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I finally have an aquarium with water in it

Started by Muad'Dib, January 13, 2021, 09:58:22 PM

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Muad'Dib

Well I have an aquarium up and running (Read going through the cycling process)
It's not the 50 gal tank I was hoping for.. that still needs parts... But I do have my 12 gal Hospital / Isolation tank going.
I actually set it up last weekend, but didn't have enough filtration or water movement in it so I when I checked on it this morning there was a massive slime algae bloom.
I may also have had the temp too high. I had it set for 80.5. I've since dropped it to 78.5.
So much it actually chocked out the filter motor.
So tonight I did a 40% water change, scrubbed down the tank, and filter. then changed the filter media by adding more activated charcoal.
Then setup a second filter.
I now have an Aquatop 25 UV filter
And now a Two Little Fishes Media Reactor with Activated Carbon and Phosphate Minus, extra foam filters and Nylon pot scrubbers as the / mechanical  and bio media.
All powered by a submersible power head as the pump.
I also added an air stone, but may take that out we'll see. I think the HOB filter aerates enough.

It's not my aquarium dream aquarium but it's a baby step, and I can now say " I have an aquarium up and running".

The good thing is that if I can accelerate the cycle process, I can then actually get the fish I want for the big tank and house them here for a few weeks if need be. (Assuming I get fry or younglings... I wouldn't want a school of full grown cichlids in there. 



50 Gal Main aquarium w/ 40gal sump for filtration - Currently housing 19 cichlids.
4 - Labidochromis caeruleus - Electric Yellow Labs
5  - Cynotilapia Afra White Top "Hara Reef"
4 - Aulonocara sp. "OB " - Orange Blotch Peacock Cichlid
3 - Protomelas taeniolatus (Likoma Is.) Tangerine Tiger Cichlid
3 - Otopharynx Lithobates (Zimbawe Rock) - Aristo Yellow Blaze Cichlid
12 Gal grow tank - 40 + OB Peacock, Electric Yellow Labs, Hara Reef Afras Fry + maybe a Yellow Blaze Litho Fry or 2