Luma21
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Okay so when I originally bought my 60 gallon tank it came with a stand that doesn't have much room. I decided to go with a hang-on-the-back filter and I've gotten sick of that thing.
No canister filters can fit inside of this cabinet so I've decided to build my own cabinet which I will start doing tomorrow by getting the materials. I've watched plenty of videos and I think I've got it down, doesn't seem to hard.
When I have it built in going to move my tank to the other side of my room to the newly built stand. I'm going to take out as much decor as possible and take out maybe 50-70% of the water depending on how heavy it seems for my dad, my brother and I to move about 10 feet across the room. Is that okay procedure for moving the tank?
My next question is when I get the canister filter up and running should I keep the hang on the back filter on for a couple weeks for the bacteria to stay there for a bit while the canister pumps and builds up bacteria also? If not what should I do? I've never owned a canister filter before but I've done my research. I'm going to the pet store to buy an Eheim, is that a good brand? Because that's all they sell and they seem legit. Any other tips you guys can give me would be greatly appreciated.
Also, when I do the move should I take the fish out and put them in five gallon buckets for less stress with the move? Or should I leave them since it's such a short distance.
Thanks everyone for the help!
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No canister filters can fit inside of this cabinet so I've decided to build my own cabinet which I will start doing tomorrow by getting the materials. I've watched plenty of videos and I think I've got it down, doesn't seem to hard.
When I have it built in going to move my tank to the other side of my room to the newly built stand. I'm going to take out as much decor as possible and take out maybe 50-70% of the water depending on how heavy it seems for my dad, my brother and I to move about 10 feet across the room. Is that okay procedure for moving the tank?
My next question is when I get the canister filter up and running should I keep the hang on the back filter on for a couple weeks for the bacteria to stay there for a bit while the canister pumps and builds up bacteria also? If not what should I do? I've never owned a canister filter before but I've done my research. I'm going to the pet store to buy an Eheim, is that a good brand? Because that's all they sell and they seem legit. Any other tips you guys can give me would be greatly appreciated.
Also, when I do the move should I take the fish out and put them in five gallon buckets for less stress with the move? Or should I leave them since it's such a short distance.
Thanks everyone for the help!
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