AWESOME stingray habitat help!
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If you're doing a sump/waterfall system, I'd skip the floating plants and just get a lot of anubias going in there. Reason why? The floating plants can end up in your sump through the overflows.
If you're doing canister filtration then water lettuce all the way. Anubias are not very demanding, but I think they still need a little light, not as much as lettuce though.
What are you planning on keeping in there. I'm sorry if you said it already and I make you repeat yourself.
If you're doing canister filtration then water lettuce all the way. Anubias are not very demanding, but I think they still need a little light, not as much as lettuce though.
What are you planning on keeping in there. I'm sorry if you said it already and I make you repeat yourself.
Marius;2413649; said:
The floating plants are going to be inside the 300 gallon sump, so that shouldn't be a problem.
Marius;2413649; said:
I have Anubias (wide leaf) and water lettuce on the way!
Marius;2413649; said:
~4 stingrays.
This is what Id do.
I would keep the tank bare or sand only. MUCH easier to keep clean plus it will make it easier for you to observes your rays health. Besides rays and a nice arowana or other center piece fish in a bare tank + pure sexiness.
For your W/D, just set it up like any other W/D with a return pump that is rated the same or less then your overflows to avoid flooding!
Id put a ton of water lettuce or some other floating plants in the sump to aid in absorbing nitrates, but remember, just because you have plants it doesnt mean you should do water changes, nitrates are only a part of the reason we do water changes!
I would keep the tank bare or sand only. MUCH easier to keep clean plus it will make it easier for you to observes your rays health. Besides rays and a nice arowana or other center piece fish in a bare tank + pure sexiness.
For your W/D, just set it up like any other W/D with a return pump that is rated the same or less then your overflows to avoid flooding!
Id put a ton of water lettuce or some other floating plants in the sump to aid in absorbing nitrates, but remember, just because you have plants it doesnt mean you should do water changes, nitrates are only a part of the reason we do water changes!
I'de scrap the sand idea if you're doing a pond. I just pulled sand out of my pond for the second time. I went barebottom for a bit then added sand. Took it out after I got frustrated with how dirty it was. Second guessed myself and added it back in on the little ray's side. Removed it agian this weekend. Very tought to keep clean as you can't siphon a pond like you can a tank. If you're doing a tank...... I'de use sand.
JD7.62;2415926; said:
I've got a Silver Arowana, and it seems like he will soon outgrow his 125 gallon, so it might be a good idea to transfer him!
JD7.62;2415926; said:
I am still going to do maybe 30 gallons water change every other day, or maybe 20 gallons / day. I know that plants don't replace water changes; I just want the water to be better for the rays while it is still within the water column.
DB junkie;2415979; said:
I'm going to use some sand for the tank; thanks for the advice for when I get a pond!
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