mfdrookie516
Aquarium Free - 2+ Years
Alright guys... The deal with the 75g fell through, the 'perfect, good as new' 75g that I was going to get on CL turned out to be a 75g tank with a cracked center brace. Apparently, it's common to say 'it's as good as new' when it really means 'well, it was this way when I bought it'. As Innovator pointed out, it does make it a 75g bowfront... and bowback... not something I'm interested in. So, with that being said... I went tank shopping tonight. I couldn't find a decent price on a 75g tank. Petsmart upset me greatly, when they refused to sell me a tank that they had marked 50% off because it was recalled or something. I think the heater that came with it was recalled, as the little orange sticker said "50% off, no heater" and the employee and manager just didn't know what to do.
Enough rambling... You'll see some horrible iPhone pictures below of what I bought tonight. A 40g breeder. It's actually going to save me in the long run on filter, lights, etc...
I'm definitely getting an angel, that's the whole point in me setting up this tank. Now, I know nothing about angels, rams, tetras.. really don't know anything about anything lol. Can I keep a pair of angels and a pair of rams? What other fish? I definitely want a bristlenose pleco, maybe a school of cories... Suggestions now that I have a definite plan.
I'm also trying to figure out lighting. I'm ordering a light from fishneedit.com this weekend. As I previously mentioned in my planning stages thread, I want low-medium light, no co2 yet... just simple for now. Should I go with the 2 bulb or 4 bulb 36" T5HO fixture? I'm thinking 2 bulb, but I think a 4 bulb would be cool and I could do either 2 10,000k and 2 actinic, or 3 10,000k and 1 actinic. Thoughts?
Substrate... I could have sworn I had a couple bags of PFS laying around, but apparently they got up and walked away. I can run out tomorrow and get a bag of PFS, or I can use the remainder of the bag of Carib-Sea plant substrate (name escapes me), and get another couple bags. Thoughts?
Heater... I'm thinking Fluval, but I may go with a titanium... That should be taken care of tomorrow as well.
Filter... I'm gonna stick an AC70 on there from my 10g tank that's being taken down... May eventually switch to a Fluval 305. I got that part.
Am I missing anything?
Enough rambling... You'll see some horrible iPhone pictures below of what I bought tonight. A 40g breeder. It's actually going to save me in the long run on filter, lights, etc...
I'm definitely getting an angel, that's the whole point in me setting up this tank. Now, I know nothing about angels, rams, tetras.. really don't know anything about anything lol. Can I keep a pair of angels and a pair of rams? What other fish? I definitely want a bristlenose pleco, maybe a school of cories... Suggestions now that I have a definite plan.
I'm also trying to figure out lighting. I'm ordering a light from fishneedit.com this weekend. As I previously mentioned in my planning stages thread, I want low-medium light, no co2 yet... just simple for now. Should I go with the 2 bulb or 4 bulb 36" T5HO fixture? I'm thinking 2 bulb, but I think a 4 bulb would be cool and I could do either 2 10,000k and 2 actinic, or 3 10,000k and 1 actinic. Thoughts?
Substrate... I could have sworn I had a couple bags of PFS laying around, but apparently they got up and walked away. I can run out tomorrow and get a bag of PFS, or I can use the remainder of the bag of Carib-Sea plant substrate (name escapes me), and get another couple bags. Thoughts?
Heater... I'm thinking Fluval, but I may go with a titanium... That should be taken care of tomorrow as well.
Filter... I'm gonna stick an AC70 on there from my 10g tank that's being taken down... May eventually switch to a Fluval 305. I got that part.
Am I missing anything?
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