so impatient.

 

[Bettababe1011]

I'm really impatient too... Which isn't a good trait to have in this hobby. XD

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

In fish keeping im actually pretty patient for some reason... Because in my other hobbies/activities im not patient at all. Lol i will save up for something even i it takes me 10 years... Just that way

Good luck getting a chiller... Im getting a 1/10th jbj chiller with controller sometime soon...

 

[Bettababe1011]

Lol, the only thing I'm patient with is my horse... I need to get more patient... XD

I don't remember what the chiller I was looking at was. Good thing I remembered to bookmark it on my iPod. XD

 

[Bettababe1011]

I have decided that chillers confuse me... It probably doesn't help that I'm trying to make sense of what the websites are saying while I'm tired... XD lol

 

[Gboy66]

I have decided that chillers confuse me... It probably doesn't help that I'm trying to make sense of what the websites are saying while I'm tired... XD lol

Lol dont worry, i almost cried when i read the manual for installing a chiller to the RedSeaMax...lol jk. But seriously, i was scared until i realized all you need is a chiller with controller, and some flexible plastic tubing. Thats basically it!!

Sounds likt your room can get really hot. While a chiller will be necessary in the long run, we are all aboutthe same age here, an if theres one thing we have in common-its money issues...lol.

Here are some tips to keeping your tank cool!


Fans-walmart has clip on fans that will be great for cooling down the lights/tank.

Ice bags-pretty straight forward. Bags of ice in the freezer for emergency situations!

Ro/di ice cubes-i like to make ice cubes of rodi that i can pop in when the tank is hot

Different light scheduales-turn off lights durig the hottest part of the day. Instead of 9am-4pm, try 4pm-11pm. I know this tank is in your room, so if you go to bed early this isnt the suggestion for you!

A/C-i dont know about your house, but simply if you keep your A/C lower that would benefit your tank too

 

[Bettababe1011]

Thanks for the tips! I'll try that when I get the tank set up. And going to bed early isn't an issue. XD it's almost 12:30 right now, and I'm not going to bed any time soon. XD

 

[herp_mommy]

I would nix the firefish. They get too big IMO. I would go for a goby/shrimp pair, one blue legged hermit (or scarlet, or my favorite- a zebra leg), two peppermint shrimp, and maybe a pygmy wrasse if you want to spend the money on it. Once, and if, you decide to add corals, there's tons of options there too!

 

[Bettababe1011]

Thanks for your input.

 

[crister13]

I actually forgot Pygmy wrasse. They're awesome.

 

[Bettababe1011]

Are you talking about the Tanaka's Pygmy wrasse? Those are very cool fish... So, would the firefish be too big? I've seen several sites that recommend a 10 gallon for the minimum...

 

[Bettababe1011]

I like the deep red coloring of the white banded possum wrasse. I might get that instead of a firefish...

 

[crister13]

I think it will be fine.... But it's possible it's could get too big. I say go for it. Here's the link to the wrasse. http://aquarium-fish.liveaquaria.com/search?w=Pygmy wrasse

 

[Bettababe1011]

Yeah, I found that page. I'm leaning toward the white banded... But I'm not sure. It's so hard to choose!

 

[crister13]

If you have amazing filtration get the wrasse, firefish and the goby, but you'll need some good filtering!!!