My FW Tank

[Pleco]

40 Gallon Tall All-Glass tank with an Eclipse all in one hood filtration (250 GPH) and lighting. I love how quiet it is, i cant even hear the bio-wheel. The few complaints i saw on the system can be cured by rinsing out the filter media occasionally, i think people expect things to take care of themselves too much

Stock
1 L-18 Golden Nugget Pleco
1 Austrailian Rainbow
1 Powder Blue Dwarf Gourami
1 Mystery Snail
8 Beacon Tetras
8 Neon Tetras

It was planted but i gave the last of my plants away earlier today. I am content with plastic plants for now. I feed the Pleco and Snail zuccini, and hikari algae tablets. The rest of the fish are on Bio-Blend and tubi-flex worms as an alternative to the flake.

Link to Tank Pics http://batou.org/aqua

I am thinking to add a few rasboras to the tank, or maybe a irridecent shark. Any ideas for a few more community fish? I figure i can handle a few more fish

I think I am doing alright, this is my first FW tank. I am a SW convert

-Pleco

 

[RoK]

More rainbows and the rasboras should be fine. Definitely not an iridescent shark though, they get humungous.

 

[Fishyfanatic]

The reason why the Eclipse filtration gets complaints is because the water is not pushed through the media like a power filter. It runs over top of it. Yes, it is quiet, but it is not as effective as a hob power filter such as an AC.

 

[Pleco]

The reason why the Eclipse filtration gets complaints is because the water is not pushed through the media like a power filter. It runs over top of it. Yes, it is quiet, but it is not as effective as a hob power filter such as an AC.

I find so long as you put the time to maintain it that its just as effective as a HOB filter. I make sure to clean off the media 1 time a week, i check it every other day when i feed the fish. Since it runs over the media in order to get the most from it you need to be more proactive on keeping it rinsed and clean.

-Pleco