Kerrinne
Aquarium Advice Freak
All right. My money is here...and I've picked out my tank. It's a 75 gal tank - 48 x 18 x 20. I want to run a fishless cycle on it if this is possible and logical, etc.
Can I have some help putting a shopping list together so I can get most of everything (except the fish) at one trip to the store instead of twenty? I'm going to stick with artificial plants in this one for now, because I can't afford a decent lighting system on a tank of this size.
I know I will need substrate, decorations, plants. A bio-wheel filter I am guessing, but what size for a 75 gal? A heater, but again what size for a 75 gal? A thermometer. Glass canopy (I guess?) and light fixture & bulbs(something cheap to start out with since I'm not having real plants).
What type of chemical should I buy to make the fishless cycle happen?
Anything I've forgotten to think about or don't know about on a larger tank like this? I'm so excited but nervous. I want to take my time and do this right. TIA.
Can I have some help putting a shopping list together so I can get most of everything (except the fish) at one trip to the store instead of twenty? I'm going to stick with artificial plants in this one for now, because I can't afford a decent lighting system on a tank of this size.
I know I will need substrate, decorations, plants. A bio-wheel filter I am guessing, but what size for a 75 gal? A heater, but again what size for a 75 gal? A thermometer. Glass canopy (I guess?) and light fixture & bulbs(something cheap to start out with since I'm not having real plants).
What type of chemical should I buy to make the fishless cycle happen?
Anything I've forgotten to think about or don't know about on a larger tank like this? I'm so excited but nervous. I want to take my time and do this right. TIA.