385liter tank and what to put inside it?

[kamilnieradka15]

Hello guys I'm buying myself a 385liter tank it's 122cm long 51cm wide and 62 cm tall and I'm just preparing everything right now like what to put inside it and how to decorate it!
I've held oscars and I've helped neon tetras angel fish gouramis etc and I'm just pretty much liking the planted tank how it looks but I don't know what fishes to get into planted tank my water is hard I get PH about 6.5 so I would happy want some response about how to make the tank look like and what fishes to put it in
The question I want to be answered are....
1) what sort of bottom should I go with?
Gravel, sand, bare bottom tank?
2) what the theme for the fish tank?
Planted? Etc anything I will take into thinking
3) what kind of fish to get to it (hard water) I like angelfish
4) what filtration?
I got JBL e901 with pre filter and tetra ex700



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[Byron]

The first thing to pin down is your water hardness. You say it is "hard" but a pH of 6.5 would not suggest this. I'm thinking an explanation might be helpful.

Hardness refers to the dissolved mineral content of water, and is normally measure as GH (general hardness). A related measurement, the KH (carbonate hardness, often called Alkalinity) is related. The pH is another part of the GH and KH. Very simply, the pH tells us the degree of acidity.

The GH has the greatest impact on fish. The pH, provided it is steady and not fluctuating, is important but there is some latitude here depending upon the overall numbers for GH, KH and pH.

Before considering fish, you need to ascertain the GH, KH and pH of your source water. You should be able to find this data on the website of your municipal water authority if you are on municipal/city water. It will also be easier for us to suggest substrate material and filter when we know the water parameters, since different fish have varying needs.

Byron.

 

[kamilnieradka15]

The first thing to pin down is your water hardness. You say it is "hard" but a pH of 6.5 would not suggest this. I'm thinking an explanation might be helpful.

Hardness refers to the dissolved mineral content of water, and is normally measure as GH (general hardness). A related measurement, the KH (carbonate hardness, often called Alkalinity) is related. The pH is another part of the GH and KH. Very simply, the pH tells us the degree of acidity.

The GH has the greatest impact on fish. The pH, provided it is steady and not fluctuating, is important but there is some latitude here depending upon the overall numbers for GH, KH and pH.

Before considering fish, you need to ascertain the GH, KH and pH of your source water. You should be able to find this data on the website of your municipal water authority if you are on municipal/city water. It will also be easier for us to suggest substrate material and filter when we know the water parameters, since different fish have varying needs.

Byron.

. There's my water hardness that I found on my water company and I've kept oscars and angelfish in this water and neon tetra guppies and plattys etc



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[Byron]

I admit that I am confused by these numbers. Your pH really is 6.5, with this 20 dGH? If you are testing tap water pH, remember to out-gas the CO2 or the reading may be lower than what it actually is in pH.

 

[kamilnieradka15]

I admit that I am confused by these numbers. Your pH really is 6.5, with this 20 dGH? If you are testing tap water pH, remember to out-gas the CO2 or the reading may be lower than what it actually is in pH.

I've tested the water ph 5 times today and the results come up with pH6.5/7


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[kamilnieradka15]

But water coming out of the tank is around ph 6.7


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