Leviathan

Haha a bit of an Aqua One 620T club goin on Caper - the size of the 620T which Vindy500/F&C/Dubbo and myself have is: 62W x 38D x 72H cm looks like this: Seems everyone else has waaay more fish in theirs than me :oops: I thought the stocking level was way lower.. Although im very happy with how it looks!

^ Yeah, all good things to take into consideration. I querieed putting a bubble wall up the back of my 620T to agitate the surface for better oxygenation, but then just angled the filter output upwards to break the surface which i find good. Also building it up to being a fully planted tank except from the front.. I almost regretted getting it after i set it up, as you have to take about 30% of the water out to really get in there if you want to re arange or re plant stuff, but on the otherhand i think the size and height really makes it stick out as a feature in my room. And my Angelfish Steve loves it

I agree with Ira also, My heater hasnt come on in months due to the warm weather, so i doubt temp will be a huge issue.. the main thing like the others said is avoiding your filter media drying out, so a quick clean and floating them is also how idd go.

Heya, I have an AR620T also. In mine i have 5 cherry Barbs 5 Flame Tetras 1 Angel 1 Golden bristlenose. Due to the height of the tank, the stocking limit i have been advised for it (By the cool people on the tropical tank forums) is 79cm of adult fish. (tank dimensions give you 62x38/30 = 79cm of stock) 130L, but the height and smaller water surface area makes it a lower stocking total. Your tank stock at the moment would be: 4 mature tiger barbs (7cmx4) 28cm 5 mature/semi-mature golden tiger barbs (7cmx5) 35cm 1 rainbow shark (1x15cm) 15cm 1 jewel cichlid (10-15cm?) 15cm So thats about 93cm of stock at adult size allready... quite a bit overstocked for the size of the tank, maybe thats why you have had a few fish losses allready?? I would also think a 10-15% water change weekly would really make a difference compared to a 20% one each fortnight. I definetly wouldnt add more fish. Ive found with a tank of this hight, a bigger school of smaller fish and one or so feature one looks more active and full than a few larger growing fish. I had 6 adult tiger barbs in my 620T but then changed the tank to what i have now because it looked really empty. Vindy500 - what do you have in your 620T?? In saying this, i have only been keeping tropical aquariums for a year or so, do plenty of reading etc - but im sure there are other super experienced people on here who can comment. Ami