The Water changes

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrh, well after over 80% water changes every day for the last 10 days the tank is starting to clear up, I can finally see the back ground, sorry Melbourne I know we are on water restrictions. Amazingly all the cichlids I put in to cycle the tank have survived the ordeal.

Problem 1 & 2

After getting everything set-up and all the gadgetry installed, I thought I would throw in some Cichlids from the shop to get the tank to start cycling before I add my Discus and plant it. So this leads me to problem one.... After acclimatising the fish I poured them into the tank and managed to stir up the gravel to much and made the tank look more like a chocolate milk shake than a aquarium, sadly because I added Laterite to the gravel for fertilization this is going to be a nightmare to get rid of.

Problem Two, My PH/ORP meter does not work. I have sent it back and we will see what happens.

Starting a new tank

Back at the start of September I decided it would be a great idea to get another fish tank, by the start of October I finally got my 3ft x 2ft x 2ft tank delivered, I decided to go a high tech tank this time just for something different, (Much to my wife's dismay). So here is what I got in the end

3ft x 2ft x 2ft tank with sump
Rubber 3D back ground
60kg of Gravel (mixed with Laterite for fertilizer)
Hydor Under gravel heater
AquaMedic 1000 Co2 Reactor
PH/ORP Monitor with Co2 dosing
UV Sterilizer
Awesome piece of drift wood with a hollow all the way through
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