Pick up to welcome the New year

[Galantspeedz]

thanks twentyleagues

K krichardson i bought it 2nd hand so the filter box comes with the tank and a 5000/l submersible pump. but the pump wire was too short so i had to use the 5800/l pump i previously bought in preparation of this fgt. In most cases, people usually will order both the tank and filter box together.

However, the filter box for this is more uncommon as it goes across the length of the tank. the more common filter box are those that goes along the side. i.e 3ft. attached are 2 examples

https://sg.carousell.com/p/fibre-gl...gt&ref_reqId=Gdp9il1PnR92Pe6sqNHnxNtP0mpDQEyd

https://sg.carousell.com/p/used-blu...gt&ref_reqId=b6XKD5NARl9G2HOkyvdIxSEQj5tFDPIj

 

[Galantspeedz]

next up is to get a 4ft submersible led light... looking for white with some blue leds

 

[Galantspeedz]

Bought 6kg of pumice stone...filter box about half filled....

 

[Galantspeedz]

Do you think tank is cycled?

Ammonia zero and nitrate is above 0 but below 5ppm

Minimally stocked fish for cycling. 1 6 inch flower horn and 6 x 3 inch cichlids

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[twentyleagues]

I'd check nitrite. If you get more nitrate today or tomorrow I'd say you could probably lite stock slowly keeping an eye on ammonia. Seems pretty quick though. Have you tested out of the tap?

 

[Galantspeedz]

Nope did not test out the tap

I cycled using established media. About 3kg of bio media and 1 3ft x 1ft x 2ft drift wood from my old tank

 

[Galantspeedz]

I rem the water report from my water company has almost no ammonia and nitrate

 

[twentyleagues]

I cycled my 180 with a fluval 206 that had been up and running on my 75 for a couple years and 6 blackskirts. Although I did use microbacter 7 mine was good in a week. I started adding my stock at about 1-2 fish every 2-3 days but kept dosing microbacter. Never saw a noticeble amount of ammonia or nitrite. My nitrate increased till it hit around 30 and I did a wc.

 

[NathanKS]

It depends on when you set it up and how dirty the dirty media was.

Just going off pictures though, I assume you set it up last weekend and would personally be comfortable moving fish into it

 

[Galantspeedz]

Setup on 1st Jan. Put 5 x 3 inch cichlids to cycle.

Afraid not enough waste for bacteria and added 2 x flowerhorn the next day

Will continue adding cichlids to increase bioload

The media was all from the cichlids tank

Ultimate goal is to shift the cichlids back to their tank and this tank will be for up to 3 rays. 2f and 1m

twentyleagues not a fan of dosing chemicals thus will still be letting it continue cycle for another 10 days. Since I will be overseas