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"Berang" (berang) 01/18/2019 at 01:41 • Filed to: None

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Setting up an aquarium.

Gerry197 > Berang 01/18/2019 at 01:51

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Nice! Its glass tank, make sure you leveled it well or the bottom will crack after a few days, don’t ask me how I know.

What type of setup are you planning?   

Berang > Gerry197 01/18/2019 at 01:54

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A couple of goldfish, some anubias and elodea and rocks. Nothing complicated. Right now just put gravel in and filled with water, letting it age for a few days before I do anything else.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Berang 01/18/2019 at 02:12

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Gerry197 > Berang 01/18/2019 at 02:16

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Sounds good, my favorite part of every aquarium I built was the setup part.  

TheRealBicycleBuck > Berang 01/18/2019 at 06:27

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Is this your first aquarium?

Berang > TheRealBicycleBuck 01/18/2019 at 11:43

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nope

TheRealBicycleBuck > Berang 01/18/2019 at 20:18

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Then I shall refrain from dispensing unsolicited advice. 

Berang > TheRealBicycleBuck 01/19/2019 at 03:00

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It’ll be my first “ planted” aquarium though, so I’ll see how that goes. I’ve bought live plants before, but solely for use as fish food. Goldfish will tear up a huge quantity of elodea/anacharis in a day or two.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Berang 01/19/2019 at 08:29

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Goldfish will pull up anything not potted. If you want lush growth, you’ll have to increase the available light, supplement the water chemistry with iron, increase the available CO2, and, if you aren’t using pots, add real soil underneath the gravel. Also, the temperature range for goldfish and tropical plants are incompatible. Adjust the temp for the plants and it will be too warm for the goldfish. You can build an environment   that works with goldfish, but you have to be really careful about your plant selection. Most of the compatibles are pond plants and will want to grow above the waterline. 

Berang > TheRealBicycleBuck 01/19/2019 at 13:48

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I will probably be putting in anubias since I can rubberband them to rocks so the goldfish can’t dig them up, and then growing a supply of anacharis in a separate tank so I can replenish the aquarium as the goldfish eat them. Nothing very fancy.