[Jdiesels]

Hey all! as some of you know, i am a nano man keeping tanks under 20 gallons.. Until now. i will be getting a 40 gallon breeder tank and am concerned on what i should get for it? (of course the tank will be planted)

My plans for the tank was the following

Lighting: 48" T5 Quad High Output Light Fixture 6500K
Substrate: Black Flourite
Filter: Fluval 306? (maybe)
Co2: probably in the future
Heating: 100W? (was never good with heaters)
Stocking: 2 angels, 13-19 tetras (don't know what species yet) and 8 otto cats.

Comments, Concerns, or criticism is appreciated!!

 

[Deano85]

A 40b is only 36" long.

 

[Jdiesels]

A 40b is only 36" long.

yeah.. kinda realized that AFTER i posted lol oopsie!

 

[TekWarren]

Your a "nano man but keep NOTHING under 20 gallons"?? I always thought nano was small

 

[Jdiesels]

Your a "nano man but keep NOTHING under 20 gallons"?? I always thought nano was small

Some people consider 20 and under nano size for some reason..

 

[TekWarren]

Right, but he said he keeps nothing *under* 20 meaning 20 or larger lol. I'm just poking fun.

 

[Jdiesels]

The filter is going to be the Odyssea CFS 500

 

[Jdiesels]

Ok so, i come to the Stocking Gods of TPT, what would YOU put in a 40 gallon? ( i want discus or angels! D: )

 

[HybridHerp]

A 40 is too small for discus so I'd say angels (not sure how many...try for a pair I say)
as far as tetras go...not my image but I used to keep these and I miss them a lot
http://www.aquariumfish.net/images_01/candycane_tetra_131018a1_w0480.jpg

only reason I don't have them now is that I'd rather not just keep 5 of them in a 10 and at the price I find them for, its a lot of $ to get the 10 or so I'd want in a 75

 

[Jdiesels]

Those are cool, i was thinking of 2 angels with 21 rummy nose tetras and 6 otto catfish? opinions?

 

[HybridHerp]

Sounds good to me

 

[Jdiesels]

So im thinking of changing the substrate plan from black flourite to black diamond sand? Any suggestions?

 

[Jdiesels]

With Christmas right around the corner I just wanted to say I'm so excited for this tank and Merry Christmas!


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[HybridHerp]

So im thinking of changing the substrate plan from black flourite to black diamond sand? Any suggestions?

I've never done either really, but I tend to like doing dirt if I do sand. You can probably do straight sand but I'd put in root tabs if you were going that route.

 

[Icegoalie32]

IMO, the 40b is too shallow for a pair of Angelfish.

 

[maxwellag]

IMO it will be fine. I have a pair in my 40B and they're fine. They are fully grown and don't come close to the vertical space limit.

 

[Icegoalie32]

So im thinking of changing the substrate plan from black flourite to black diamond sand? Any suggestions?

I am currently running tanks with different substrate set ups. I have plain Flora max with root tabs (similar to Eco complete and flourite) in 3 tanks (1 black, 2 red), plain black diamond in 2 tanks with root tabs, and dirt capped with black diamond in another. I plan to, over time, replace all of the other tanks with the dirt and black diamond combination.

I highly recommend the black diamond instead of the black flourite. It holds the stems well and allows for better root development in the long term.

 

[Jdiesels]

m considering doing rainbows now since the fish i would want with the angels would nip their fins.. Thanks for all that substrate info! will be getting black diamond sand hopefully the 26th or 27th, so i will keep you all posted

 

[HybridHerp]

m considering doing rainbows now since the fish i would want with the angels would nip their fins.. Thanks for all that substrate info! will be getting black diamond sand hopefully the 26th or 27th, so i will keep you all posted

Which rainbows? Do threadfins, they need some loving.

 

[Jdiesels]

Which rainbows? Do threadfins, they need some loving.

i was thinking either turquoise, bosemanis or Madagascar rainbows.