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Before I get any more fish I need to set up a quarantine tank. I think that everyone agrees on that. When I set up my quarantine tank I am going to set up a planted 10 Gallon. I want to use Bio-Spira in the cycling of it. I plan on moving my two Mollies into it and adding a Betta. The tank has 30 watts of light and is filtered with an eclipse hood that does 150 gallons per hour. What do you think? I am not quite sure if the Betta can handle the salt. I am thinking about eventually going with a South American Biotype in my 55 Gallon. Hopeful inhabitants will be Angelfish, Bleeding Heart Tetras, Corydoras Catfish, and Otocinclus.
55 Gallon (Cycling)2 Dalmatian Mollies
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your betta will not tolerate the salt level, no.
Depending on how heavily you plant your tank, and with what kind of plants, you may not need the bio-spira at all. Even with only moderate planting, the tank won't cycle quite the same way as a regular tank, since your plants will be sucking up ammonia before the good bacteria can get around to it. Make sure to do your research before you plant it, so you know what's going on in your tank.
Good Luck!! That 55g plan you've got sounds pretty awesome.
20 gallon long
Lionhead - Kiko
Calico Lionhead - Little Bean
29 gallon
Fantail - Oliver
Black Moor - Damian
Calico Ryukin - Serafina
2.5 gallon
male betta - Pirate
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I think I'll just forget about the Betta. I guess having two Mollies in a 10 will fill the tank up. I am so excited I just can't wait. I am going to be patient and wait for the 55 to cycle. Its so awesome how you get one aquarium and then you feel the need for more.
55 Gallon (Cycling)2 Dalmatian Mollies
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You might want to consider what will happen if you do end up with a sick fish in the Quarentine tank..... You may be forced to disinfect everything including your plants. .....  Usually I set them up very spartan to minimise the losses. This is also why I tend to favor smaller ones as well.
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The planted tank is going to be separate from the quarantine tank. I am setting up 2 10 gallon tanks.
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kewl.... and so the tanks begin to multiple :}
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