New SAP tank
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 6:09 am
Heya,
So I've known that I'm going to have to upgrade my 60litre biorb with 2 SAPs and 3 otos for a while now. It has been suggested to me to get a 4ft long tank as they like the length to swim in the current of the filters.
However, I am suddenly very busy at work and would like to go back to one tank, so was thinking of transferring them over to my 3ft tank for now, so that I can break the orb down.
The 3ft tank currently has a pair of Rams (breeding pair), 8 Harlequins and 1 Honey gourami as well as some shrimp and 4 otos. So I would take all the fish except the otos back to the LFS giving me 7 otos and 2 SAPs in the 3ft tank. I would also add my ehiem aquaball 2210 that I have be using as the filter in the orb with the SAP's, so that there is more filtration.
My questions are - do you think this is a good idea or should I just get a 4ft tank (which I don't actually have room for until I move flats)? Also do you reckon I could put any more SAP's or dwarf puffers in as well? The tank is 3 ft long, will be densely planted (2 planted tanks combined into 1), and holds about 25US gallons. I know that you are supposed to have 15gallons for the 1st SAP and then 10gallons for each thereafter, but that is mainly because they are messy eaters, so if I was religious with the water changes and I had my 2 filters on there (rena 600 external and an ehiem aquaball 2210), surely I could add maybe 1 more SAP?
So I've known that I'm going to have to upgrade my 60litre biorb with 2 SAPs and 3 otos for a while now. It has been suggested to me to get a 4ft long tank as they like the length to swim in the current of the filters.
However, I am suddenly very busy at work and would like to go back to one tank, so was thinking of transferring them over to my 3ft tank for now, so that I can break the orb down.
The 3ft tank currently has a pair of Rams (breeding pair), 8 Harlequins and 1 Honey gourami as well as some shrimp and 4 otos. So I would take all the fish except the otos back to the LFS giving me 7 otos and 2 SAPs in the 3ft tank. I would also add my ehiem aquaball 2210 that I have be using as the filter in the orb with the SAP's, so that there is more filtration.
My questions are - do you think this is a good idea or should I just get a 4ft tank (which I don't actually have room for until I move flats)? Also do you reckon I could put any more SAP's or dwarf puffers in as well? The tank is 3 ft long, will be densely planted (2 planted tanks combined into 1), and holds about 25US gallons. I know that you are supposed to have 15gallons for the 1st SAP and then 10gallons for each thereafter, but that is mainly because they are messy eaters, so if I was religious with the water changes and I had my 2 filters on there (rena 600 external and an ehiem aquaball 2210), surely I could add maybe 1 more SAP?