Second tank

Ok I finaly have my second tank and I thought I would share pics as I make the changes to it.

First off we have the tank how it looks before its been cleaned

Next I have a pic of it cleaned out

And now a pic of it with some water in and some of the cleaned ornaments. When you start a new tank yopu need to make sure the water chemistry is right before adding the fish this is called the nitrogen cycle. You also need to make sure you have a good colony of helpfull bacteria for the fish that takes out the harmfull chemicals that can build up in the water from such things as waste food and fish poop

It will stay like this for a week while i add the chemical called cycle to help kick start the build up of the good bacteria. Eventualy I will be adding sand instead of gravel as I will be putting some of my Bristelnose plecs and a few cory catfish. The sand is soft on their bellies as they search around for food. Im not sure what other fish Im going to add yet, but i will be adding a few plants and some bogwood which the Bristlenose need for them to nibble on for their digestion. I will also make sure there are plenty of hideing places for the fish.