Hi!
I'm a complete beginner and I want to set up my first aquascape and wonder if you can help me with some very basic questions?
1. I have inherited a 60*30*30 aquarium with some fishes and a bad internal filter in it. So I have bought a new Eheim Experience 150 that came today and now I don't know how I will introduce a new filter to my running aquarium... Do I let both my old internal filter (with a sponge) run at the same time to still have some bacterias in the aquarium for a while? Or do I just switch filters and do more water changes in the beginning? Perhaps add more bacterias?
2. When I’m going to create my first aquascape, is it better for the fishes to live in a big plastic box for a week or two (with the old water and all gear?), or do I let them in the newly planted aquarium if I do many water changes?
3. I want to buy Neo Flow Set but I wonder if that skimmer is good enough or if I have to buy a separate skimmer just to remove the floating plant parts after a trimming?
4. Should I use styrofoam under the big rocks to be sure my aquarium does not crack of the weight? I have bought a lot of soil to place the rocks in, but perhaps that is not enough?
5. I have a heater in my aquarium, but the rooms in the house are always warm, between 22-25 degrees. Should I take it out? I have platys and tetras today.
Thanks for your help!
I'm a complete beginner and I want to set up my first aquascape and wonder if you can help me with some very basic questions?
1. I have inherited a 60*30*30 aquarium with some fishes and a bad internal filter in it. So I have bought a new Eheim Experience 150 that came today and now I don't know how I will introduce a new filter to my running aquarium... Do I let both my old internal filter (with a sponge) run at the same time to still have some bacterias in the aquarium for a while? Or do I just switch filters and do more water changes in the beginning? Perhaps add more bacterias?
2. When I’m going to create my first aquascape, is it better for the fishes to live in a big plastic box for a week or two (with the old water and all gear?), or do I let them in the newly planted aquarium if I do many water changes?
3. I want to buy Neo Flow Set but I wonder if that skimmer is good enough or if I have to buy a separate skimmer just to remove the floating plant parts after a trimming?
4. Should I use styrofoam under the big rocks to be sure my aquarium does not crack of the weight? I have bought a lot of soil to place the rocks in, but perhaps that is not enough?
5. I have a heater in my aquarium, but the rooms in the house are always warm, between 22-25 degrees. Should I take it out? I have platys and tetras today.
Thanks for your help!