From A Trigon 350 To A Rio 300

[Liam2368]

Hi guys.

recently got offered a rio 300 in excellant condition for a price i could not refuse,so i did'nt.

bought a few more rocks and plants and kpshipped everything over from the trigon. It is a work in progress and still have plenty to do, the fish are in and the scape was instantanious so will probably change ( the rio is so much easier ti scape than the trigon)p Heres a couple of pictures about an hour after the transition, the tank should be crystal clear by morning

 

[Liam2368]

A picture of the Trigon to refresh your memory

 

[deftuch]

looks lovely. do you inject c02 for those plants?

 

[Liam2368]

Nope, I have ferts and liquid carbon but barely use them. Depending on how the severums are feeling they don't tend to last long looking good.

I have attached some java ferns and moss on the background, you can't really see it in the pictures. I just hope that they grow quickly before they get pecked at.

 

[deftuch]

Nope, I have ferts and liquid carbon but barely use them. Depending on how the severums are feeling they don't tend to last long looking good.

I have attached some java ferns and moss on the background, you can't really see it in the pictures. I just hope that they grow quickly before they get pecked at.

was gunna say how do you keep em growing. i noticed you had attached some moss to the background. thats an idea i had but never got round to doing it. nice tank!

 

[garyspence84]

Looks good. Bet its looking even better today now the water has cleared up?

 

[Liam2368]

Yeah it is looking a lot better today, need to have a bit of a shuffle and change the tubes, but so far the fish seem happy and so am I, wish I could say the same for the misses

 

[deftuch]

Yeah it is looking a lot better today, need to have a bit of a shuffle and change the tubes, but so far the fish seem happy and so am I, wish I could say the same for the misses

lovely looking tank, one of my all time favs i have to say, what is that firemouth looking cichlid you have?

 

[Liam2368]

Thanks. It's a thorichtys Ellioti same family as the fire mouth. She is not all that well after losing my big male this was my male

 

[deftuch]

Thanks. It's a thorichtys Ellioti same family as the fire mouth. She is not all that well after losing my big male

this was my male

stunning. looks so similar to a firemouth in that picture almost identical, except its colors are out of this world. sorry for your loss

 

[Liam2368]

Thanks matey.

 

[Wills]

Looking really good

 

[Liam2368]

Took the rotkiel to Maidenhead today and a few other fish, gutted that I have to give it away! But I have my reasons also shifted a few fish from this tank and another on. It was a nightmare with the rio I had to dismantle the full tank to get the fish, never again lol.

But every cloud has a silver lining, I got a group of 6 Alestes longipinnis which should fit in well with my small group of congos and 2 new juvi cichlids, I'll post pictures later when they are acclimatised and settled in.

 

[deftuch]

yeah please do. id like to see them. whats your filtration system and water change routine?

 

[Liam2368]

there is 2000 lph or there abouts filtration and a powerhead to keep good flow and get's rid of any dead spots, Water change routine for me is every 5-7 day with a minimum of 50% water being changed everytime and filter cleaned out fortnightly.