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UPDATED: 26/09/2010 -Tank arrived 16/08/2010. Setup planned for 1st and 2nd week of October 2010
UPDATED: 10/10/2010 -Tank set-up today. Intial set-up pics added 11/10/2010
UPDATED: 20/10/2010 -Pictures of set-up added + fish in!
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Well i'm going to commit the sin of all sins right at the start of the thread, yes in know its the first thing you lot will read but this thread will go on and on (i hope). This will be the journal of my breeding jack dempseys for the coming years in their life. Whats the sin i hear you say, well...i havnt got the tank yet
So that means no pictures unfortunately, however. The tank i have just ordered, as in 10 minutes ago, is 6 weeks from being set-up. I spoke to a very nice gentleman simply known as John. He's from a company known as
ND Aquatics and funnily enough i heard about them on this forum. I did my research and then rang them up and they helped me out with the rest. The result of that conversation is my new 48"x22"x16" 280L (61 Imp Gallons) aquarium which cannot come a moment too soon.
Now the general plan for this tank is that my male Electric Blue Jack Dempsey and his female Jack Dempsey partner will move in and hopefully continue breeding as they have tried to on a number of occasions over the past 12 months. However, with them not being a in a suitable tank they're yet to succeed in raising the fry. Being an avid, and self confessed Dempsey fanatic i figured i'd take the plunge and set-up thier own tank. Ideas for decor are as follows;
Unipac 25kg bag of sand
3 large pieces of unknown wood (will try to get some pics)
Some slate formations.
That's the general idea, now i havnt finalised lighting plans yet. The tank itself is going to be x2 sides Opti-white (front/left) x2 standard glass (rear/right). Plants will be determined at a later date once i've decided if i'm going to run T8's or T5's over the tank. Planting isnt required but i just can't not do plants, it's a weakness of mine that when i go into a LFS i always come out with plants, not fish but plants. Some fish keeper i am, most of you come out with fish right? Now i have a question.
Would the introduction of plants encourage algae to grow if the plants are struggling due to lack of light/nutrients/CO2 ect ect?
Basically would buying silk plants give me a better chance at staving of algae than if i were to buy live ones. I don't know if plantless tanks have more chance against algae than planted ones. This theory i'm yet to be englightened by, can anyone shed some light.
Righto, i have to go now as i'm required to go and pick up a certain "other half", but i shall return to add to my journal sooner rather than later! Also i'll try and get some good worthy posting going, pics of the tank (but thats 6 weeks away)
