Our 3ft Tank

G'day All,

Thought I'd post this pic of our new 3 ft Extended tank (150 litres). This is the first time I have had anything accept Gold Fish for about 12 years. I seem to have had a few casualties along the way but this has been going for about a 4 weeks after cycling. Start the cycling process with old filter media from a friends tank and 5 gold fish.

Current occupants:

1 x Bristlenose Catfish
6 x Guppies
5 x Scissortails
1 x Bala/Silver Shark (LFS didn't tell me these guys would grow to nearly a foot as he gets bigger I will have to find him a new home).



Not sure of the plants but if anyone can help indetify them that would be great. I know that the broad leaf ones keep on floating to the top of the tank which is really annoying.

Current hardware:

1 x canister filter 1200 l/hr
1 x 200 watt heater
1 x 30 watt Aquaglo light

Any comments greatly appreciated.

Fireman Sam

hi
looking good. sorry i dont know the names of many plants to help you identify them.
have you thought about putting some smaller plants lower level at the front, i find it helps add depth to a tank & gives the fish more hidey holes if they want.

looks nice, i agree you should get some nice short foreground plants like crypts. would look lovely

Nice looking tank for starters.

Can i suggest a few larger potted plants, that can cover up the heater and filter, and if you dont have one a heater guard, as some BN catfish/plec have the tendency to jump on them and burn themselves.

A few bits of slate would go down a treat for the BN, they like a little place to hide.

Cheers

Lee.

spudgun2k said:

Nice looking tank for starters.

Can i suggest a few larger potted plants, that can cover up the heater and filter, and if you dont have one a heater guard, as some BN catfish/plec have the tendency to jump on them and burn themselves.

A few bits of slate would go down a treat for the BN, they like a little place to hide.

Cheers

Lee.

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I'm sorry, should have mentioned it in the last post, but i would suggest a small piece of bogwood/driftwood as i believe the BN will be able to get nutrients from it.

thanks again.

Lee

Thanks heaps to everyone for there suggesteions. We have made a shopping list from them, and will hopefully have some new pics to show in the new year.

Hey Lee would I need to boil the bogwood/ or just let it soak for a week in some water?

Should I declohrinate the water that I am going to soak it in?

I have been feeding the Bristlenose cumcumber twice a week and removing it after 24 hrs.

again thanks for all the suggestions.

When we brought bogwood for our tank we soaked it in the bath with hot tap water for about a week. We changed the water everyday and it seemed to do the trick.

hey the tank looks pritty good..!
A few more planted needed though...
Looks great

Josiah

excuse me if im wrong but is this samuel N if it is hey mate.... if not im sorry ...

BN's wont get any nutrients from bogwood... there are some plecs that do eat it (panaques) but not BN's. the diet is fresh veggies and algae wafers mostly.

with bogwood you should soak it in a bucket of water, change the wate every day until it's clear, don't worry about dechlorinating it.