:blueyay: Do some of you remember talking me out of the used 55g with the puffers and then I found a 30g (which is the size I wanted) but was mixed with a bunch fish I couldn't take in....
Well then I just Rd tripped tonight got me one heck of a good deal if I may say so:
30g with stand, Hood, awesome plant light, Rena XP2, and a whole 4g bucket full lil fish nick nacks that are pretty cool all for $50 and NO FISH. So really I got everything I need thou I do need some reading up on the Rena (never had them before) cause I don't see nothing to regulate the flow and as far as I know the XP2 is rated for a 75g tank not a 30g as I have
Ohhhhh I'm so happy :-D This is now making Tank No 6 between Nov and now and I already love the 30g size/ shape I know why I wanted one all these yrs. And best of all now I have a spot to put all my extra plants so I won't need to put a add on here :-D Now I just need to figure out what to stock :-D
I'm so happy right now, like a kid on Christmas :-D
HOLY ***** :shock: This bucket the guy gave me with bunch lil "extra's and some food" as he put it I am not kidding nor exaggerating right now there's a trash bag full with fish food app 2+ gallons of it in there:shock: what in the world am I to do with soooooooooo much fish food man I could feed my LFS with that bag for 1 year not kidding:lol:
AWWWWESOME! So glad to hear you got the 30g you've been wanting for so long. This stock list is going to be difficult. Looking forward to hearing what you decide on. Congrats!
Hubby already came up with a 1 page list of fish HE wants...needless to say; Not compatible, too large for the tank, wrong for our water And he got VERY hooked on a saltwater idea at the store today.....so far the past yrs I was able to talk him out of it buy I think I soon need to start educating myself there.
But first come the 30g now and figuring the Rena Filter out lol
LOL don't you love that? They just point to fish and say "I like that one". Like a kid in a candy store. I think Eric got the Rena for his new tank. You can ask him any questions you have.
Yes I think he does also have the XP2 or the 3 not sure but we'll see hopefully he'll find my post and help me there...But I really think its weeeee too much filtration for a 30g tall planted
I have the XP3. It should come with a valve that attaches to the output just before the spray bar or power nozzle attachment that comes with the filter. You can cut the flow back using that. If you don't see it already then it must not be there. ;(
I don't see it on the hose parts but I just kinda tossed everything the guy gave me in the back of the Jeep and I know the intake it still out there so maybe this part it too But a valve is a TOO easy fix really. I'm just not sure yet I wanna have it set up where I wanna set it up with a big bulky canister underneath to see.....
:-? " lacey frilly" that already doesn't sound good right there to me then I'd rather see the canister :lol:
And what on earth am I doing with all this fish food? Should I place a add here for big zip lock bags full fish food for anyone that wants to pay for shipment?:|
Oh shoot thank god you said that Eric!!!! I'd have left the bucket with the bag of food on the floor in the office and leave the house 2mrw Maxx would be ALL OVER that :shock: (he loves fish flakes don't ask why) thank god you said that I'm putting it up where he can't reach it now.
I'm still so thrilled about the new addition I don't think I'll sleep tonight AND I'll have to Email SA in the morning :lol: and think about stock and clean it and set up and get the dark brown gravel my LFS found for me and and and...ahhh so excited I'm telling ya'll you can built 100 planted tanks and its as spicy as the first time around:-D
LOL. See and you thought I was being all mean talking you down on that 55g. I feel your excitement too. I saw a 40g breeder today. Don't ask why but that size really strikes me as awesome. I wanted it.
I love my 45 cause its nice and "low" for doing plant maintenance but neat & long for the fish to have nice swimming room there.
I donno my personal perfect world would be 1tank of each size and shape (Hex, Bowfront yaddy ya) *Keep on dreaming Natalie*
To be honest I donno yet LOL but I got the tank so that's a start
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