Wow, today my buddy gave me a 46 gallon bow-front w/ a pine stand, which are in good condition, plus a bag of other goodies. So I need to know a few things if anyone would be willing to respond.
He used the tank to house about 6 red-belly piranhas. Along with the tank, he gave me a complete AquaClear 500/110 filter, an air pump, and a decent florescent light fixture, I'm not sure about the specs. on the lights. Everything seems to be in good condition, it just needs to be cleaned up from being used and then left to sit. As far as cleaning up the inside of the tank what should I use to get it back into shape?
I want to do a freshwater community setup in it with a natural-looking setup with live plants, driftwood, lacerock, and maybe some pebbles and slate. I just do not know what kind of substrate to use; sand, very small rock, or a mix of both.
I have an beginning idea of I want my stocking list to be but I would appreciate some input on what I should stock it with. I would like at least two small kribs maybe three,one male and two females, a male and female blue ram, a school of 6 trileanas corys, or maybe another species the same size, and a pleco. I don't know what kind of pleco to get, I was thinking about a butterfly, blue fin, bushynose, or a leopard, maybe someone could give me some suggestions. Also, I would appreciate some suggestions on what else I could put in with them.
I have never planted a tank before, so I am also open to suggestions on plants, because I don't want to make any newbee mistakes. Also, I was wondering if the aquaclear would be enough filtration or if I should buy a backup filter?
He used the tank to house about 6 red-belly piranhas. Along with the tank, he gave me a complete AquaClear 500/110 filter, an air pump, and a decent florescent light fixture, I'm not sure about the specs. on the lights. Everything seems to be in good condition, it just needs to be cleaned up from being used and then left to sit. As far as cleaning up the inside of the tank what should I use to get it back into shape?
I want to do a freshwater community setup in it with a natural-looking setup with live plants, driftwood, lacerock, and maybe some pebbles and slate. I just do not know what kind of substrate to use; sand, very small rock, or a mix of both.
I have an beginning idea of I want my stocking list to be but I would appreciate some input on what I should stock it with. I would like at least two small kribs maybe three,one male and two females, a male and female blue ram, a school of 6 trileanas corys, or maybe another species the same size, and a pleco. I don't know what kind of pleco to get, I was thinking about a butterfly, blue fin, bushynose, or a leopard, maybe someone could give me some suggestions. Also, I would appreciate some suggestions on what else I could put in with them.
I have never planted a tank before, so I am also open to suggestions on plants, because I don't want to make any newbee mistakes. Also, I was wondering if the aquaclear would be enough filtration or if I should buy a backup filter?