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	New tank! Need Ideas! 29g
devon7 Big Fish Posts: 475 Kudos: 356 Votes: 4 Registered: 31-Aug-2004	What would be your perfect 29 gallon tank? I just got a used one with all the fixin's real cheap! Haven't set it up yet or cycled, just brainstorming for now... looking for creative ideas! I am really into live plants, so I would like to have live plants in the plan... where should I go from here? Also, how many fish will I need to cycle this thing?
Posted 28-Nov-2009 07:43
hca Fish Addict Posts: 783 Kudos: 434 Votes: 211 Registered: 06-Mar-2004	You dont need fish to cycle. take a lil gravel from an existing tank, some old water from an existing tank, and /or an extra bit of used filter media... add to the new tank. for ammonia you can use 100% ammonia used for cleaning ( be careful it doesnt have have anything else- or fish food. As for stock-what do you like?
Posted 28-Nov-2009 14:55
FRANK Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002	Hi Devon7, As many years as you have been a member of FP, I'm surprised you have not looked into "Fishless Cycling." It is far easier, and does not subject any fish to the pain and suffering of cycling a tank with fish. Check out this site, one of many on the subject: http://badmanstropicalfish.com/articles/article14.html Frank -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--
Posted 28-Nov-2009 15:25
devon7 Big Fish Posts: 475 Kudos: 356 Votes: 4 Registered: 31-Aug-2004	Thanks for the tips guys, I haven't dealt with a tank bigger than 10 gallons in like 5 years... I have a lot of overgrown plants in my little tank, I can put some of those in there, and maybe I can "loan" a small piece of driftwood to the big tank.... I was thinking it it might be nice to have an angel in there, but do you think 29g is too small?
Posted 29-Nov-2009 07:20
jafo Fish Addict Posts: 734 Kudos: 89 Votes: 2 Registered: 26-Jul-2002	Take their advice and fishless cycle. Be sure the ammonia has nocolors or scents added! As for Angelfish I have a pair breeding in my 29. Plenty of room for them.
Posted 29-Nov-2009 15:24
Shinigami Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001	More effective than plants and driftwood would be moving over a used filter cartridge from your current tank. -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.
Posted 30-Nov-2009 02:29
devon7 Big Fish Posts: 475 Kudos: 356 Votes: 4 Registered: 31-Aug-2004	I will have to see if the cartridges are the same size...
Posted 30-Nov-2009 08:40


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