New Tank & Baby Green Terror!
- Thread starter Kustrud
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With everyone’s recommendations, I replaced the heater with a Fluval. Man does that thing look slick!! So much nicer looking and more accurate! I also put the sponge filter back in, I swear it helps keep the water clearer. I think it finally looks “finished.” Now for a larger size with this same setup in about 6 months! This is addicting!!!
Great looking tank but remember those rocks displace a LOT of volume and you're losing gallons that way. Between the subsrate and rocks your 29? gallon may really be only 20...just sayin'. So as your fish grow those water changes will be critical.
That much large rock might be a bit heavy looking for that size tank. The artist in me is hard to contain, lol.
Thanks for the feedback! I keep a close eye on water parameters with API master test kit. I do a weekly water change of 50% and let it go 3 weeks once just to test out of curiosity. After 3 weeks, ammonia was 0, nitrite was 0, and nitrate was 5 PPM….so it stays pretty stable! Aquaclear 110 with large sponge on bottom, finer sponge on top, and a huge bag of bio-media on top of that plus the large sponge filter and it’s just the two fish. They’re fed twice daily with a few days break here and there if we go on a short vacation. I’ll make sure to keep checking with less water though now having more decor volume. They’ll get a larger tank soon enough too!!
When you say heavy looking, do I need to be worried about weight lol? Or are you meaning just your personal opinion on aesthetics?
Oh, just that it seems to be a bit too much rock for that size tank, looking 'bottom heavy'. The highlight rocks would come out. Then you could lean the branch over to the big stone making an arch with the other end against the back glass. You have a nice pass through under the big rock...a branch arch would make another nice pass through. Fish just looove nooks and crannies.
I feel like he’s hit a little growth spurt and finally darkening up some! Only had him for about 5 months now so he’ll probably be a year old in Dec….just a guess.
