First attempt at a 55 gal

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dontgetbit

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I am a noobie setting up my first tank in quite some time. I think I maybe had a 10 gal when I was a kid. Its a 55 gal that I picked up on craigslists. It had 2 hob filters, hoods, lights and stand for $75.

The setup consist of:
Aquarium Systems Millennium 3000 filter
Whisper 30-60 filter
Whisper 60 air pump
Marineland Stealth Pro 200w heater
50 lbs of Pea Gravel
Plants
Driftwood


I will pick up some fish today to begin the cycle.

The stock will eventually consist of:
Jack Dempsey (currently in a 20 gal at work)
Buenos Aires Tetras or Silver Dollars
Striped Raphael Catfish
Leopard Pleco (currently in a 20 gal at work) - maybe or he may go to a 180 gal

I plan to work on some caves made out of slate and rock this weekend.

I attached a pic of the tank after cleaning, the tank as of last night, and the Jack Dempsey (the ugly blue gravel was replaced with natural)

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Great find and hope you enjoy your new hobby or is it a obesstion???? ony time will tell.
 
NatashaAliza;3787091; said:
Nice dempsey hes going to thank you for the upgrade :] and is that a violet goby I see?
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Thanks, the 20 is a grow out tank. The JD is only about 3" now but once my tank is cycled at home he will make his way to it. Yeah that was a goby...until he decided to jump out. He was replaced by a bichir.
 
nice! you'll be surprised an you even notice that after a year you'll have a hundred tanks running.
 
peewee;3788105; said:
nice! you'll be surprised an you even notice that after a year you'll have a hundred tanks running.
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:iagree: thats almost exactly what happend to me i started a year and a half ago with a 55 and now we got a 150 2 55s and pickin up a 400 and a 250 this weekend :woot::woot: welcome to the best hobby iv found
 
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