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Shipwreck · « **on:** April 10, 2014, 05:24:53 PM »

Hi my name is Andy,tomorrow i am taking delivery of a secondhand 5ft tank and
Stand (all pond solutions),it was a marine tank which once cleaned up i will be using
As a tropical community based tank,i have my white vinegar ready to clean up and de salt
The glass,hopefully i will do a progress report

Sue · « **Reply #1 on:** April 10, 2014, 07:09:13 PM »

Hi and welcome

Is it your first tank? It's nice size

Shipwreck · « **Reply #2 on:** April 10, 2014, 07:55:47 PM »

Yes it is Sue,i originally was looking at smaller tanks,but after a living room
Reshuffle i managed to create a larger space.
I will slowly stock it is the cycle progresses over the next few months,my theory
Is,as i have the space then i will have a tank i can grow into,rather than a tank. I will grow out
Of,that is my theory,time will tell

Sue · « **Reply #3 on:** April 10, 2014, 08:46:33 PM »

Are you planning on doing a fish-in cycle or fishless? I know you said you want to add fish slowly, but you can still do a fishless cycle just using a bit less ammonia if you want to start with only a few fish. Though with a tank that size, if you stock slowly, waiting till both ammonia and nitrite stay at zero before getting the next fish, you will have a lot of water to dilute ammonia and nitrite.

Shipwreck · « **Reply #4 on:** April 10, 2014, 10:21:52 PM »

I am doing a fish in cycle,i havent decided the exact number but probably 10 to 15 fish
Initially,i am still researching my fish choices,ultimately dwarf rainbows are a definite,platy,
Cardinal/ neon tetra,so my intention is to have good numbers of each species.lots of smaller
Peacefull Fish rather than a few large fish.

jesnon · « **Reply #5 on:** April 10, 2014, 10:41:30 PM »

Welcome Shipwreck! And congratulations on your tank purchase, I look forward to hearing how you get on! Make sure you take some photos when you're all set up!

ColinB · « **Reply #6 on:** April 11, 2014, 09:35:20 AM »

Hello Andy, and welcome to the forum.

You'll certainly have lots of smaller fish if you get platys..... they taught rabbits how to breed.

You've probably thought of this.... but just in case. A 5ft tank plus water, gravel etc will weigh about half a tonne. Is your floor up to this?

Shipwreck · « **Reply #7 on:** April 11, 2014, 10:08:31 AM »

Good point Colin i do hope so,but at least i live in a bungalow and not a top floor
Flat

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Well the tank should be here this evening,so tomorrow i start the clean up and
Hopefully have it in place in my living room,i intend on doing a photo diary from
Arrival of the tank to the first fish etc etc.

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