lucasfoster
Fish Fanatic
Hey guys,
I have decided to create a journal for my new tank as I have learnt so much from the journals that are currently on this forum! Hopefully this journal will aid others who are starting out just like me.
I have never kept fish before of any kind so this was jumping into the deep end for me! All my information has come from Forums like this!! And a little from people working in lsf’s!
I plan to create a reef in my tank so it will eventually have fish and coral.
The tank I purchased at the weekend is a Juwel Rio 125ltr.
It came with a heater, lighting and an internal filter. After much debate I have decided to keep the internal filter as I am not too worried about the looks of the black box! In the future I may swap the sponges for something different or even take it out, but that won’t be happening for a while!
Along with the tank I have a thermometer, enough pre made salt water to fill it, Gravel and a bottle of starter bacteria.
I have been told to take the bacteria back as it’s not needed and the gravel does not state what it really is so I will be swapping that for something else as well.
I also purchased a background poster for the tank which was 2 inches too short so I will be returning that!
I am waiting for delivery on a Koralia nano 1600 power head evolution, nitrate, nitrite, ammonia and Ph tests, a refractometer and some black self adhesive vinyl to put on the back pain of glass.
Once the black vinyl arrives I will stick that to the back of the tank and start adding some water!
Hopefully by the weekend I may be able to start thinking about adding some live rock!
If any one would like to help with what I need to do with the live rock regarding Transport, introducing to water and what the water needs to be before i.e. temp, readings, flow etc it would be very much appreciated.
I will try and add a picture of the tank soon as well
Luke
I have decided to create a journal for my new tank as I have learnt so much from the journals that are currently on this forum! Hopefully this journal will aid others who are starting out just like me.
I have never kept fish before of any kind so this was jumping into the deep end for me! All my information has come from Forums like this!! And a little from people working in lsf’s!
I plan to create a reef in my tank so it will eventually have fish and coral.
The tank I purchased at the weekend is a Juwel Rio 125ltr.
It came with a heater, lighting and an internal filter. After much debate I have decided to keep the internal filter as I am not too worried about the looks of the black box! In the future I may swap the sponges for something different or even take it out, but that won’t be happening for a while!
Along with the tank I have a thermometer, enough pre made salt water to fill it, Gravel and a bottle of starter bacteria.
I have been told to take the bacteria back as it’s not needed and the gravel does not state what it really is so I will be swapping that for something else as well.
I also purchased a background poster for the tank which was 2 inches too short so I will be returning that!
I am waiting for delivery on a Koralia nano 1600 power head evolution, nitrate, nitrite, ammonia and Ph tests, a refractometer and some black self adhesive vinyl to put on the back pain of glass.
Once the black vinyl arrives I will stick that to the back of the tank and start adding some water!
Hopefully by the weekend I may be able to start thinking about adding some live rock!
If any one would like to help with what I need to do with the live rock regarding Transport, introducing to water and what the water needs to be before i.e. temp, readings, flow etc it would be very much appreciated.
I will try and add a picture of the tank soon as well
Luke
will they be ok for a couple of weeks till i can get some small live rock sorted to put in it?
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