poe
New Member
Hello,
I am new and thought that I would tell you what I know so that I can ask questions when I think of good enough ones.
First off, A week and ahalf ago I saw what I thought was a great thing. A 150 gal tank with everything including the fish for $450.(turns out the tank is 125 gal.) So I jump on the opportunity and drive an hour away to see this tank. I get there and for the price I thought it would do.
It had a stand the man made himself, not to nice but it does the job. about 40 lbs of rock that might have been live a long time ago. A wet/dry trickle filter that really needed some cleaning. The tank had small scratches on the glass from it being cleaned with the wrong tool. The canopy is rotting and the hidges rusted and the bulbs are cheap shop lights. Came with 3 power heads, one did not work. One heater. And three fish. There had been no water change in about 6 months. crushed coral substrate, gross and dirty.
The first fish being a striped puffer a little over 9 inches long. The second a black and white damsel with three black stripes about 2.5 inches long. And the third is a snowflake eel about 26 inches long.
With everything to complain about I still thought that it was an oppurtunity so I jumped on it and moved the tank to my house the next day.
I cleaned everything before setting it back up with a good rinse. I tried to keep all of the water(ended up doing about a 45% water change in the process), I used a converter to run a heater and a power head in the car for the cooler I transported the critters in.(seemed to do well). the fish were in there for about 12 hours in which time the tank was set up and running around 6:45 am. I made sure the salinity and the tempature was the same before putting them into the new home. The fish did not seem to go into shock at all. They all are show offs. I fed them a day after they had gotten used to the tank with the light off. Every one ate but the eel(which is a concern although he still shows off and is very curious).
I have not decided what to keep in this tank yet or if I will keep the fish that came with it. Puffers are very aggressive and like to taste everything. What other kind of fish could be with it???
The tempeture is about 79 degrees. What is a good temp.?
The salinity: 1.015(if I am reading it right)
use destilled water to top it off
planning another water change for next week
Any input or suggestions welcome to anything!
I am about to buy RO water filter and testing kits not sure exactly what I need.
I know I need ph, nitrite and nitrate, salinity, need advice....
I have been wanting to set up an aquarium for 7 years have been patient and know am trying to just start.
I found another deel in the newspaper a couple days ago and so I bought a 180 gal. for $250. 60x24x28 I believe. want to make it into a reef tank. It will be a slow process I have to save up for everything. Came with just the tank and a broken filter and some bio balls. It may need to be resealed.
I want to know the best way to clean it and how to reseal it and what I should use to reseal it.
I know I ask a lot, but I am a good student and will learn quickly.
Thank you
P.S.
sorry about the spelling. Is there a spell check?
I am new and thought that I would tell you what I know so that I can ask questions when I think of good enough ones.
First off, A week and ahalf ago I saw what I thought was a great thing. A 150 gal tank with everything including the fish for $450.(turns out the tank is 125 gal.) So I jump on the opportunity and drive an hour away to see this tank. I get there and for the price I thought it would do.
It had a stand the man made himself, not to nice but it does the job. about 40 lbs of rock that might have been live a long time ago. A wet/dry trickle filter that really needed some cleaning. The tank had small scratches on the glass from it being cleaned with the wrong tool. The canopy is rotting and the hidges rusted and the bulbs are cheap shop lights. Came with 3 power heads, one did not work. One heater. And three fish. There had been no water change in about 6 months. crushed coral substrate, gross and dirty.
The first fish being a striped puffer a little over 9 inches long. The second a black and white damsel with three black stripes about 2.5 inches long. And the third is a snowflake eel about 26 inches long.
With everything to complain about I still thought that it was an oppurtunity so I jumped on it and moved the tank to my house the next day.
I cleaned everything before setting it back up with a good rinse. I tried to keep all of the water(ended up doing about a 45% water change in the process), I used a converter to run a heater and a power head in the car for the cooler I transported the critters in.(seemed to do well). the fish were in there for about 12 hours in which time the tank was set up and running around 6:45 am. I made sure the salinity and the tempature was the same before putting them into the new home. The fish did not seem to go into shock at all. They all are show offs. I fed them a day after they had gotten used to the tank with the light off. Every one ate but the eel(which is a concern although he still shows off and is very curious).
I have not decided what to keep in this tank yet or if I will keep the fish that came with it. Puffers are very aggressive and like to taste everything. What other kind of fish could be with it???
The tempeture is about 79 degrees. What is a good temp.?
The salinity: 1.015(if I am reading it right)
use destilled water to top it off
planning another water change for next week
Any input or suggestions welcome to anything!
I am about to buy RO water filter and testing kits not sure exactly what I need.
I know I need ph, nitrite and nitrate, salinity, need advice....
I have been wanting to set up an aquarium for 7 years have been patient and know am trying to just start.
I found another deel in the newspaper a couple days ago and so I bought a 180 gal. for $250. 60x24x28 I believe. want to make it into a reef tank. It will be a slow process I have to save up for everything. Came with just the tank and a broken filter and some bio balls. It may need to be resealed.
I want to know the best way to clean it and how to reseal it and what I should use to reseal it.
I know I ask a lot, but I am a good student and will learn quickly.
Thank you
P.S.
sorry about the spelling. Is there a spell check?
