Stocking ideas 29 gallon
- Thread starter Stepht
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yes. The most I'd but in that tank is 3.
That's the minimum for ONE angels. As someone that has kept angels for years I can tell you that. (although so will say that isn't so)
I don't keep them but I've done lots of research on them. They can be shy if they don't have enough hiding spaces. Id get a bunch more plants to fill in I you get them.
For the OP: have you considered live plants? That hep a LOT but you will probably have to upgrade your lighting. (I'm in the process of doing that right now aka amazon delayed my light until May 9th.)
Stepht, just out of curiosity what kind of filter do you have on there? A lot of power filters don't have enough or any biological filtration unless you configure them differently yourself. By no means am I questioning your fishkeeping knowledge, was just checking out your tank and figured I would ask. Your tank looks great btw
I started out with a betta, he’s in a 5gallon tank, a year ago, so am fairly new to the fish keeping world. It’s just a top fin tank with the silenstream 30 filter. It only comes with a carbon cartridge so have added some ceramic rings to it
OK, before you add any more fish I would step up your biofiltration. Biofiltration is the most important type of filtration, followed by mechanical. The carbon in your power filter is chemical and would be the least important in a fully cycled, established tank. When you change the cartridge out you lose any beneficial bacteria that has grown on it. Adding bio rings is definitely smart to do but also of times in a power filter they get covered in fish waste and that leaves less area for the good bacteria to grow. What I would do is forget about the carbon inside the filter cartridge and just fill it with the bio rings. When the flow starts to slow down, rinse the cartridge and bio rings out in tank water then put them back in. Should be able to get a few months use out of the cartridge before it wears out. Also, don't clean the filter and do a water change on the same day. Are you using a good water conditioner when you do your water changes? Finally, if you're starting to get serious about keeping fish there are other filters that provide much better biological and mechanical filtration, including other power filters that have more room for bio media. Another fairly cheap way to boost your filtration would be to add a sponge filter in the back corner of your tank. You would need the right size air pump, some airline tubing and an airstone. This will also add a lot more oxygen to your tank which is always a plus. I just added two large sponge filters in the back corners of my 265, hidden behind some rocks. If you go online and check out some videos of professional fish rooms and retailers, most of them just use sponge filters on their tanks and do large weekly water changes and their tanks are crystal clear. Also, there is so much great information on this site with fishkeepers way more knowledgeable than myself. I find new information on here every day that helps me. Sorry about the long post, just want to keep you heading in the right direction so you'll be able to enjoy this hobby for many years. Good luck again!
Sorry, where I said tap water it was supposed to say tank water. Don't know how to edit my post. Definitely do not use tap water to rinse out your filter cartridge or bio media.
Found the edit button on the previous post. Should also say take some tank water out and rinse it out in a bucket, not in the actual tank itself haha.
Found the edit button on the previous post. Should also say take some tank water out and rinse it out in a bucket, not in the actual tank itself haha.
I'd add an Aquaclear 50 or 70 to the existing thank. I have an AC70 on my 36 bowfront and it does a great job. The media compartment is also amazing.
