hey, and help out plz

[flywater]

hey everyone,

I used to have a ten gallon aqarium about a year and a half back, but had to get rid of it cause I moved really far away, and anyhow I plan on starting another one 20 gallon most likely and I plan to have alot of plants and have a community.

anyhow can you guys please make me a shopping list of everything I need. I dont want to not get something and cause harm to the fish later on.

oh and incase I forgot its a tropical tank not a saltwater (maybe later on when I get the hang of this I could start a reef, too much work for now)

I wanna get a 20 gallon because well, I bought about 5 of those 10 cents each goldfish (the ones they use as food.. lol) and they grew from about 2-3 centimeters to about 3-4 inches, well only two of them lived but hey. hehe

anyhow I want it to look mor exotic now so I will get colorful fish and take care of the tank better as I have done some research.

thanks for the help and the shoping list.

 

[William]

Tank
Stand (table if its strong enough)
Filter (external is best but for a 20 gallon you could use a fluval internal to save space)
Lights since you want plants you'll have to wait for one of the more green fingered people here to advise which type, I've just got a regular light tube and the plants are quite good but its not heavily planted
Gravel
Bogwood -if u are going to have a pl*co or ancistrus its essential also looks nice in a tank
Heater - 3-4 watts per gallon is sufficient
Hood - stop fish jumping out
Gravel Vac -> essential for water changes and to keep the nitrate level down

(and the obvious... water, time, fish)

If you want a heavily planted setup then a CO2 unit may be advisable.

Try this article by StiX - http/fish.orbust.net/equipment.html

Oh and welcome to the forum hope you like it here!! Feel free to post as much as you want

Remember the amount of time you put into your tank will be reflected by how good your tank looks

 

[cichlidmaster]

Flywater,

Welcome to the forum. Glad you found us. William pretty much covered the necessaties so I guess I'll simply say.....HAVE FUN!!!!!!

CM

 

[wetwetwet]

Hi Fly - welcome