livingart Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 I have a 2nd hand Aqua one AR980 and 2 buckets of sand from an established planted tank tank was dirty so gave it a quick rinse and clean started cleaning the sand with the hose and sand at the base had that lovely anaerobic smell flushed as best i could and put it into tank about 2cm at front to 6cm at the back started slowly filling with the hose while it was filling i planted some ambulia, baby tears, vallisneriia and a couple of amazon swords anthonylaw gave me when the tank was full it was very cloudy as some of the sand was pretty fine set up the overhead filter with ceramic and glass noodles, sponges and filter wool on top of that to help clear water set heater and filter going left it for 2 days for the water to clear then replaced the filter wool temp running at26c 4th day still slightly cloudy got given 30 guppies and swordtails so did a 50% water change and acclimated them over 1/2 hr in a bucket and put in tank 5th day put in a piece of driftwood i had in the turtle pond and some java moss 7th day did 30% water change 9th day put a pair of marble angels in tank and some mollies as i had no where else to put them 10th day 30% water change and removed 2 dead guppies (they were skinny when they came in) 14th day changed filter wool and did 30% water change, Angels have claimed back corner of tank and laid eggs cleaned front glass algae started put timer on lights as i kept forgetting to turn them off overnight 16th day put small golden algae eater in tank Angels eggs gone 18th day did 25% water change 21st day had to trim ambulia and baby tears back, 2 dead guppies, 1 skinny female, 1 male with torn fins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Looking good. Is that sword in the middle horizontalis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted February 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 it maybe, it is one anthony gave me everything is growing well must be the substrate and the lighting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Is the substrate Sand or Crushed shell, looks more like crushed shell to me. Looking fabulous, and only after a few days :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted February 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 thanks substrate is a mix of a fine pale sand, with a heavier greyer sand over that is what looks like a marble pebble 3 tubes seem to be the key in the lighting dept will check K and type tomorrow P.S. No test kits were harmed in the set up of this tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 I have that exact same tank, mine has 3 bulbs too, with the centre one being a UV. Great Tanks never had any probs with mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 P.S. No test kits were harmed in the set up of this tank. just a few guppies lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted February 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 just a few guppies lol sticking those 2 statements together may be read as an inference on the posters part that the lack of testing the water killed the guppies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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