Starting up a trout tank

[Frogyspond]

A middle school science teacher friend of mine attempted to set up a trout tank last year and it failed big time. After talking to her the information was hit and miss with some holes on set up and upkeep. At this time the teacher has a 55 gallon tank, filter ( I have not seen it to check its out put) and a chiller. The information that she was told was totally different from what I do with aquarium care. She talked to an"expert" and they did not tell her about cycling the tank and said no water changes. Let me know what works so she does not have a disaster this year.
Thanks
Thanks,

Scott

 

[librarygirl]

Hi! I'm not familiar with trout setups so I won't try to give advice but I found some resources that might help (FYI, I'm not sure a 55 gal tank would be large enough for adult trout which can get very large, upwards of 1-3 feet):

Trout Care | www.troutintheclassroom.org
All About Aquarium Fish: Guide on Keeping Trout as Pets
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f12/possible-to-keep-rainbow-trout-in-home-aquarium-73362.html

 

[HN1]

Trout need pristine water which generally means large water volume (much larger than 55G) and high turnover. Check into the legalities as well. The keeping of "game" fish is fairly tightly controlled.

 

[Frogyspond]

This is for a hatch, fry then release program. Not to keep adults in.