Setting up a new tank, 500L

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This is an extremely cool thread. Probably website-worthy when you're finished (I love sites with step-by-step setups). Looking forward to future pics.

 

[Adrinal]

Woo hoo LET THERE BE WATER!

 

[rain-]

Ok, I don't know how I did this.

I have a heavily planted 60L tank and some others with just some plants and my babies, dwarf puffers and bettas. Well, I decided to move those plants to my 500L right away. I took 5 plants from the other tanks and lots of plants from the 60l. Now I have a planted 60L and a planted 500L.

I did'nt realise how much there were in that small tank. I'll take a picture soon. It's kinda cool And weird.

 

[rain-]

Want to see more?

I put all the lights I have on top of the tank. Right one is a 18W 10000K Aquastar, left ones are 36W 4000K and 3500K tubes. So, the lighting isn't good atm, but it'll have to do until I get the metal halides hanging from the ceiling.

 

[Adrinal]

The tank is going to kick AXE!!!

 

[rain-]

Thanks =)

I like it. First inhabitants are in, a handful of malaysian trumpet snails. They have such a beautiful, heart shaped faces

I also added some sand from other tanks, bacteria from normal soil and shrimp sticks for snails (and to get ammonia/ammonium). pH 7, KH 3, GH 5, NO2 0, NO3 0. Oh, and I started adding CO2.

 

[billy61788]

rain that is awsome...looking great

 

[freshmike]

Tis lookin sweet! I bet it is going to be a jungle in there!

 

[rain-]

Thanks =)

Snails:

 

[Snowie]

Wow great! I think you should add even more branches and driftwood. And a background would really kick it up another notch.

 

[Adrinal]

10 bucks says her tank will be so full of wee... um PLANTS, ya, ya PLANTS, that you would never see the background.

 

[rain-]

Propably

My tanks tend to be more like jungles than gardens. No amano style for me
I just put the background in place. Nice, black cardboard.

You know, this tank is starting to look soooo tiny. Maybe I should get a bigger one.

 

[Adrinal]

You could sleap in your chair... I don't think you need that bed there. I consider it tank room!

 

[rain-]

True. I could get a, uhm, 200x120x120cm tank, it would be almost 3000 liters. I could sleep with the fishes then.

 

[Adrinal]

but could they stand your snoring?