So my four year old came up to me a couple weeks ago and asked when is he getting a tank in his room.... So what is a dad to do except build a tank for him!
In all fairness his 9 year old brother has a 28 JBJ in his room and his 7 year old sister has a glow fish tank. (Don't hate on the freshwater, she wanted pink neon fish!) We also have a 120 display in our living room. Call me crazy, but this time I am going as minimalist as possible! We are probably going to keep the livestock limited to a clean up crew and a pair of clown fish. Maybe a carpet anemone if I can find one at a good price.
I am using a 20 gallon long aquarium that I purchased from Petco during their $1 per gallon sale. Now you all are going to think I am crazy, but I am going to start with a HOB filter... Before you think I am too crazy I also had an extra Eshopps Nano protein skimmer laying around that I will add to remove biological matter.
This weekend we put the water in with an air stone and heater. (picture is boring) Our Tahitian Black sand should be arriving this weekend and then we will start our 3-4 week cycle.
Anyone have any luck keeping a system like this? Tips/tricks would be greatly appreciated.
If the system fails I can always add a sump. (I picked up four extra 10 gallons during the sale as well.)
In all fairness his 9 year old brother has a 28 JBJ in his room and his 7 year old sister has a glow fish tank. (Don't hate on the freshwater, she wanted pink neon fish!) We also have a 120 display in our living room. Call me crazy, but this time I am going as minimalist as possible! We are probably going to keep the livestock limited to a clean up crew and a pair of clown fish. Maybe a carpet anemone if I can find one at a good price.
I am using a 20 gallon long aquarium that I purchased from Petco during their $1 per gallon sale. Now you all are going to think I am crazy, but I am going to start with a HOB filter... Before you think I am too crazy I also had an extra Eshopps Nano protein skimmer laying around that I will add to remove biological matter.
This weekend we put the water in with an air stone and heater. (picture is boring) Our Tahitian Black sand should be arriving this weekend and then we will start our 3-4 week cycle.
Anyone have any luck keeping a system like this? Tips/tricks would be greatly appreciated.
If the system fails I can always add a sump. (I picked up four extra 10 gallons during the sale as well.)
