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maxwellag

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Hello everyone! I have a 40B and am setting it up soon. I will list the details below.
Equipment:
  • Tank: Aqueon 40B from Petco's $/g sale with black background
  • Filter: Fluval 306
  • Heater: Aqueon Pro 200w
  • Light: None yet
  • Stand: Aqueon Black Pine Stand (picking it up today :brows: )
  • Substrate: I haven't decided :)
I will probably throw a few different plants in it when I get a light, but as of right now I don't want or need a light. I will definitely buy one soon, though.
Fish:
  • Probably a breeding pair of angels (I may end up getting 6 juvies and separating the pairs once they grow). I am leaning towards blue striped angels.
  • Possibly a pair of German blue rams (depends on if I can find any nice ones when I am stocking the tank).
I'll "instant cycle" it with media from my other tanks, and dose ammonia for a few days to allow the BB to establish in the new media.

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I wish I had a 40B. My sister brought home one for here lizards for when she is on winter break at home and it looks amazing. Awesome footprint for tons of plants. Wish I could use it...
 
I got the stand! :)

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I'm liking how the black background looks with the stand.
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I ordered a black/gray intake tube and strainer, hose connectors, elbow turns and a spray bar today. I got everything in black to match my black background better. I don't like the white plastic that the Fluval 06 series filters come with. I might get an RO/DI and hook it up to the bathroom (around the corner from the tank) to the tank, so I can get apistogramma panduros or some other softer water species.
 
Update... The black filter plumbing parts arrived, so I filled the tank up. I moved some of my other fish into the tank for now because my nannacara anomalas spawned. Right now I have a make and female Bolivian ram, a bristlenose pleco, some least killifish and some yellow cobra/snakeskin guppies. I also ordered a light and some substrate! I ordered a 4x39w Odyssea T5HO with blue LED moonlights. I will need to take out a bulb or two to keep it from becoming an algae farm. I ordered two 9 liter bags of ADA Aquasoil as the substrate. I plan to make this tank a high-tech planted tank with high light and pressurized co2.
 
Here are a few pics. Sorry, best I could do with the cell phone camera.

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As for the aquascape- I am most likely going to order this manzanita driftwood:

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I ordered this co2 regulator too.

Oh, I almost forgot-I also ordered angels today! I ordered 6 dime size blue zebra wide-fin juvies. I would post pictures of them, but they are copyrighted. Here is the auction.
 
if i may ask, where did you order your stand from? i need to find one for my 40G Breeder before i set it up lol

I looked all over and couldn't find one in a store or online, so I had to have an LFS special order it. It was kind of expensive, but it was the only one I could find. Good luck finding one!
 
can i ask how much you spent on the stand? if you don't feel comfortable sharing just say so lol i would just like to have an idea of how much i need to be prepared to drop.
 
can i ask how much you spent on the stand? if you don't feel comfortable sharing just say so lol i would just like to have an idea of how much i need to be prepared to drop.

It would've been $205 but it was on sale for $180.
 
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