A few days ago I posted about the new tanks and things I was getting because the lfs are going out of business. Well...ok...
Now I have a bunch of filters, fish and tanks and I don't know what combination to put them in. This is kind of long and involved and, well, its asking a lot to ask you to even follow this, but I really am a bit overwhelmed and at a loss.
These are the filters I have:
- An AquaClear 50 running for two years (cycled)
- An Elite Stingray 5 running for three years (cycled)
-An AquaClear 70, that the fish store guy took right off the tank and handed to me- (cycled- yes)- I put it in my tank as soon as I got it home
- Another Aqua Clear 70, also used, dont' know how long it was dry- (cycled ?)
-- An AquaClear 110 also used, but don't know how longs its been dry- (cycled ?)
-- 2 Whisper 10s that have been running for a while (cycled- both yes)
-- 1 other Whisper 10 (cycled - probably not, only running a week)
-- 1 Whisper 10, brand new, in wrapping (not cycled no)
-- running in my ten gallon a small box filter which is submerged and runs on an air pump- has been there six months- got it at a lfs, (cycled, but I don't know wth it is)
-- another filter of this type, still in its box- a square cube that sits on the bottom, has filter floss, is attached to a pump wiht a tube???
-- A Tetra Whisper (so it says) which is filter that submerges in the tank with a clip that clips it on the back- it came with a five gallon tank (not cycled)
-- A Whisper 10-60 (Huge) Which was on my friend's 55 gallon tank Has been dry for four or five days now, don't know if its still cycled
OK- these are the tanks I have:
-- 1 55 gallon with cichlids- not cycled, but running the Aqua 70 that is- the cichlids need to stay there
-- 1 29 tank, (cycled,)
-- 1 5 gallon tank (cycled)
-- 1 10 gallon (cyled)
-- 1 10 gallon (cycled- ?)
-- 1 10 gallon (cycled)
-- 2 20 gallon longs, not cycled- but I'm not sure- they came used, with dirty gravel and an inch of water. Should I thoroughly clean them and rinse the gravel? Or should I just drain and refill? I think I should clean them thoroughly , or I should I try to save some of that bacteria?
-- 1 29 gallon that is in the same condition but can't be set up until I get a stand, may be a few weeks- obviously, it has to be cleaned, I'm planning on doing it in the morning
Ok. These are the fish-
--In the 55 gallon, cichlids, which have to stay there. discussed on another thread, so forget them for now
--3 goldfish, looking for a new home, still small and currently in a 20 gallon
These need to stay. As for the rest:
--5 black skirt tetras, 5 bloodfin tetras, 3 gold barbs, 3 checkered barbs (in the 29 gallon)
-- 5 guppies (in the 5 gallon) 1 platy fry in breeding net
-- 3 platies, 3 rasboras (one 10 gallon)
-- 2 balloon belly mollies (in another 10 gallon)
That leaves one empty ten gallon, currently with a few feeder fish for the frog, and two empty 20 gallons, and the empty 29 that has to sit for a while
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Ok. Now...the questions.
1. How should I distribute the guppies/platies/mollies/barbs/tetras
2. Which filter(s) should go in which tank?
Now I have a bunch of filters, fish and tanks and I don't know what combination to put them in. This is kind of long and involved and, well, its asking a lot to ask you to even follow this, but I really am a bit overwhelmed and at a loss.
These are the filters I have:
- An AquaClear 50 running for two years (cycled)
- An Elite Stingray 5 running for three years (cycled)
-An AquaClear 70, that the fish store guy took right off the tank and handed to me- (cycled- yes)- I put it in my tank as soon as I got it home
- Another Aqua Clear 70, also used, dont' know how long it was dry- (cycled ?)
-- An AquaClear 110 also used, but don't know how longs its been dry- (cycled ?)
-- 2 Whisper 10s that have been running for a while (cycled- both yes)
-- 1 other Whisper 10 (cycled - probably not, only running a week)
-- 1 Whisper 10, brand new, in wrapping (not cycled no)
-- running in my ten gallon a small box filter which is submerged and runs on an air pump- has been there six months- got it at a lfs, (cycled, but I don't know wth it is)
-- another filter of this type, still in its box- a square cube that sits on the bottom, has filter floss, is attached to a pump wiht a tube???
-- A Tetra Whisper (so it says) which is filter that submerges in the tank with a clip that clips it on the back- it came with a five gallon tank (not cycled)
-- A Whisper 10-60 (Huge) Which was on my friend's 55 gallon tank Has been dry for four or five days now, don't know if its still cycled
OK- these are the tanks I have:
-- 1 55 gallon with cichlids- not cycled, but running the Aqua 70 that is- the cichlids need to stay there
-- 1 29 tank, (cycled,)
-- 1 5 gallon tank (cycled)
-- 1 10 gallon (cyled)
-- 1 10 gallon (cycled- ?)
-- 1 10 gallon (cycled)
-- 2 20 gallon longs, not cycled- but I'm not sure- they came used, with dirty gravel and an inch of water. Should I thoroughly clean them and rinse the gravel? Or should I just drain and refill? I think I should clean them thoroughly , or I should I try to save some of that bacteria?
-- 1 29 gallon that is in the same condition but can't be set up until I get a stand, may be a few weeks- obviously, it has to be cleaned, I'm planning on doing it in the morning
Ok. These are the fish-
--In the 55 gallon, cichlids, which have to stay there. discussed on another thread, so forget them for now
--3 goldfish, looking for a new home, still small and currently in a 20 gallon
These need to stay. As for the rest:
--5 black skirt tetras, 5 bloodfin tetras, 3 gold barbs, 3 checkered barbs (in the 29 gallon)
-- 5 guppies (in the 5 gallon) 1 platy fry in breeding net
-- 3 platies, 3 rasboras (one 10 gallon)
-- 2 balloon belly mollies (in another 10 gallon)
That leaves one empty ten gallon, currently with a few feeder fish for the frog, and two empty 20 gallons, and the empty 29 that has to sit for a while
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Ok. Now...the questions.
1. How should I distribute the guppies/platies/mollies/barbs/tetras
2. Which filter(s) should go in which tank?