I purchased a second tank from ebay.
Dimensions - 77cm X 36cm X 45 cm (LxWxH)
It came with a Sacem 500 Marathon external canister filter. Half the things were missing, so it was fun trying to get it working. Also priming it was a pain, though I think I have found a trick to fix it. The tank also has a 26W tube for the lights. I want to take up a project some time later next year to fix the lighting of both the tanks.
The tank also came with some gravel, but its very coarse and not really suitable for growing plants. I did not change it though. I rinsed it thoroughly and washed the tank with concentrated salt water. I did not want to use any chemicals and since I plan to keep Swordtail, Platy and Mollies which like a little salt in the water, even if a little salt was left behind, it would not be a problem.
I have the following plants in the new tank now and am waiting for it to cycle to start stocking it.
- Bacopa
- Narrow leaf Ludwiga
- Val
- Java Fern from the other tank
- Ambulia from the other tank
- Lace Fern
- Chain Sword from the other tank
I also added some water from the old tank to it to get the bacteria culture so that it cycles quickly. I got the water tested today from the LFS and all parameters look good. It was very tempting to get some starter fish and start stocking the tank. However, the starter fish are not what I want in the tank long term and hence I will avoid them as far as I can.
I will post some snaps of the new tank and the things I did do get the filter working later on. I still need to get the drift wood to sink and set up the plants before taking some snaps. I will later move the 3 Platy and all the fry from my first tank to the new tank.
Dimensions - 77cm X 36cm X 45 cm (LxWxH)
It came with a Sacem 500 Marathon external canister filter. Half the things were missing, so it was fun trying to get it working. Also priming it was a pain, though I think I have found a trick to fix it. The tank also has a 26W tube for the lights. I want to take up a project some time later next year to fix the lighting of both the tanks.
The tank also came with some gravel, but its very coarse and not really suitable for growing plants. I did not change it though. I rinsed it thoroughly and washed the tank with concentrated salt water. I did not want to use any chemicals and since I plan to keep Swordtail, Platy and Mollies which like a little salt in the water, even if a little salt was left behind, it would not be a problem.
I have the following plants in the new tank now and am waiting for it to cycle to start stocking it.
- Bacopa
- Narrow leaf Ludwiga
- Val
- Java Fern from the other tank
- Ambulia from the other tank
- Lace Fern
- Chain Sword from the other tank
I also added some water from the old tank to it to get the bacteria culture so that it cycles quickly. I got the water tested today from the LFS and all parameters look good. It was very tempting to get some starter fish and start stocking the tank. However, the starter fish are not what I want in the tank long term and hence I will avoid them as far as I can.
I will post some snaps of the new tank and the things I did do get the filter working later on. I still need to get the drift wood to sink and set up the plants before taking some snaps. I will later move the 3 Platy and all the fry from my first tank to the new tank.
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