GeeTee Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 My son has one of these Aqua One AR-126 (22litre)great little setup,sits beside his bed as a night light,can anyone tell me the flow rate of the pump as I took the sticker off it with that info on it because it didn't "LOOK PRETTY" facing the front of the tank.I know I should have stuck it on the back instead of discarding it.So if anyone has access to one that would be appreciated. Also it has 2/3" comets in it and 2 small sucker cats,would it handle a black moor as well.(will keep the wife interested if I put something in it she wants) Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 22 litres is very small (the equivalent of a couple of buckets) and already the fish you have in it will grow too big, indeed it is already overstocked. Comets need lots of swimming room as they are fast fish. Do not add a black moor. In fact I recommend you swap the goldfish for smaller tropicals as that tank is not suitable for them. I looked up the size of the AR-126 and discovered its length and width are 38 x 25cm. Divide the total by 76 and you get a total of 12.5cm. This is the recommended total amount of fish you should have in there and you already have 15cm just in the goldfish, without including the sucker cats. Goldfish are big producers of waste and you will soon run into problems. Don't those tanks come complete with a heaterstat? If so, changing it to tropical would cost no more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted July 17, 2005 Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 Caryl said: looked up the size of the AR-126 and discovered its length There is now a "Sticky" at the head of the Technical Section giving all details about AR and Jebo tanks. Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeTee Posted July 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 No it just comes with a hole provided to place a heater in.No heater included. I did realise that the fish grow larger,does the smaller tank not reduce the growth rate? I have tested the tank and everything read well,pH 7.6(tap water is 8.8)Nitrate 0, Nitrite 0, Ammonia 0, Nitrate was 10 2 weeks ago,did a water change and changed the filter cartridge and it came back to 0. I'm not trying to say what we have is correct just giving results. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misnoma Posted July 17, 2005 Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 I did realise that the fish grow larger,does the smaller tank not reduce the growth rate? No, the fish just get grumpy when they get big Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeTee Posted July 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 A question on my own tank now,I am in the cycling stage, 2 weeks now. 80x 40 x40cm approx 120 litres,cycled it for 1 week with the filter cartridge from the comet tank by the intake giving it a brush each day to release its "goodness" and 6 small guppies feeding every 2 days. After week 1,pH 8, nitrate 0,nitrite 0, ammonia 0.A mate offered me 3 25mm mollies,couldn't resist. Did a test yesterday pH 7.6, nitrate 0,nitrite 0, ammonia, .25.Did 15% water change. Test today same results. Should I change water again or is it not that bad if ammonia will stay around .25? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeTee Posted July 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 I can understand that misnoma. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misnoma Posted July 17, 2005 Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 Ammonia should be 0, and a fully cycled tank will keep it there without much effort (I check my tanks every 3-4 months for a laugh and they're always 0) I would do a waterchange, perhaps 10%, don't disturb the gravel (take water from the top of the tank), purely to dilute the ammonia some more till the filter can catch up with the bioload. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeTee Posted July 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 will do, thanks. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeTee Posted July 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 Am I right to think that once the tests hit 0 for a couple of weeks I could SLOWLY introduce more fish? Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misnoma Posted July 17, 2005 Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 Yup, just test before the waterchange, not after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeTee Posted July 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 Will go and do a small change now then I can check things again tomorrow arvo'. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowndsie Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 I have the same tank and the pump is listed at having a 400/l hour rate. I have noticed with mine that it seems to blow alot a light globes..... just went through bout 3 globes in as many months! It's not stocked atm so i'll have to sort that out before going any further. I also found out that its getting much harder to get globes for that model. Apparently the normal fluros were part of the first series of ar's and now they are coming out with a different globe.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 swap the goldfish for smaller tropicals as that tank is not suitable for them For the first time I disagree Caryl...they just need to....get ANOTHER tank :bounce: :bounce: I have 3 goldfish & 2 ottos in my 10 gallon but as soon as my finances allow...and nothing else happens...I want to get them at least a 29 gallon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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