Sara Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 After what seems to be a horribly long time, I've finally gotten my new tank up and running. Here are the specs: TANK: Size: 29 gallon Filtration: Rena XP1 Filstar Filter and Aquaclear Mini Heater: Ebo Jager 100W Heater (I know it's a little low on the wattage...getting another one soon) Lighting: 40W (Aqua-Glo and Flora-Glo bulbs) Decor: Tahitian Moon Sand, lots of Mopani driftwood, to be planted this week (w/ anubias, java fern, anachris and crypts) Cycling: 1 package Bio-Spira and two filter sponges from already established tanks PROPOSED STOCKING LIST: - 10 Cardinal Tetras - 2 Blue Rams (1 male and 1 female) - 1 baby Queen Arabesque Pleco (L260 - currently .75 inches, maxes out @ 3.5") - 3 Zebra Loaches (Botia Striata, maxes out @ 2.5-3") I know I'm getting a little heavy on the bioload, and I'm also a little unsure of how the loaches and rams would get along. Any comments or suggestions for me? TIA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punman Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 Unless the tank is in a freezing cold basement, the heater should be fine. I have a 125W EJager on a 33 gallon. The quantity of fish seems okay but someone else can comment on the mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 Stocking looks fine. Pretty close to my old tank ram tank I dont' think there will really be any problems between the loaches and the rams. Even if there is there should be enough hiding spots for the loaches to get away. Where did you get the Bio spira from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted April 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 punman, thanks for the info re: the heater. I'll stick with it for now and see how it goes. The tank is in my always-too-hot living room anyway, so it should be fine. degrassi, I think the first time I saw a zebra loach was in your tank. I had the BioSpira shipped in from someone who owns an LFS on another board I'm on. I've order from him several times and have always had great success...Bernie at http://www.fishstoretn.com/ if anyone is interested. After a trip to Big Al's this evening, I'm now the proud owner of 3 zebra loaches and 2 apistogramma nijsennis in place of the rams. I'll hold off on the cardinals for now to let the BioSpira do it's thing, and I'm picking up my baby QA pleco when I fly home in May. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 Sounds like a sweet tank. You won't be worry you got zebra loaches. I love mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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