Well boys and girls... I finally got my new tank. I bought it used on Craigslist and spent 400.00 US. It is a 100 gallon tenecor simplicty plus plexi with a built in wet/dry system. It has slots for all of the gear in the back (pumps/heaters/mechanical and biologocal filtering). It currently has a rio 400 as a return pump and a rio 400 with a dual duck bill motion as an internal powerhead providing current and areation. I may be changing that as the rio filter kit is a bit more complex than the other models. IT came with the Oak hood and canopy, and I re-stained it a cherry color.
It is currently in the cycling stage. I am artificially cycling it with pure ammonia and am waiting for the nitrite spike to occur. (I put about a dozen large pebbles and driftwood from my healthy 25 gallon to get the some bacteria in it)
The substrate is coarse sand with large smooth pebbles dotting the landscape.
I have ordered 6 hoplos from aquabid (30.00 including shipping for all 6) and he threw in 2 5" Royal Fellowas as well.
So once the tank is cycled it will be stalked with the following:
6 Hoplos
2 Pim Blochiis
2 Royal Fellowas
1 Common Pleco
5 Danios
Down the road I would like to get some Corys but I plan on waiting to see how the above fish are doing.
I am also getting a nice centerpiece (driftwood) for the tank as well.
So here the links to the pics.
(first 2 are the tank after being stained and setup. The last 2 are of the tank when I picked it up)
http://www.mickenator.com/Pages/fishpics.htm
Let me know what you think.
Also any suggestions for an internal powerhead/filter for this tank? Something that would provide acceptable current?
Or is the Rio 400 okay?
Thanks
SH
