Mach1Maniac

Just set it all up, got the heater working, next is to install the filter and fish!

1999Pony

Very nice. What do you plan to put in it? Also make sure you let it cycle for a couple weeks before you add fish. The ammonia spikes will only harm your fish while the tank is stabilizing.

I've actually been meaning to start a thread for fish tanks. I have 2 55s running currently. I want to set my hex up for an eel short term. However over the next couple years, when I build my house, ill have a 5000 or so gal tank built in it.

Rather B.Blown

I've been wanting to get mine set up and running again, been quite a few years. I've got a 50ish gal hex, but I need to get a bunch of stuff to get it going again. Gave a bunch of stuff away to people while it was down. Got to get a new filter setup, power heads, undergravel filter, etc.

Hadtohaveit'13

Cool to see some interest in aquariums here! I've got 2 60s in my house right now. This is actually my side business/hobby. I build ponds/ tanks all over the DMV

denlem

There is an aquarium thread.

https://themustangsource.com/f649/aq...anyone-517544/

Mach1Maniac

I was told roughly 24 hours just because I'm doing only small fish, (i have the water cleaner for them)1 betta, couple little frogs, Dalmation fish and the other I wanna say is called a sunburst something... Ill update with pics when i can!

1999Pony

Yea may be ok. Typically, even with smaller tanks, its a couple weeks. I let mine cycle for a month or so. You need to get a good bacteria colony going so they eat up all the ammonia.

Mach1Maniac

Well first thing happened... Water heater isn't working (top fin 50 watt) it's been on since last night and it still isn't showing a temperature reading... I read online that they were junk.... Back to the store lol