New tank for RBP

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I'm going to buy a new tank 120 G for my beloved 6 RBP. they are now 3-4 inches and living in 50 G tank.
the new tank dimensions are 4*2*2.

The aquarium will sell me the tank with the stand + flat roof + inbuilt filter system. They said with that filter system, can go without changing water for a long time.
I'm hoping to use F1 vet's aqua-phonic system to this new tank as well. For the bottom of the tank, I will use sand because cleaning gravel is difficult. The aquarium owner also suggested me to use sand instead of gravel. And also I will use a black color wallpaper for the back side of the tank.

Inside the tank, no plants. There will be 1 log + few corrals.
 
Since I painted my sides and back black they will sit right at the front of the tank and are waaaaay less skittish... I'm looking for a bigger tank for mine too....anyway Good luck can't wait to see pics


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I would still suggest doing weekly water changes. 20-25% weekly, at least. These guys are messy eaters. It won't take long to throw your tank out of whack if you go long periods without water changes.
 
lando said:
No matter what filter you have. Your going to have to do regular w/c at-least every other week. Red bellies are messy eaters no way getting around that! Unless it's a drip system


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I have 6 in nearly the same gallons (125) but mine are twice the size. Used to have to do 1x60-70% wc/6-7 days to keep nitrates @40-50ppm now after a 1 y/o huge mature pothos I do 1x 50%wc every other week and maintain nitrate spikes around 20-25ppm! (Top of about 10gals in-between) But my plant has been growing strong for about a year:
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Pretty cool, growth is from waste!

If my terrestrial plant filtration is consuming apprx 25ppm per week (low guess) that's 100ppm per month so 1,200ppm per year! Not bad for a 18$ investment!

HamLuke said:
I would still suggest doing weekly water changes. 20-25% weekly, at least. These guys are messy eaters. It won't take long to throw your tank out of whack if you go long periods without water changes.
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Yea and cleaning filters is key too, they can become nitrate machine in months if feeding messy and not cleaning up!






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Cheap way to decrease nitrates and keep your fish healthy: http://monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=504763
 
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