Hello everyone,
I have just gotten into the hobby a couple months ago. Now I am obsessed with freshwater aquariums and I am interested in getting a much larger tank.
In October, I bought a ten gallon aquarium kit and it is now stocked with GloFish and mollies. The tank is doing extremely well. I have been doing as much research as I can to learn more about the hobby and I am ready to get a bigger tank for more stocking options.
I am planning on getting a 75 gallon tank. I have a lot of things figured out that I want to do already, but there are still some questions that I hope you can help me with. I want this tank to be much more natural looking than my ten gallon tank, which has has rainbow gravel and plastic plants/ornaments.
Now here is what I am looking to stock the 75 gallon tank with. German Blue rams (4) Electric Blue Rams (2) Bolivian Rams (6) Angelfish (4) and I was interested in a schooling fish such as blue tetras, but I heard they might nip the fins of the angelfish. Is this true? I would love to add a small school such as blue/cardinal tetra or anything else that is compatible with the rest.
1) I want the 75 gallon tank to have sand as a substrate.
2) I think the 200 Watt heater would suffice. As of now, I am looking at the aqueon brand on amazon. Let me know if you agree with 200 watts or if 300 is necessary.
3) I am planning on having the 75 gallon planted with many plants for the fish. I am open to ideas for which plants because I have yet to do much research on this topic.
4) I am extremely interested in driftwood, but after seeing at my friend's tank, I do not like the look of the water with the tannins. Is there any wood that would not affect the color of the water?
5) I am also extremely interested in rocks for the aquarium. I am looking forward to aquascaping/hardscaping my tank with these rocks and I have been looking at some great rock structures that you can make with the aquarium glue.
6) I am not sure what would be best in terms of lighting so I have to look more into that as well.
7) Lastly, I need help selecting whether or not a HOB or canister filter would be better. The HOB filter would be much easier and affordable so are there any drawbacks. If so, what are the best canister filters at a good price?
Thank you for reading and I hope you can give me some great advice!
I have just gotten into the hobby a couple months ago. Now I am obsessed with freshwater aquariums and I am interested in getting a much larger tank.
In October, I bought a ten gallon aquarium kit and it is now stocked with GloFish and mollies. The tank is doing extremely well. I have been doing as much research as I can to learn more about the hobby and I am ready to get a bigger tank for more stocking options.
I am planning on getting a 75 gallon tank. I have a lot of things figured out that I want to do already, but there are still some questions that I hope you can help me with. I want this tank to be much more natural looking than my ten gallon tank, which has has rainbow gravel and plastic plants/ornaments.
Now here is what I am looking to stock the 75 gallon tank with. German Blue rams (4) Electric Blue Rams (2) Bolivian Rams (6) Angelfish (4) and I was interested in a schooling fish such as blue tetras, but I heard they might nip the fins of the angelfish. Is this true? I would love to add a small school such as blue/cardinal tetra or anything else that is compatible with the rest.
1) I want the 75 gallon tank to have sand as a substrate.
2) I think the 200 Watt heater would suffice. As of now, I am looking at the aqueon brand on amazon. Let me know if you agree with 200 watts or if 300 is necessary.
3) I am planning on having the 75 gallon planted with many plants for the fish. I am open to ideas for which plants because I have yet to do much research on this topic.
4) I am extremely interested in driftwood, but after seeing at my friend's tank, I do not like the look of the water with the tannins. Is there any wood that would not affect the color of the water?
5) I am also extremely interested in rocks for the aquarium. I am looking forward to aquascaping/hardscaping my tank with these rocks and I have been looking at some great rock structures that you can make with the aquarium glue.
6) I am not sure what would be best in terms of lighting so I have to look more into that as well.
7) Lastly, I need help selecting whether or not a HOB or canister filter would be better. The HOB filter would be much easier and affordable so are there any drawbacks. If so, what are the best canister filters at a good price?
Thank you for reading and I hope you can give me some great advice!