Holy Moley....

[Metta]

So, I currently have a 125L fluval tank my first Proper tank. Now guess what has just came tonight. A Fluval Roma 240L tank I didn’t release how big it was compared to the old 125L one. It’s amazing. My current tank in the photos going for the same sort of style but my god I’m going to need more rocks and plants and maybe a nice big centre piece Of maybe a tree looking bit of wood.
If anyone has any suggestions please let me know!

 

[PheonixKingZ]

A huge piece of driftwood would look amazing in there, along with a lot of lives plants. What do you plan to stock it with?

 

[Metta]

A huge piece of driftwood would look amazing in there, along with a lot of lives plants. What do you plan to stock it with?

I really don’t know now! Any ideas? I was going for a community tank I currently have 8 corys, 10 galaxy rasboras and 8 neons but I’m not thinking of a cichlid tank as I feel it’s too big for a community tank?

 

[PheonixKingZ]

I really don’t know now! Any ideas? I was going for a community tank I currently have 8 corys, 10 galaxy rasboras and 8 neons but I’m not thinking of a cichlid tank as I feel it’s too big for a community tank?

What is the pH, GH, and KH of your water? You can find this out, by going to your local water providers website, or by calling them. (Try to get an actual number. Ex. “ppm”)

 

[Metta]

What is the pH, GH, and KH of your water? You can find this out, by going to your local water providers website, or by calling them. (Try to get an actual number. Ex. “ppm”)

https://www.aquacure.co.uk this is the only thing I can use to enter my postcode says it’s soft but I’m with Northumbria Water UK. But can’t find anywhere that tells me the levels any ideas?

 

[HoldenOn]

@essjay

 

[Naughts]

I think you need big rocks/ drift wood in bigger tanks for it to look right. Scale up.
And a community tank this size can totally work. You just have more options for the fish.

 

[AilyNC]

I would lash loads more plants in tank is lovely and new one looks huge so think of all the plants you'll fit in

 

[AtomicFish]

for those of us not using the metric system how many US gallons is that? It is huge.

 

[AilyNC]

for those of us not using the metric system how many US gallons is that? It is huge.

63.4 US Gallons

 

[Lynnzer]

Here you go : Water check

 

[Metta]

Here you go : Water check

Brilliant thanks so much.

What is the pH, GH, and KH of your water? You can find this out, by going to your local water providers website, or by calling them. (Try to get an actual number. Ex. “ppm”)

Managed to get water report, Moderately Soft. I've attached the results I'm not sure what I'm actually looking for can someone educate me?

 

[Lynnzer]

This gives better info. Just add your own postcode. Don't rely on a check on here though as I find it absolutely way out on my own postcode. Mine is defined as very hard water yet it comes up here as soft. Not with the amount of limescale my kettle collects in a week it isn't. I almost have to chew my coffee.

Soft is great though. It's easier to harden water if you need but it's damned difficult making it softer.

 

[Metta]

This gives better info. Just add your own postcode. Don't rely on a check on here though as I find it absolutely way out on my own postcode. Mine is defined as very hard water yet it comes up here as soft. Not with the amount of limescale my kettle collects in a week it isn't. I almost have to chew my coffee.

Soft is great though. It's easier to harden water if you need but it's damned difficult making it softer.

It just tells me Soft water, no actual numbers.

 

[Essjay]

Northumbrian Water is one of three companies which don't give a number, though another member phoned them and after explaining what they meant by GH, they did get a number.
However, 'moderately soft' is good enough for these purposes. It means between 2.8 and 5.6 dH and 50 to 100 ppm. For fishkeeping purposes, you have soft water.


From the water quality report, Hydrogen ion concentration is pH (yours has a mean value of 7.2 over 52 tests) and your nitrate is nice and low (average 1.8 over 8 tests). There is virtually no nitrite in your water - it's so low there's no way our tests kits could pick it up. Ammonia is not one of the things they measure.