So it begins

Mr.wilkinson

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More pics are coming soon next step are the braces
@ ottawa im glad to hear your aro is doing well. bigger tank is always better lol
 

Mr.wilkinson

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Man this builder is so sloooooooooooow anyways monday should be a good day hopefully i get some new pics then .
my fish are going bananas in that 220g of mine and im going bananas watching them go bananas jezzzzzz being a arowana keeper gets very stressfull often. i just want my big tank NOW
 

chen88

Super Moderator
its coming buddy!...it's coming....dont' forget to make sure the water is safe to swim in before you move them in!
 

AroNoob

Member
ya i know i got to be patient. any advice on cycling that big tank ?

I'm going to be in the same boat in about 6 months.

I've cycled a couple nanos in a day and will use much the same principle but in a much larger scale. Lots of mulm, Stability and ammonia. I'm going to let my tank run with dechlorinated water for a couple days to stabilize. Then I'll clean a couple cannister filters in the water and add the mulm from all the water changes from my other tanks. Then I'll add ammonia to reach 3 or 5 ppm (depends on initial bioload) and Stability to the recommended dose. Then start testing and waiting. It will be alot harder for my Aro tank as it won't be planted like my nanos but I am also putting a very low bioload initially.

Good luck and keep us posted on how the cycle goes.

Ron
 

Mr.wilkinson

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Ok i take it back the builder is not so slow. I am just being impatient . progress was made today
updated pictures coming up later today :)
 

chen88

Super Moderator
advice on cycling.....patients! :) and if you can start putting media into tanks that you have up and running now and start to seeding process....
 

Mr.wilkinson

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ok so today overflow towers are in tank is drilled. 3 out of 5 braces are on. and first coat of paint is done whoooooooo hooooooooo baby steps baby steps :)
 

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Mr.wilkinson

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updates so got my pump got my highboy for mechanical filtration braces are on paint is dried doing the plumbing this week baby steps baby steps
 

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Mr.wilkinson

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Well after many months of anguish here it is.
Still got work to do on the lighting, and aquascaping. Also i might change my pump to a bigger one but for now this is what it is.
 

chen88

Super Moderator
your water current looks pretty strong so not sure if you need a larger pump...looking good!!
 

King-eL

Moderator
Nice aro community!!! Not sure if you're the person who I sold a green arowana and a yellowtail arowana.
 

King-eL

Moderator
Thanks guys

Hey King-eL ya i got your green and YT .

Your RoseGold is missing in this tank :(

not selling it anymore. It's now reach the 6th level shine with intense blue base.

I will order another one next year around March. As I'm planning to get a yellowtail and silvertail at OTF.
 
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