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Aquarium Advice Newbie
I'm starting my first tank. It's a 55 gallon glass -standard rectangle. So far I have the tank, a light hood with one 4' 40w fluorescent light, stand, Aqua- Tech 30-60 Hob filter, emperor 400 Hob filter, little time digital temp (thermometer), 200w heater, substrate is Black Tahitian Moon Sand about 1" to 1.5" thick, and various rock and cave decorations. All decorations will be fake except for a piece of driftwood for the pleco
I plan on getting an Esu power center, python syphon hose, rubber gloves and aquarium pharmaceuticals master test kit.
I also plan on using bio-safe, bio-spira and bio-coat to cycle.
Fish I'm planning on: 6 tiger barbs, 1 hairy tiger pleco, 1 red tail shark, 1 Buffalo Head, 1 German Blue Ram and 1 South American puffer
What else do I need and what potential problems do you foresee?
When using Bio-spira do you add the full compliment of fish at once or over time?
Do I need a powerhead and how many?
Can powerheads run airstones or do I need a dedicated air pump?
Are the backup battery airstones recommended for power outages and do they only run when the power is off?
On a side note, I purchased 3 bags of Black Tahitian Moon Sand from petsmart. I opened one bag and rinsed the sand off then opened the other bag and the sand felt different. One bag was a much finer sand than the other. Is that normal?
Sorry for the long post.
I plan on getting an Esu power center, python syphon hose, rubber gloves and aquarium pharmaceuticals master test kit.
I also plan on using bio-safe, bio-spira and bio-coat to cycle.
Fish I'm planning on: 6 tiger barbs, 1 hairy tiger pleco, 1 red tail shark, 1 Buffalo Head, 1 German Blue Ram and 1 South American puffer
What else do I need and what potential problems do you foresee?
When using Bio-spira do you add the full compliment of fish at once or over time?
Do I need a powerhead and how many?
Can powerheads run airstones or do I need a dedicated air pump?
Are the backup battery airstones recommended for power outages and do they only run when the power is off?
On a side note, I purchased 3 bags of Black Tahitian Moon Sand from petsmart. I opened one bag and rinsed the sand off then opened the other bag and the sand felt different. One bag was a much finer sand than the other. Is that normal?
Sorry for the long post.