KassandraXo
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Hey everyone!
I recently moved across the country and had to tear down all my tanks and start over! All my tanks finally cycled and I just finished setting them all up so I want opinions on how I stocked them (what breeds I mixed, the number of each breed etc) the plants I used (If they are right for the tank setup), type of substrate used and the equipment used (Filter, heater etc)
36 Gallon Community Tank
-Filter: Marineland Penguin 200 w extra cartridges for seeding & Eheim Classic 250 Canister Filter that I’m seeding.
-Air Pump: Eheim 200 Aquarium Air Pump
-Heater: Tronic 150 Watt Heater
-Light: Joyhill 24-28 inch 4 color full spectrum SMD 5730 LED light.
-Substrate: Pool Filter Sand
-Flora: Java Moss. Java Fern. 4 large moss balls. Amazon Sword. Duckweed.
-Fauna: A pair of Bolivian Rams. Hoping to breed them. 1 Honey Gourami. 6 Neon Tetra. 4 Pepper Cory. 4 Guppies. Rabbit Snail.
-Food: Bug Bites Tropical Formula for Guppies & Neons. HikarI Sinking Wafers for Corys.
30 Gallon
-Filter: Marineland Penguin 200 w extra cartridges for seeding.
-Heater: Eheim Jager TruTemp 150 Watt Aquarium Heater
-Light: Joyhill 24-28 inch 4 color full spectrum SMD 5730 LED light.
-Substrate: Pool Filter Sand
-Flora: Java Moss. Java Fern. Moss Balls. Duckweed.
-Fauna: 1 juvenile Figure 8 Puffer
-Food: HikarI Sinking Wafers & Snails

30 Gallon
-Filter: Marineland Penguin 200 w extra cartridges for seeding.
-Heater: Marineland Visi-Therm Submersible 150 Watt Aquarium Heater
-Light: Lights that came with lid
-Substrate: Pool Filter Sand
-Flora: Duckweed.
-Fauna: 1 female Electric Blue Crayfish. 1 male White Spectar Crayfish. Hoping to breed them. Tons of hiding places for them. Also have 6 Panda Tetras in there for now. They were too aggressive for my community tank so I have them in here for now until I can figure something else out. The Crayfish are both fairly calm and haven't tried to get them yet. No signs of stress or injury to the Tetras.
-Food: HikarI Sinking Wafers & National Geographic Shrimp And Lobster Pellets for Crayfish. Bug Bites Tropical Formula for Tetras.
NO PICTURE ATM
10 Gallon Seapora Rimless Tank. No Lid.
-Filter: 20 Gallon sponge filter with extra media inside.
-Air Pump: Top Fin 10 Gallon Aquarium Air Pump
-Heater: Elite MinI 50 Watt Heater
-Light: Light that came with the Fluval Spec 5 Gallon Tank & Fluval MinI Power Compact 13 Watt
-Substrate: Fluval Plant Statum Aquarium Substrate
-Flora: Java Fern, Java Moss. Mondo Grass. Anubias. 6 nano moss balls. Dwarf Water Lettuce. Duckweed.
-Fauna: Cherry, Blue & Lemon Neocaridina Shrimp.
-Food: Fluval Shrimp Granules. Shirakura Shrimp Food

10 Gallon Top Fin Essentials Aquarium Starter Kit
-Filter: Aquaclear® Power Filter 20 with foam on intake. I also have a 15 Gallon Powkoo sponge filter in there seeding and will be removing the Aquaclear once seeded
-Air Pump: Pawfly 2.5 Watt Air Pump
-Heater: Pawfly 10 Gallon Heater
-Light: Original LED lights that came with it
-Substrate: Black National Geographic Aquarium Sand
-Flora: 6 nano moss balls. 1 large moss ball. Java Fern. Java Moss. Duckweed.
-Fauna: Male Half Moon Betta. 4 Ghost Shrimp.
-Food: Aqueon Betta Color Enhancing Pellets for Betta. Fluval Shrimp Granules. Shirakura Shrimp Food.
PHOTO BELOW
5.5 Gallon Top Fin Essentials Aquarium Starter Kit
-Filter: Aquaclear® Power Filter 20 with foam on intake. I also have a 5 Gallon Powkoo sponge filter in there seeding and will be removing the Aquaclear once seeded
-Heater: Pawfly 10 Gallon Heater
-Light: Original LED lights that came with it
-Substrate: Black National Geographic Aquarium Sand
-Flora: 6 nano moss balls. 1 large moss ball. Java Fern. Java Moss. Duckweed.
-Fauna: 1 female veil tail Betta. 4 Ghost Shrimp.
-Food: Aqueon Betta Color Enhancing Pellets for Betta. Fluval Shrimp Granules. Shirakura Shrimp Food

2.5 Gallon Top Fin Tank
-Filter: 5 Gallon Powkoo corner sponge filter.
-Air Pump: Pawfly 2.5 Watt Air Pump
-Heater: Aqueon 10 Watt MinI Heater
-Light: Upgraded LED Light
-Substrate: Fluval Plant Statum Aquarium Substrate
-Flora: Java Moss. Java Fern. Duckweed.
-Fauna: 1 juvenile Ivory Mystery Snail.
-Food: HikarI Algae Wafers. Blanched zucchini.

40 Gallon Breeder
-Filter: 2 40 Gallon sponge filters
-Air Pump: Fluval Q1 Air Pump
-Heater: None
-Light: LED clip on lights that came with the Marineland 60 Gallon Heartland set.
-Substrate: None at the moment as both are still very young. Will be adding National Geographic Aquarium Sand once they get older.
-Flora: Java Moss. 4 large moss balls. Duckweed.
-Fauna: 1 wild type Axolotl. 1 leucistic Axolotl. Currently separated until they get older.
-Food: Red Wigglers. Frozen Bloodworms.

Thanks so much!
I recently moved across the country and had to tear down all my tanks and start over! All my tanks finally cycled and I just finished setting them all up so I want opinions on how I stocked them (what breeds I mixed, the number of each breed etc) the plants I used (If they are right for the tank setup), type of substrate used and the equipment used (Filter, heater etc)
36 Gallon Community Tank
-Filter: Marineland Penguin 200 w extra cartridges for seeding & Eheim Classic 250 Canister Filter that I’m seeding.
-Air Pump: Eheim 200 Aquarium Air Pump
-Heater: Tronic 150 Watt Heater
-Light: Joyhill 24-28 inch 4 color full spectrum SMD 5730 LED light.
-Substrate: Pool Filter Sand
-Flora: Java Moss. Java Fern. 4 large moss balls. Amazon Sword. Duckweed.
-Fauna: A pair of Bolivian Rams. Hoping to breed them. 1 Honey Gourami. 6 Neon Tetra. 4 Pepper Cory. 4 Guppies. Rabbit Snail.
-Food: Bug Bites Tropical Formula for Guppies & Neons. HikarI Sinking Wafers for Corys.

30 Gallon
-Filter: Marineland Penguin 200 w extra cartridges for seeding.
-Heater: Eheim Jager TruTemp 150 Watt Aquarium Heater
-Light: Joyhill 24-28 inch 4 color full spectrum SMD 5730 LED light.
-Substrate: Pool Filter Sand
-Flora: Java Moss. Java Fern. Moss Balls. Duckweed.
-Fauna: 1 juvenile Figure 8 Puffer
-Food: HikarI Sinking Wafers & Snails

30 Gallon
-Filter: Marineland Penguin 200 w extra cartridges for seeding.
-Heater: Marineland Visi-Therm Submersible 150 Watt Aquarium Heater
-Light: Lights that came with lid
-Substrate: Pool Filter Sand
-Flora: Duckweed.
-Fauna: 1 female Electric Blue Crayfish. 1 male White Spectar Crayfish. Hoping to breed them. Tons of hiding places for them. Also have 6 Panda Tetras in there for now. They were too aggressive for my community tank so I have them in here for now until I can figure something else out. The Crayfish are both fairly calm and haven't tried to get them yet. No signs of stress or injury to the Tetras.
-Food: HikarI Sinking Wafers & National Geographic Shrimp And Lobster Pellets for Crayfish. Bug Bites Tropical Formula for Tetras.
NO PICTURE ATM
10 Gallon Seapora Rimless Tank. No Lid.
-Filter: 20 Gallon sponge filter with extra media inside.
-Air Pump: Top Fin 10 Gallon Aquarium Air Pump
-Heater: Elite MinI 50 Watt Heater
-Light: Light that came with the Fluval Spec 5 Gallon Tank & Fluval MinI Power Compact 13 Watt
-Substrate: Fluval Plant Statum Aquarium Substrate
-Flora: Java Fern, Java Moss. Mondo Grass. Anubias. 6 nano moss balls. Dwarf Water Lettuce. Duckweed.
-Fauna: Cherry, Blue & Lemon Neocaridina Shrimp.
-Food: Fluval Shrimp Granules. Shirakura Shrimp Food

10 Gallon Top Fin Essentials Aquarium Starter Kit
-Filter: Aquaclear® Power Filter 20 with foam on intake. I also have a 15 Gallon Powkoo sponge filter in there seeding and will be removing the Aquaclear once seeded
-Air Pump: Pawfly 2.5 Watt Air Pump
-Heater: Pawfly 10 Gallon Heater
-Light: Original LED lights that came with it
-Substrate: Black National Geographic Aquarium Sand
-Flora: 6 nano moss balls. 1 large moss ball. Java Fern. Java Moss. Duckweed.
-Fauna: Male Half Moon Betta. 4 Ghost Shrimp.
-Food: Aqueon Betta Color Enhancing Pellets for Betta. Fluval Shrimp Granules. Shirakura Shrimp Food.
PHOTO BELOW
5.5 Gallon Top Fin Essentials Aquarium Starter Kit
-Filter: Aquaclear® Power Filter 20 with foam on intake. I also have a 5 Gallon Powkoo sponge filter in there seeding and will be removing the Aquaclear once seeded
-Heater: Pawfly 10 Gallon Heater
-Light: Original LED lights that came with it
-Substrate: Black National Geographic Aquarium Sand
-Flora: 6 nano moss balls. 1 large moss ball. Java Fern. Java Moss. Duckweed.
-Fauna: 1 female veil tail Betta. 4 Ghost Shrimp.
-Food: Aqueon Betta Color Enhancing Pellets for Betta. Fluval Shrimp Granules. Shirakura Shrimp Food

2.5 Gallon Top Fin Tank
-Filter: 5 Gallon Powkoo corner sponge filter.
-Air Pump: Pawfly 2.5 Watt Air Pump
-Heater: Aqueon 10 Watt MinI Heater
-Light: Upgraded LED Light
-Substrate: Fluval Plant Statum Aquarium Substrate
-Flora: Java Moss. Java Fern. Duckweed.
-Fauna: 1 juvenile Ivory Mystery Snail.
-Food: HikarI Algae Wafers. Blanched zucchini.

40 Gallon Breeder
-Filter: 2 40 Gallon sponge filters
-Air Pump: Fluval Q1 Air Pump
-Heater: None
-Light: LED clip on lights that came with the Marineland 60 Gallon Heartland set.
-Substrate: None at the moment as both are still very young. Will be adding National Geographic Aquarium Sand once they get older.
-Flora: Java Moss. 4 large moss balls. Duckweed.
-Fauna: 1 wild type Axolotl. 1 leucistic Axolotl. Currently separated until they get older.
-Food: Red Wigglers. Frozen Bloodworms.

Thanks so much!