To house my mini-monster, I got a 20G-Long at the PetCo $1/G sale yesterday. Then I went to Albany Aquariums and spent $$$ for ADA Amazonia, lights (Coralife Aqualight T5 Dual Lamp Fixture), heater, and some Blyxa japonica. Not sure what else I want to put in yet . . . but am open to suggestions.
Here's the tank on my sideboard with the ADA in it and a bowl/plate so I could fill it:
Here it is filled and full of sediment:
And here it is this morning with the first plants in, the light on, and my janky old HOB filter running (waiting for the Ehiem Classic to arrive).
1) I'd like to find a good piece of wood to go in there.
2) Eventually I'd like to get some [STRIKE]corries, apple snails, ottos [/STRIKE]for clean-up and some kind of peaceful schooling fish (my LFS has lots of great options) to add some color and life.
Looks good! I don't think rummy noses would be a good fit for this tank. I would recommend a 30g tank if you want them. Perhaps some ember tetra would be nice as a schooling fish? I love my ember tetra. They may not look the best at the LFS, but after a month of having them (I know, a long time to get their color back) they have the brightest red EVER.
In my other tanks, it's taken anywhere from a couple of weeks to a month and a half . . . but the pH is so low (6) that the ammonia is all harmless ammonium. My other bettas have done fine.
My little Eheim 2211 has shipped! I know it's tiny, but it's more than enough for a 20G (according to specs) and it will provide a way for me to get my feet wet (so to speak) in the land of canister filters. Can’t wait for it to show up. :biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:
Also can’t wait to get my butt back over to Albany Aquariums for some more plants and to price out the :fish: for the tank.
Still need to find a good piece of wood. Not willing to pay what AA wants (I mean come on, it's a piece of wood, I'm not paying $80 for a tiny piece of wood; that's the one thing that the price of simply sticks in my craw when I'm there).
Well, I got my amazing crowntail from a guy in NY, and I'm sure there must be good aquarium stores there, LOL! And just so you know, AA will do mail-order if you call them with special requests.
Bought more plants yesterday. Three different crypts (green and brown wendtii and one big balansae) and some java fern. Right now they're all just sort of stuck into the tank randomly while I wait for the wood from PlantBrain (think I might have it on Tues if it gets dropped off in SF on Monday).
Added a "hill" (about 1/3 of a large bag of Amazonia):
My Rotala Rotundifolia arrived today (thanks, connordude27!). Like all the other plants, it's now temporarily planted while I wait for the hard scape to arrive.
Ammonia readings are down to .5 (they were up around 4 on Friday) and nitrate is up to 80. Yea!!! Tank is cycling right along . . . going to do another water change after dinner.
Really wishing I'd de-rimmed the tank. I was afraid it was too big, but I see that others have done it with a 20L without problems. . . thinking I may attempt it with my empty 20L and then swap over everything if it goes well.
Eheim 2211 Classic showed up today. Installed it (an interesting adventure in and of itself). Not sure I like it. The low-grade hum is driving me MAD. :icon_frow And it had parts that were not included in the directions anywhere. Look like some kind of valve for the tubing? Anyone know what I'm supposed to do with them or what their purpose is?
Hmm... My eheim 2211 is silent. Did it purge the air completely? I had to give mine a little shake to get some air bubbles out.
If you are talking about the quick release valves you just cut the tubing and put it on either end of the valves. It lets you move the filter or take off the input/output for cleaning without having water go everywhere
It should definitely be quieter than any HOB filter you own...
Quick release values. That sounds right. I'll have to install them when I clean it . . . I'll give it a shake and see if that purges anything. Plugging it in to the wall didn't make any difference at all.
I love the tank. Can't wait to begin stocking it with fish . . . emailed the place I ordered the filter from. I really wish I could get it go silent, but the humming just won't stop no matter what I do (right now it's go a full 1G paint can sitting on top of it, which somewhat dampens the noise).
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