Aquariums: Any feedback or things I’m doing wrong? First tank, been cycling for two weeks.
And I know people think the SpongeBob stuff is lame but it makes me happy 😅
Posted by mcmunch20
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GalaxyNinjaGamer on
I came to talk about the SpongeBob houses.. but I would remove it bc it makes the tank look more peaceful and more natural. And if you wanted like a house thing you can get a coconut shell covered in moss. But all artificial decorations at some point leach nasty things out
elf_n_safety on
Looks nice for a first tank with only 2 weeks set up. Nice mix of tall plants and free swimming area with floaters.
Not sure about that heater, it looks small to have enough rating for the tank size, but that might just be the photo.
What was your process? Ammonia source? Current parameters? What fish are you thinking of? Hard to give feedback on cycling without this info.
BioConversantFan on
Ack! The pineapple of death!
I’m just kidding.
You are early into the cycle and have a nice looking tank but you’ve asked no specific questions?
What would you like to know?
Shot-Ad-1616 on
It’s time to dive into fishkeeping.
franklucra on
yes extremely wrong…. its like dead obvious and painful too…. i mean how could you… not have patricks house in the tank 😞😪 shame on you
guzbjkun on
you see the spongebob house blending with the natural stuff is beautiful, that is the correct way to put artificial decor in a tank.
Crazy-Tiger4555 on
Das ganze Plastik raus in ein Aquarium gehört kein Plastik, besser ist Ton und Holz oder Kokosnuss
Only_Abalone on
I know that heater, I got it for my 7g and it’s good enough for my application. Get yourself something bigger for that particular tank though, make sure it has a dial on it with temps written on it somewhere (not just a min-max dial, you’ll be chasing temps otherwise.)
Stay away from anything pre-set for tropical tanks (they hover at about 30c, but you actually want it a little lower in case fish get ill, and then you have to bump it up…more on that another time.)
The pineapple house is fine! Do what you love, episode 134 of “tank talk” podcast talks about this, my father used fake stuff in the 70s and 80s because that’s what they had access to, with successful husbandry. I’m actually setting up a small tank for a family member soon with fake stuff because it has to be low maintenance.
Edit: throw out the strips, get yourself the API liquid test kit asap.
Sergeant_Ducky on
Get a cycled sponge filter from local fish shop throw it in and keep adding the ammonia source and boom your take will likely be cycled by the end of the next week. With the cycled filter you could even add fish in with it
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I came to talk about the SpongeBob houses.. but I would remove it bc it makes the tank look more peaceful and more natural. And if you wanted like a house thing you can get a coconut shell covered in moss. But all artificial decorations at some point leach nasty things out
Looks nice for a first tank with only 2 weeks set up. Nice mix of tall plants and free swimming area with floaters.
Not sure about that heater, it looks small to have enough rating for the tank size, but that might just be the photo.
What was your process? Ammonia source? Current parameters? What fish are you thinking of? Hard to give feedback on cycling without this info.
Ack! The pineapple of death!
I’m just kidding.
You are early into the cycle and have a nice looking tank but you’ve asked no specific questions?
What would you like to know?
It’s time to dive into fishkeeping.
yes extremely wrong…. its like dead obvious and painful too…. i mean how could you… not have patricks house in the tank 😞😪 shame on you
you see the spongebob house blending with the natural stuff is beautiful, that is the correct way to put artificial decor in a tank.
Das ganze Plastik raus in ein Aquarium gehört kein Plastik, besser ist Ton und Holz oder Kokosnuss
I know that heater, I got it for my 7g and it’s good enough for my application. Get yourself something bigger for that particular tank though, make sure it has a dial on it with temps written on it somewhere (not just a min-max dial, you’ll be chasing temps otherwise.)
Stay away from anything pre-set for tropical tanks (they hover at about 30c, but you actually want it a little lower in case fish get ill, and then you have to bump it up…more on that another time.)
The pineapple house is fine! Do what you love, episode 134 of “tank talk” podcast talks about this, my father used fake stuff in the 70s and 80s because that’s what they had access to, with successful husbandry. I’m actually setting up a small tank for a family member soon with fake stuff because it has to be low maintenance.
Edit: throw out the strips, get yourself the API liquid test kit asap.
Get a cycled sponge filter from local fish shop throw it in and keep adding the ammonia source and boom your take will likely be cycled by the end of the next week. With the cycled filter you could even add fish in with it