Alchemy129
Aquarium Advice Regular
Ok here's my list of what i bought:
65 gallon tank 36'x18x24
Oak cabinet stand
Visitherm stealth 250 watt heater
Glass tops
36' light strip
3x 25lbs of mixed natural rocks
therometer
Aquasafe bottle
The tank is going to be lightly planted w/ stuff like java fern and is going to be a community tank of small sized tetra type fish and some rainbows later on.
Anyway i think i bought everything i need except the place i bought it from only carried a Magnum canister filter and that isn't appealing. So i just called my petsmart and they said they'd price match the Xp3 from there website for $104. I've read mixed reviews about Rena's but they seem to be favored here, are they reliable or do they often leak after a few months of use? My original plan was a Cascade 1200 but that would cost me about 120 bucks and a 45 minute round trip drive. I'm kinda anxious to set this thing up tonight and tommorow as i'm off both days so i don't think i want to ship unless you tell me not to get the Rena then i'll just go buy the cascade tommorow. But my local petsmart is literally across the street. and they will be open for 2 more hours tonight.
Second question, My tank is a little tall, 24 inches and i've heard from a friend that things like ADF's and cories will have problems in deeper tanks. Is there any truth to this?
P.S. I plan on cycling the tank but i would like to get started on that asap as i plan on going a head and adding some live plants and substrate from other tanks to it tonight to get the cycle going strong.
Sorry if i was rambling any, i'm kind of my excited the biggest tank i had before this was a 12 gallon eclipse so this is a whole new level.
65 gallon tank 36'x18x24
Oak cabinet stand
Visitherm stealth 250 watt heater
Glass tops
36' light strip
3x 25lbs of mixed natural rocks
therometer
Aquasafe bottle
The tank is going to be lightly planted w/ stuff like java fern and is going to be a community tank of small sized tetra type fish and some rainbows later on.
Anyway i think i bought everything i need except the place i bought it from only carried a Magnum canister filter and that isn't appealing. So i just called my petsmart and they said they'd price match the Xp3 from there website for $104. I've read mixed reviews about Rena's but they seem to be favored here, are they reliable or do they often leak after a few months of use? My original plan was a Cascade 1200 but that would cost me about 120 bucks and a 45 minute round trip drive. I'm kinda anxious to set this thing up tonight and tommorow as i'm off both days so i don't think i want to ship unless you tell me not to get the Rena then i'll just go buy the cascade tommorow. But my local petsmart is literally across the street. and they will be open for 2 more hours tonight.
Second question, My tank is a little tall, 24 inches and i've heard from a friend that things like ADF's and cories will have problems in deeper tanks. Is there any truth to this?
P.S. I plan on cycling the tank but i would like to get started on that asap as i plan on going a head and adding some live plants and substrate from other tanks to it tonight to get the cycle going strong.
Sorry if i was rambling any, i'm kind of my excited the biggest tank i had before this was a 12 gallon eclipse so this is a whole new level.