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Yes I have a bunch of tanks but I want to make sure I'm not missing anything. I finally convinced my ex to let my oldest son (12) get a 20g for Xmas (which he's wanted for a while now) He's had a 2.5g Mini-bow running for over a year plus he helps with my tanks while visiting here so he's not going into this blindly.

So this is what we've purchased so far:

-tank
-stand
-hood/light
-filter
-filter cartridge refills
-heater
-thermometer
-AquaPlus
-Mag-Float

He already has a gravel vac...anything I'm missing?





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- Automated pressurized CO2 injection set-up, complete with electronic pH controller







Actually, besides gravel and decor that list sound spretty good, at least for the basic stuff. Maybe some bio-spira?

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Ditto the above...an a net & his own set of test kits.

Although if possible could you go with seeded filters from one of your tanks?

Hmm, on second thought a seeded filter might not work as a stocking stuffer .

Dont blame me I dont understand this winter holiday business !.

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Good list, here are a few more to be added on.
Nets large and small.
Medications basics.
Foods a good range.
A good basic test kit.
Some thing for cleaning the tank inside and out.
A few buckets

Have a good look at your stock as you could be missing some little thing that you use all the time.

How about something to keep all these bits and pieces in.

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an a net & his own set of test kits

A net he has but more never hurt My sister emailed me that she got him a master test kit.

I think he's going to take down his 2.5g so could he use the filter cartridge from that to help cycle the new tank? I could send him home with one of mine, but would it survive a 9 hour drive, and if so how?

Foods a good range

My girls have a 10g running so I think between them they have a decent variety of basic foods.

Right now he's supposed to be doing homework for this...lots of reading about the cycle and coming up with a list of potential fish he'd like to keep. I told my ex a lfs gift card would be a nice additional present so he could at least get gravel and maybe starter fish.

Thanks for the replies so far.



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Definitely have him wait to take down the 2.5, I seeded my 10g with ornaments and filter media from my 25g and the initial cycle was completed in about 1 week. Now I'm slowly adding the fish to prevent a large mini-cycle (sounds weird). Does he have fish books? A book about fish health may be a nice thing to get. It's great that he's so into this and ready to care for it and do his homework on it. My 8 yr old wants to jump in to keeping a lizard or a hampster but he's just not ready for it yet. Also I can't remember if it was on the list but water change buckets are handy to have. They sell them at big al's. I never trust that mine aren't leaching plastics into the water when I let it sit for days.

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How about a nice gift certificate to his favorite lfs? make it a lot easier when going to get his fishies and other incidentals. Best of luck.
p.s. food, meds, water conditioners, perhaps a python, an air pump with some stones, one of those big shark heads and oh, oh every tank needs a little diver and a shipwreck.
Oh, my favorite is a good beginner's level book. nothin too compicated cause it makes ya not wanna read it. I'm still pouring over mine even after a year.

Last edited by divertran at 06-Dec-2005 11:42