Hi! As I have discussed with a few fellow members with 12 gallon long tanks, it would be nice to have a thread dedicated to just 12 gallon long tanks. Its basically a thread dedicated to our small 12G long community in hopes of keeping it always exciting and drawing new interests everyday. This thread is open for ideas, questions, suggestions, etc. as a whole. Whether you already have a 12G long, looking for ideas how to design it, or simply thinking to get one, I want this thread and its members to help you in whichever way possible :biggrin:
Goals:
* Have your very own community focusing on 12G longs.
* Learn, inspire, share & support (Remember it as L.I.S.S).
* Give RAOK(s) from your very own 12G tank(s) for newcomers or to those in need when you have extra.
* Have fun! This is what it is all about
Your Support Needed!: Link to our club by adding the pre-setup link below to your signature box. Just copy & paste to your signature box.
I have had a Betta with a buncha cherries for quite a while, and no he does not eat any of them. Bettas are all pretty unique. Some will attack and eat shrimp, others will not. only way to find out is to try it (i tried with ghost shrimp, since they are 30cents each).
Hi all! was thinking about getting one of these awesome tanks but i really want to house 2 GBRs, was wondering since its an extremely long tank would it be okay to do so since the larger tank size recommendation is usually due to territory issues?
I've got a mated pair, and they're doing great. They are territorial, so you just need to make sure that they are the only territorial fish in the tank. I have 6 CPDs and 6 tetras, and they have no issues at all with the GBRs.
Ive fallen in love with the 12 long after seeing everyone's beautiful tanks and i am excited to say I'll be setting one up as soon as I get moved into my new house! Checking marine depot it looks like they are back in stock!
Only question I had was should I order it now (another tank to move...) Or wait till I finish moving in 3-4 weeks? I don't want it to be out of stock for weeks when I actually want to set it up.
Thanks and I'm looking forward to joining the club!
I have joined the club! 2213 will be up and running next week and the tank should be planted! Just need to add powder type ada and raise the e series a little for spread! Thoughts?
A question for you all though, any recommendations on canister filters for this size tank? I currently have an eheim ecco 2232 but I'm not sure that will be enough flow to reach both sides of the tank. I was thinking of one of those sunsun 302 filters but would the flow be too strong?
I put a eheim 2211 on one of these tanks, it has Italian val growing and trailing the surface which breaks up the ripples of the outflow, but I get flow all the way to the other end of the tank and can see plants sways at the far end (spray bar cut short and put on left side wall) even with a foam pre-filter cover on the intake. If you are going for very strong current (like hillstream setups) then larger canisters or a power head will help achieve that. But I think you are fine with what you have or could even get a smaller canister.
Btw love that aged piece of wood.
The eheim 2213 is also a very popular choice for these tanks. Many also make a custom spray bar to go across the back of the tank so the water flows towards the front.
Question for you all with satelliete +, what kind of dosing regimen are you all doing? Trying to figure it out how much people are dosing with a tank this shallow.
I only have root tabs in the substrate, no liquid or dry fert dosing. Italian val and mini micro sword is loving it and growing everywhere.. the blyxa was not happy (most of it melted), but just planted new blyxa clippings from another low tech no-dose tank (with capped soil) to see if they'll grow here.
Sure, it's oak. Doesn't wet much and has a coat of polyurethane on it anyway. I am more concerned about the underlayment. The tank came with a foam matt and I am unsure if I should put it underneath it or not. The posts I read were not much help.
if that is the Mr. Aqua underlayment matt you should use it. it is better for rimless tanks as it takes up any uneveness in the surface of that wood that would lead to stress fractures later on.
Yoga mat or the mat that some people drop weights on.
I used 1/16" styrene sheets (hobby shop) to shim the whole tank to near perfect. I had to sandwich the slippery styrene between the gym mat and common tool drawer liner so it wouldn't slide on the bar counter.
The unevenness of a rimless aquarium is most apparent when you brim the water level.
I spent about half an hour leveling the shelf when I installed it. It is very close, but you never get a wooden board perfectly level, well, I don't.
I would like to be able to brim the tank, so shimming might be on my list as well.
I am a bit confused. My Mr.Aqua 12g that came in from marinedepot was damaged so I am getting a replacement. There was a bit of foam sent in the box under the tank but it seemed like a cheap slip of packing foam not like the mats I have received with my tanks from Truaqua which was more like a dense water proof foam like a yoga mat. Is this really the Mr. Aqua placement mat included with the tank or a bit of packaging?
If anyone is on the hunt for a proper tank mat, you can always pick up a cheap yoga mat (as kind of suggested above) and trim it to your desired size. That may be the cheapest option - and you'll have some material left over for other tanks!
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