New Tank--yipee!!
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natalie265 - Site Admin
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New Tank--yipee!!
Tomorrow i'm picking up a 55 gallon tank & stand that someone had listed for 70 bucks. I'm sooooo excited! Also thinking about turning my 30 gallon into a brackish tank. I'm excited about that too. Unfortunately i'm totally broke, so it'll be a while before i can do anything with it. Fish are an addiction!
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ant0715 - Posts: 4
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yes keeping a tank is addictive. im currently saving enough money for a 30 gal tank. (my wife has me on a budget)
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natalie265 - Site Admin
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The 55 gallon is going to be a planted community tank. I'm going to save up for a CO2 system and good lights before i put anything in it. I think i'm going to have a big school of black neon tetras, a smaller school of congo tetras and a pair of German rams.
As for the brackish tank, i'm still researching what fish are compatible with what. I'd love a figure 8 puffer, but i'm still not sure what would be good tank mates. I'm open to ideas if any of you have brackish tanks. It'll be my first!
As for the brackish tank, i'm still researching what fish are compatible with what. I'd love a figure 8 puffer, but i'm still not sure what would be good tank mates. I'm open to ideas if any of you have brackish tanks. It'll be my first!
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peterkarig - Posts: 111
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Tetras are beautiful but delicate fish. They like slightly acidic water (and maybe somewhat soft too. Don't try to make soft water though by using home water softening salt. I've heard that this is not good for the fish.
My water comes out of the tap at a very alkaline 8.0pH or greater, so that's something to think about. Sometimes buffers, which can be used to lower the pH, don't work very well, and in addition, I'm not even too sure how healthy they are for the fish anyway.
One note is that co2 will lower the pH, so that is something that should work quite well with Tetras.
Just food for thought.
My water comes out of the tap at a very alkaline 8.0pH or greater, so that's something to think about. Sometimes buffers, which can be used to lower the pH, don't work very well, and in addition, I'm not even too sure how healthy they are for the fish anyway.
One note is that co2 will lower the pH, so that is something that should work quite well with Tetras.
Just food for thought.
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natalie265 - Site Admin
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Don't worry, i've been keeping soft water species successfully for a while now. I DO have extremely hard tap water, but mixing it w/RO water keeps it in the Ph range that they prefer.