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Hooktor Fish Addict Posts: 646 Kudos: 651 Votes: 67 Registered: 22-Mar-2004	Well today my mom's friend randomly dropped off a 20 gallon high tank! YAY!! So...what can i do? The tank has an undergravel filter and some pretty thick gravel and i cannot decide what to do. I cannot decide whether i should put the thick gravel in (if it was planted i know thinner gravel is better) So what can i do in a twenty gallon. I have a twenty gallon community planted already, could i do a pair of convicts? Or anyother cichlids? (not rams, a higher pH cichlid...i already have enough problems keeping the pH down in my other tank) Last edited by Hooktor at 12-Jun-2005 18:30
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
fishyhelper288 Fish Guru Posts: 2161 Kudos: 1951 Votes: 137 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	not sure what u should pu in there, but plants perfer thick gravel not sure if that was a typo or not
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
katieb Fish Addict Posts: 697 Votes: 69 Registered: 03-Jul-2004	The first thing i would do is get a HOB filter and replace the UGF. I heard they can be hard to maintain unless you know exactly what your doing, and that they arent the best option for planted tanks. But like i said that is just me. For a 20 gal high: Prolific Cichlids: Kribs Shellies Brichardi Probably forgetting a few others... I'll do graffiti, If you sing to me in French.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
Hooktor Fish Addict Posts: 646 Kudos: 651 Votes: 67 Registered: 22-Mar-2004	I have a HOB filter also. So i was wondering if i should run both or just the HOB. I pitched the UGF, i have the HOB bio-wheel running...so what next?! Last edited by Hooktor at 12-Jun-2005 23:10
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	IMO Plants don't like small gravel or sand, as it compacts & kill the roots. So i tink that your gravel is fine for a planted tank. You can have some Tetra's & Corydoras in there, but it's better to read all the options given & then tell us what you've decided. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
wish-ga Mega Fish Dial 1800-Positive-Posts Posts: 1198 Kudos: 640 Registered: 07-Aug-2001	Lucky ducky... go wild and do a setup you have dreamed of or one that is totally unexpected/left field. After all the tank came outta left field didn't it? Congrats. thumbs up! Let us know what you do eventually... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ My fish blow kisses at me all day long ~~~
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
Hooktor Fish Addict Posts: 646 Kudos: 651 Votes: 67 Registered: 22-Mar-2004	I think i am going to do a pair of kribensis!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23


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