Sunday 22 July 2012

Starting the fishie adventures!

Yay!  I got an aquarium! Specs are:

77 gallon
47"x16"x24
Fluval 405 with sponge and biomedia only
Fluval 300W heater
Hood with 2 40W T8 fluorescent bulbs
River rock style substrate in browns and tans: 25 lbs med, 50 lbs sm
black stand
digital thermometer
UPS
and soon an air pump with bubblers

Water tests on July 19, 2012:

pH 7.5
Amm 0.6
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0

Started July 22 in am doing a fishless cycle using fish food as potential ammonia source.  Will add 2 pinches twice a day to get beneficial bacteria going.

Plans for stocking:

15 cardinal tetra
15 black phantom tetra
15 diamond tetra
1 bristlenose plecostomus
3 ghost shrimp

Decorations to come:

driftwood
dragon air bubbler
plastic plants
real plants: anubias, java fern, java moss, vals
am working on a crocheted backdrop

Pics of tank set up:
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