Eheim Wave 75g New Set-up

[syou125]

Hey


I have just got a great deal on a second hand tank, its an eheim wave 75g and came with the stand/hood, lights, an ehiem 2026 filter as well.

I have brought an RO filter and 2 heater, one is 200w and the other is 150w (i hope this will be enough) I will be buying new media for the eheim filter and a new all pond solutions 2000lph filter as well.

I am setting this up for discus, a shoal of cardinal tetras and some german blue rams if i can get away with them. I will also be doing a fishless cycle so if all goes to plan then i will have the fish in at the begining of december.

Here is a pic of the tank!

 

[Aquascaper]

Love the tank

Have you ordered the APS2000 filter yet? If not the discount code OCTOBER-15 is valid until tomorrow evening and will give you 15% off

 

[syou125]

Love the tank

Have you ordered the APS2000 filter yet? If not the discount code OCTOBER-15 is valid until tomorrow evening and will give you 15% off

i was going to order is tomorrow (waiting for payday lol) thanks for the code as well, i was actually trying to find a code on myvoucher.com but couldnt see any.

 

[thereverendturtle]

Start a photo log in the pictures section. I have the feeling this will be an awesome tank.
As for your heaters, they should do the job just fine. I use 2 200 watts on my 100 plus 30 in the sump, without any issues.
The rams will mix quite nicely.
Good luck and keep us posted.

 

[Aquascaper]

I would so turn that into a marine reef if it was mine

 

[syou125]

I would so turn that into a marine reef if it was mine

I was torn between tropical or marine (i even have a deltec mce600 skimmer) the only reason i went ropical is i want an even bigger tank with a sump when i finally take the marine plunge

Start a photo log in the pictures section. I have the feeling this will be an awesome tank.
As for your heaters, they should do the job just fine. I use 2 200 watts on my 100 plus 30 in the sump, without any issues.
The rams will mix quite nicely.
Good luck and keep us posted.

Thanks, yuo havnt seen my aqua=scapping skills yet (or lack of lol) its the first time i will have had discus though so i i am going to start off minimal with no substrate just so i can be sure all the paramaters are ok. But i do have big plans for it eventually.

 

[Aquascaper]

That bulge cries out for a LR mountain with a nice open water area to the left......I want one now, want to swap for a Trigon 190

 

[syou125]

That bulge cries out for a LR mountain with a nice open water area to the left......I want one now, want to swap for a Trigon 190

you should check out ebay i picked this one up for £100 great price imo

 

[Aquascaper]

As I have 4 tanks already my wife would kill me

 

[syou125]

lol my girlfriend is the same, she wont let me set up this lovely bowl i have for a betta (well not yet anyway) i need to think of a cunning plan to get her to agree

 

[Aquascaper]

I had to set up a Juwel Vision 260 for the wife and a FishXBox 60 for the kids just to get the go ahead for turning the Trigon into a marine

 

[syou125]

my plan so far is to wow her so much with this tank that she wants another one in the flat.

 

[syou125]

The APS filter has now been ordered, and should be here in the next couple of days

 

[syou125]

what do you all think about this background on the tank (the one on the right)?



It will cover the back and the left side of the tank, i cant decide between this and a plain black one.

 

[Aquascaper]

Not bad but I'm not a fan of picture backing, I prefer painting the glass myself (and I would go with black).