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newt767 · 11-06-2009, 09:01 PM

Hello everyone

I have recently came into a 42 gallon tank that the last owner of my house just left here

.I want to set it up and get it going instead of how I have been using it now (holding frog spawn from my pond).But I don't have a huge budget so I can't afford anything really expensive eg c02.So I just want to have a low tec tank can I get bit of advice on what plants I should get ,what lighting I should get ect?.I've already made a community (tell me if there is somthing wrong with it) 2 paired angle fish,2 bristle nose cat fish,6 yoyo loaches,5 sterpas cory,5 bleeding heart tetras, 5 platies or mollys (going to raise the number to 10 with breeding) and maybe, if I can fit them a few otos or shrimp.I want to make the theme amazon by the way

thanks

chris

11-06-2009, 09:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
newt767 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: london Posts: 80	Help with 42 gallon low budget tank Hello everyoneI have recently came into a 42 gallon tank that the last owner of my house just left here .I want to set it up and get it going instead of how I have been using it now (holding frog spawn from my pond).But I don't have a huge budget so I can't afford anything really expensive eg c02.So I just want to have a low tec tank can I get bit of advice on what plants I should get ,what lighting I should get ect?.I've already made a community (tell me if there is somthing wrong with it) 2 paired angle fish,2 bristle nose cat fish,6 yoyo loaches,5 sterpas cory,5 bleeding heart tetras, 5 platies or mollys (going to raise the number to 10 with breeding) and maybe, if I can fit them a few otos or shrimp.I want to make the theme amazon by the way thanks chris Last edited by newt767; 11-06-2009 at 09:04 PM. Reason: gramar and spell check