Search the Community
Showing results for tags '29g'.
Found 2 results
-
I'm having the darndest time trying to choose my next tank & stand for a heavily planted platy tank (& hopefully cherry barbs as well). I have a spare Imagitarium Brooklyn 40 breeder stand & I LOVE the footprint so I thought I'd finally decided to get another 40 breeder-however, I've read that the quality of Aqueon tanks has gone downhill & that they leak!! I'm terrified of that!! From what I can see, these are my options: 1) Buy another Aqueon 40B, assuming a tiny majority leak. (Definitely the cheapest & easiest option!) But I know some people have concerns about the Brooklyn stands only supporting the corners of tanks, so maybe I'd need to find a new stand, too 😞 2) Find a 40 breeder from a different manufacturer (maybe someone local sells Seapora?) The LFS today had Visio and the silicone was bad so that's out. 3) Splurge on a Landen/UNS 75P (30x17x17) or 90P (36x17x17) & UNS stand. Definitely high quality & beautiful but they're $$$ and heavy. I live on the 2nd floor & will be moving in a couple years most likely, & I worry about moving a big rimless tank!!! I adore these tanks & stands; I'm just worried that this isn't the right time for one. Or maybe moving it wouldn't be that bad! 3) Get a 20 long or 29 gallon (Aqueon or otherwise) & an undetermined stand-I worry the platys are going to outgrow it quickly though! I COULD go with the 22 gallon UNS 90L (36x12x12) which would give me a lot of surface area, just half the volume of the 40 breeder/90P. Water changes are definitely easier on the smaller tanks but I worry about maintaining water quality. The downside of this is I have a spare Fluval Plant 3.0 that's 36 in long, so I'd need to buy a light if I went with one of the 30 in tanks. What would you do? Frankly worrying about leaks is making all of this so stressful. Maybe a rimless 22 long (36x12) is a good compromise between the Aqueon 40B & the high quality rimless 44 gallon tanks, though I don't know if having a tank that's only 12 in deep & 12 in high will limit me in terms of plants/mean I need to trim a ton, which I know I won't do. Any insight is MUCH appreciated! Thanks! -
I'm an assistant teacher at a preschool and I've been suggesting the idea of bringing a tank into the building to my supervisor for a while now. I think she is into it 🙂 That being said I now need to worry about some of the more realistic barriers to setting up a new tank. I would like it to be a low tech planted tank, chiefly because that is what I have the most experience with, I already have some of the materials as leftovers from personal projects, but I would love to hear some of the community's suggestions for stocking and anything else that may be relevant! My local fish club has tentatively offered that they could provide either some funds or ask the rest of the club members for donations of hard goods and livestock. That all in mind, here's what I have: -spare 29 gal tank -adequately sized hob filter -plenty of pea gravel -Finnex Planted+ (light) -lid -other est. tanks to pre-cycle sponge -some plants to get cuttings from (stem, floating, crypt, etc) So, keep in mind we want critters that children ages 0-5 will appreciate! (Also hardy creatures will be preferentially viewed 😜)
