Newly set up gf tank.

22-10-2013, 06:08 PM

Hi guys,
Just started a new gf tank.

Comments pls!

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andy_fish · 22-10-2013, 06:53 PM

Nice setup...

22-10-2013, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by andy_fish

Nice setup...

Thanks bro.

Is it normal for goldfish to swim at the bottom of the tank? I just introduce them earlier on in the afternoon.

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Brichardi · 22-10-2013, 07:59 PM

Interesting.....pls enlighten me why power head is current-ing bottom and not top? Sorry for my ignorance but I haven't reared gf since 30 yrs++ ago.

22-10-2013, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Brichardi

Interesting.....pls enlighten me why power head is current-ing bottom and not top? Sorry for my ignorance but I haven't reared gf since 30 yrs++ ago.

I stop the bubbles for the power attached to the top filter.
The only current now is from the sponge filter.

Read up online with regards to this. Saying too much current will cause the gf to swim at the bottom of the tank.

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22-10-2013, 08:17 PM

I used 2 type of filters. One top filter and one sponge filter to increase filtration.

Added a Pleco in to clear the waste.

Added the live plants to reduce nitrate.

Haha. Very kaisu

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TOFUUUUUU · 23-10-2013, 12:33 AM

Bro, they might eat your plants. Gfs love to eat plants.
And your tank might not be able to house them all when they grow bigger.

Brichardi · 23-10-2013, 01:58 AM

Pleco do NOT clear waste but uneaten food, but if it's in goldfish tank, prolly there will NEVER have uneaten food since gf doesn't know when to stop eating!

Pleco poops a lot + gf ......so u will have+++ bioload, not sure yr sponge filter is of any help at all, hope yr OHF is running stacked many levels.

More frequent water changes needed imo.

23-10-2013, 03:14 AM

Do monitor your ph level bro. Driftwood tends to lower ph though they do counter react with ammonia. Just my 2 cents worth. Remember to add some coral chips to your setup.

Just my 2 cents worth.

23-10-2013, 03:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Horizon

Do monitor your ph level bro. Driftwood tends to lower ph though they do counter react with ammonia. Just my 2 cents worth. Remember to add some coral chips to your setup.

Just my 2 cents worth.

Do I add the coral chips into the filter? Or just drop it into the tank??

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22-10-2013, 06:08 PM	#1
mikeymike Guest Posts: n/a	Newly set up gf tank. Hi guys, Just started a new gf tank. Comments pls! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk - now Free

22-10-2013, 06:53 PM	#2
andy_fish Dragon Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,168	Nice setup...

22-10-2013, 07:59 PM	#4
Brichardi Dragon Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 1,175	Interesting.....pls enlighten me why power head is current-ing bottom and not top? Sorry for my ignorance but I haven't reared gf since 30 yrs++ ago.

22-10-2013, 08:17 PM	#6
mikeymike Guest Posts: n/a	I used 2 type of filters. One top filter and one sponge filter to increase filtration. Added a Pleco in to clear the waste. Added the live plants to reduce nitrate. Haha. Very kaisu Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk - now Free

23-10-2013, 12:33 AM	#7
TOFUUUUUU Dragon Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 1,052	Bro, they might eat your plants. Gfs love to eat plants. And your tank might not be able to house them all when they grow bigger.

23-10-2013, 01:58 AM	#8
Brichardi Dragon Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 1,175	Pleco do NOT clear waste but uneaten food, but if it's in goldfish tank, prolly there will NEVER have uneaten food since gf doesn't know when to stop eating! Pleco poops a lot + gf ......so u will have+++ bioload, not sure yr sponge filter is of any help at all, hope yr OHF is running stacked many levels. More frequent water changes needed imo.

23-10-2013, 03:14 AM	#9
Horizon Guest Posts: n/a	Do monitor your ph level bro. Driftwood tends to lower ph though they do counter react with ammonia. Just my 2 cents worth. Remember to add some coral chips to your setup. Just my 2 cents worth.

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