Let me know if there is anything I should be wary of in this setup.
75 gallon tank.
neon blue dwarf gourami (2)
pearl gourami (2)
boesemani rainbow (6)
american flagfish (2)
german gold ram (2)
cardinal tetra (10)
glow fish (6)
zebra danio (6)
black molly (3)
angelicus botia loach
striata botia loach
pleco (2)
nanus cory cat
sterba’s cory cat
amano shrimps
freshwater clams
Lmk your experiences with any of these! Thanks for the wisdom.
I am planning on getting a 30 gallon saltwater aquarium with a power filter, skimmer, heater, ect. I am aware of all the items needed for a saltwater setup. I know that you dont need RO water for a Fish only setup, or most FOWLR setups. I know it is needed for a reef setup. This is all the info I can gather from many websites and a few books. Can I use a conditioner to remove heavy metals, chlorine, chloramine, ect. from the tap water, then add a good salt mix (instant ocean), then age the water and add to tank during water changes, or set up. I know to use conditioned freshwater for top off. Will the conditioned tap water be safe for invertebrates such as cleaner shrimp, hermit crabs, emerald crabs. I know you need it for corals but I cant find info telling me if I need the RO water for inverts such as shrimp or crabs?
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At work I am not allowed to have a fish tank, however they do allow Betta’s in a small bowl (often with the lilly). I’m not a huge fan of Bettas and from what I’ve read it’s really not a good situation. I’m working on convincing them to let me set up a vase-like container without a “filter”. Here’s what I was thinking:
Vase-like thing (hopefully around 2 gallons)
Sand substrate
I don’t know the name of the aquatic plant I’m planning on using but It’s a common one thats tall with tons of little green leafs. Also I’m going to use probably 2 java moss balls (I think thats what they are called). The thought being the plants will oxiginate the air somewhat.
Then I was planning on putting in 2ish bioballs then point a small fan on the top to agitate the surface and hopefully create some biological filtration.
Finally I was hoping this kind of system would support 2 dwarf african frogs and say a ghost shrimp to hopefully keep the tank tidy.
Any suggestions, Will it work?
I know or at least it seems to me yes it’s better than just throwing something in a bowl but is it going to be sufficient for them to live well?
Also, I just realized I forgot, do I need to sneak a heater in there or will they be ok without it?
I changed my saltwater 3gallon setup to a freshwater setup. When this tank was saltwater, it often had dried salt pouring over the edges onto my kitchen countertop(this happens sometimes with saltwater tanks). I decided to make this tank freshwater, and put it near my TV so it can be seen more often. This tank has a 20gallon canister filter, as well as the in hood eclipse filter. Currently I have 3 tetras in the tank, but plan to add probably some cool looking freshwater shrimp, a snail, and perhaps something else?
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