Im looking for some suggestions.
My Xmas present this year was a 125g with a wet/dry setup that I started filling with African Cichlids. I finally got all my levels right and everything was going well when the lower rear right corner started leaking after about a month. Luckily my wife was working from home and we caught it in time and only lost about 25g into the carpet before a TOTAL catastrophe happened though. I got the 16 African Cichlids moved into a new 75g that I ran out and bought real quickly before we finished draining the 125. So far so good, all are still alive and after moving some of my media, saved water from the 125, and decorations over into the 75g and thankfully the levels all seem good. So it looks as though they could potentially stay there permanently as long as I dont add any more.
I picked up some Aquarium Silicone from Petsmart and am going to try my hand at re-sealing the 125 this weekend. There arent any cracks, and Ill know better when I refill it, but Im pretty sure I know where it was leaking from. Im guessing all Ill have to do is strip off the old silicone from the inside and put down new, but if anyone can add any suggestions on technique, Id sure appreciate them!
My question is this: Once I get my 125 re-sealed, if I were to leave the African Cichlids in the 75g permanently, theyd be okay in that size tank. So that would leave the 125 open for something different. My only experience with fish keeping so far has been with African Cichlids and a small 20g with Tetras and guppies. So I have no ideas on what else I would put in the 125g. My wife has no problem with my new hobby, and is very supportive. However, her only request was that whatever type fish I go with, it be a type that would eat pellets or flakes, and not have to be fed anything live. That way if Im away and she needs to feed them, she said she wouldnt be able to stomach feeding a helpless goldfish to my monster. And since my only experience so far has only been with Freshwater, if you were to have the option of an open slate of a 125g, what would you put in it?
My Xmas present this year was a 125g with a wet/dry setup that I started filling with African Cichlids. I finally got all my levels right and everything was going well when the lower rear right corner started leaking after about a month. Luckily my wife was working from home and we caught it in time and only lost about 25g into the carpet before a TOTAL catastrophe happened though. I got the 16 African Cichlids moved into a new 75g that I ran out and bought real quickly before we finished draining the 125. So far so good, all are still alive and after moving some of my media, saved water from the 125, and decorations over into the 75g and thankfully the levels all seem good. So it looks as though they could potentially stay there permanently as long as I dont add any more.
I picked up some Aquarium Silicone from Petsmart and am going to try my hand at re-sealing the 125 this weekend. There arent any cracks, and Ill know better when I refill it, but Im pretty sure I know where it was leaking from. Im guessing all Ill have to do is strip off the old silicone from the inside and put down new, but if anyone can add any suggestions on technique, Id sure appreciate them!
My question is this: Once I get my 125 re-sealed, if I were to leave the African Cichlids in the 75g permanently, theyd be okay in that size tank. So that would leave the 125 open for something different. My only experience with fish keeping so far has been with African Cichlids and a small 20g with Tetras and guppies. So I have no ideas on what else I would put in the 125g. My wife has no problem with my new hobby, and is very supportive. However, her only request was that whatever type fish I go with, it be a type that would eat pellets or flakes, and not have to be fed anything live. That way if Im away and she needs to feed them, she said she wouldnt be able to stomach feeding a helpless goldfish to my monster. And since my only experience so far has only been with Freshwater, if you were to have the option of an open slate of a 125g, what would you put in it?
