Ok well half of the 125 water is now in the tank and only one of the Hydor Ario 3's is in.

I will be filling it up later tonight after I've bought a Hydor Ario 4.

Lol yeah, but hopefully the water will smooth all the sand out

Right side all sanded up, and wood added. http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/shox0207/My%20Fish%20Pics/DSC00034.jpg http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/shox0207/My%20Fish%20Pics/DSC00035.jpg Also got a nice big fat pay cheque today, which I'm cashing in soon, and I think I'm going to get an...

Woohoo!!! The carpet is down and I just washed the bag of sand and put it in :) The 4 bits of soaked wood are in, and the other 3 or 4 I shall either soak during the cycle or just leave them in there :) Need one or more big bags of black sand then I can start to add the water :) I would've took pict...

Still amazes me how yours looks compared to mine lol.

Or you could try a shoal of Puntius denisonii, they'd look really nice in that tank, and also add some nice colours.

Ah ok, was just making sure I understood 100%.

I'll probably put the guppies and the 1 zebra danio in first and leave the rams, cories and kuhli loaches til say 3 days or more?

Sorry I'm feeling dumb today lol

What shouldn't I do after I've just filled the tank?

:O Wow really?

So wash the media and add the 62.5 *roughly* water from the 125 and then move the fish in or wait 2hours then move them in?

You'd be surprised both times I've emptied about 2-3hours after putting boiling water in, it's came out orange quite badly aswell. So the plan is, fill the 300 with tap water and 50% from the 125, wash the filter media from the 125 in the 300 and put in dechlorinator, then test the next day and if a...

Yeah I will be washing the 125 sponges in 2hours? before adding the fish in.

But I won't be able to put the fish in the same night that I fill it up will I?

Also I was told by a lady at my LFS that if you can keep the water warm or hot the better :S

Here you go hope this helps: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/REAL-DRIFTWOOD-4 ... dZViewItem

That is the australia ebay and just one of the bits of drift wood on there.

Yeah will do, but when I put all that in, I didn't put it how I wanted it. It will more the likely look different to that once the tank is filled. As for the wood in my 125 *which will move to 300* should I try clean the algae off and clean the algae off the terracotta pot? I've currently let 4 piec...

The pictures: http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/shox0207/My%20Fish%20Pics/DSC00030.jpg http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/shox0207/My%20Fish%20Pics/DSC00031.jpg http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/shox0207/My%20Fish%20Pics/DSC00032.jpg The pictures we're taken with my camera phone, so...

Have you thought of breeding corydoras? I've heard they're quite hard to breed, and as long as you get the not so often seen corydoras like the Black Peru Corys, you could make some money there, as at my local fish store they went for £8 each!!! I got two one of them has died since then, and I'm on ...

good place for wood... ebay.co.uk or ebay.com

But it does look really nice now (Y)

Yeah I'll make sure it's level.
Just got to figure out where all the wood will go now :/ have quite a few pieces in there atm and still got the wood from the 125 to go in... And I think I'll chuck the Marsh Root since it won't mix in well with the other pieces.

Picture to come later.

Ok.
Well some good news, the carpet is coming Wednesday YAY!!!

So after that's been fitted I can start putting water in, and my 125 is due a water change on the Thursday, so I could do it weds night, then I have part tank full.

Or should I wait to put in all the sand?

Ok thanks for that.
I'll fill the 300 up with tap water and then rinse the 125 sponges a week before putting in the fish from the 125?

I won't be moving the substrate over as it's light coloured and the 300 will be black sand :) I'll move over the 3 bits of wood, plant pot, both hydor ario 3 air pumps and the plants and rock :) Should hopefully have alot of bacteria that I need to boost things. But still no luck with the new carpet...

I was told I could use water from water changes from the 125 to mature the tank... it was only a thought, I can wait for new tap water to mature, just thought that might of sped things up?

I will deffinately put in the wood from the 125

Ok update... The room is painted all that needs to go down now is the new carpet which should be soon, then I can get back to work on setting the tank back up, still only have 4 small-medium sized bits of wood in atm :/ Also not sure if I mentioned this but I was going to go with Severums but once a...

Ok just wondered

Well on the newest Anubias Nana one of the little buds has opened up and has revealed something that looks look a pollen thing...

Hard to explain what it looks like lol...

Is it the early stage of a flower?

:O How have you got no algae? My wood pieces are totally covered!!!
Also my plants are aswell

But my one of Anubias Nana's buds has opened and there's like a little type of pollen thing there now :O

I've found some nice pieces on ebay.co.uk but I have no money :/ well about £8 in total to last me til end of month... how bad.

Yeah I don't think I have the money of the space for a RO unit somehow lol... I try my best to do 50% water change every Thursday for my 125litre tank. So I guess I'll do the same for my 300litre tank :) Also as wood is becoming very hard to find at all my LFS, my dad suggested getting wood from the...

Ok thanks for the suggestions :) Just went to two LFS' and neither had any decent wood :@ and one place was meant to get the new stock in today too :( But I did see some Gold Severums. And also the last place I went to the fishs colours were alot brighter :) And they had a Cat Shark? Quite a large f...

Ok I might try plant out my tank, and also give them lettuce and peas and just see how things go I guess...

I'll need some plants to attempt to keep the nitrate low.

Also how much does a RO unit and the required minerals cost?

Nice sized tank